Door Eddy ter Stege – “Waarom zit je dan in deze klas?” zei de docent. Ik voelde mijn hart sneller kloppen en mijn lichaam warm worden. Het begon bij een opdracht voor het vak Retorica,…
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By Luisa Schneider and Maaike Matelski – The world keeps accelerating. Our tasks become more complex, we are expected to do more things more quickly, with new techologies speeding things up further. In this context,…
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by Kieu Sansculotte – To have many homes and none at all is like not having a favourite colour. It is hearing those around you go on about how much they love blue, red, or…
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By Bogumila Hall and Marina de Regt – Recent clashes between the Houthis and anti-Houthi forces in Yemen have led to hundreds of “casualties”, thousands of wounded and tens of thousands of people internally displaced.…
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By Noemi Arnaboldi – I love watching the leaves of trees on days like this. When at a superficial glance they might seem still, yet to anyone who takes the time to stop and observe,…
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By Peter Versteeg, on behalf of the SpW team – Good people, Summer has arrived – sing cucu and drink saison! We look back at a fruitful year with many new writers, stories, and recently…
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By Alexander Kotskii – Homo Stupifactus To taste the fruit, or chew on leaves instead, To think of stepping out beyond the shade, To roast some meat and not be scared of thunder, To see…
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By Nancy Hakizimana – The first man in recorded history did not pursue the first woman. He did not write her a letter, he did not rehearse a single opening line, he was asleep. Genesis…
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by Abel van Beijnum – I checked the (pernicious) WhatsApp business account at work. A status update appeared: a video of a colleague. With the subtitle, originally in Dutch: “It is quite busy at our…
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By Arianna Squarcina – I recently discovered that my bag has a hole in it. Something sharp I threw in there must have caused the internal lining to tear and now an increasing number of…
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