Category: Daily Prompt
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Coming out of the closet
What’s your favorite thing about yourself? I will start by saying what’s not my favorite thing about myself. Most of the time I don’t take rushed actions. I think I am actually a little bit slow for taking decisions. For example, when it’s about relationships, I like to give the other person the benefit of…
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Not a distant fantasy
How do you want to retire? I don’t think I’ll ever truly retire—not in the traditional sense. When I quit my day job, I want to stay active, doing whatever helps me feel productive. But I dream of a season in life where pressure gives way to presence and ambition makes room for quiet joy.…
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A writer’s desk
What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? Most of my possessions are no more than six years old — that’s when my life took a sharp turn. A rupture. A before and after. Notably, that’s when I moved from Brazil to Canada. It’s bittersweet to think about that time, so many…
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Arcana chocolate bar
Describe your dream chocolate bar. From forgotten libraries of the Old World came the occult wisdom… and from deep forests of the New World, the delicate flavor. The result was a delicacy like no other: the Arcana chocolate bar. It’s a fusion of the sacred and the profane. Alas, it’s the convergence of the permitted…
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Reinações de Narizinho
Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? Reinações de Narizinho by Monteiro Lobato was one of the first books I ever read on my own. According to Wikipedia, its English title is The Adventures of Lúcia Little Nose. The story filled my imagination with whimsical adventures and unforgettable characters. Looking back, I understand why…
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Three books that changed the way I see the world
List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? I wish I was more spare with the five star ratings on my Goodreads profile. It would certainly help me now in narrowing down the books that have had an impact on me. When I went there, I saw that my average rating is…
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Como nossos pais
What fears have you overcome and how? This was the strangest coincidence—or synchronicity—that has ever happened to me. It all revolved around the number 19. I remember it vividly, it marked me profoundly, and I hope you’ll see why. Every time I hear the song Como nossos pais by Elis Regina, I relive it. I’m…
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Chasing the sun
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? Lately, I’ve been trying a new approach when it comes to my screen time and online presence. I’ve started giving priority to the things that feel scarce in my life—sunlight, nature, fresh air. Instead of spending my days…
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Trustworthiness
What quality do you value most in a friend? I feel truly blessed. I have good friends in every aspect of my life—friends from school, from work, from my community and neighborhood, and even within my own family. They know who they are. And I know what makes each of them a true, special friend:…
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Climbing the wrong ladder
What jobs have you had? When I got out of college, I envisioned my career as a straight line. I imagined every job would be better than the prior one. I thought I would use all the knowledge I had accumulated until then in the next phase. Naively, I had it all planned, in my…
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“Yes” or “No”, not that simple
Do you practice religion? This is a question that feels deceptively simple, but for me, the answer requires a bit of unpacking. I don’t think that a “yes” or “no” answer would do in my case. So, here goes the longer version. My religious roots I don’t go to church these days. I don’t belong…
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A typical day in the early ’90s
Do you remember life before the internet? This is what a typical day in the early ’90s looked like, before the advent of the internet. I am not sure whether I need to explain what many of the things I’m going to mention are. Forgive me if I’m being redundant. All Hit Radio To start…
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