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Mar 1, 20191 min read
Dukee Pantoja Retirement
My baby, my fluffy, biting, squeaky toy loving, hello kitty humping, baby. I love Dukee. This July he will become 13 years old. But...
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Feb 10, 20191 min read
100 Essential Novels Poster
For my birthday, my best friend Janelle got me this amazing gift. It's a poster that shows the 100 Essential Novels: Collectors Edition....
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Jan 9, 20193 min read
25th Birthday!
It took a quarter century, but the day finally arrived January 7th, 2019. I can for sure say I'm not the same person I was a year ago,...
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Jan 3, 20191 min read
Overgrown Ruins #BW31
Tree roots have woven their way between the cracks of the forgotten city. Where feet and hooves once trampled daily, now wild grass...
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Jan 2, 20191 min read
Building Worlds in 31 Days
I found this really cool writing prompt challenge where you have to create a new world every day for 31 days. Knowing my daily schedule,...
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Dec 29, 20182 min read
Deathly Hallows Tattoo
I did it! I finally took the leap and committed to adding something permanent onto my body like I promised. My birthday is only 2 weeks...
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Nov 14, 20182 min read
What's in a Name?
I was given the name Oriana Pantoja. My first name means "Golden Girl" in Italian, and in Japanese it means "sunrise". My mom was the...
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Nov 7, 20181 min read
Fear in the Woods
My heart pounds against my chest, like a hundred native drums. Dark clouds crowd the night sky, blocking the moonlight from my eyes. The...
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Oct 31, 20181 min read
Halloween! 2018
First and foremost: HAPPY HALLOWEEN MYSTICAL READERS! I love this time of year! The moment October 1st happens, I hit the spooky playlist...
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Oct 24, 20182 min read
Taking the Leap
Every morning these past few weeks, I have listened to the radio while driving to work. This morning though, I felt that the morning talk...
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Oct 17, 20183 min read
Blue Hair!
Bucket List Update! #18. Dye my hair a crazy color. I've done it! I took the leap and bleached my hair for the first time in my life!...
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Oct 10, 20182 min read
Life Reboot!
I moved! A new home, and a new start. Unpacking and finding a place for all my things felt like a good point to press the reboot button....
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Oct 3, 20183 min read
Free Activities to do in NYC
New York City is an amazing place. It's one of the big five cities that most traveling people want to visit, along with Paris, London,...
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Sep 26, 20182 min read
3 Months in Holland!
My trip is coming to an end. I've spent the whole summer in Holland and to be honest it was very educational experience. We all have...
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Sep 23, 20183 min read
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles By: Madeline Miller Achilles was never just an ordinary boy. For one, he was a prince, and second, he was destined...
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Sep 23, 20181 min read
A Starry Night
The other night I was walking back home and I ended up gazed up at the sky for the first time in many nights. My breath was stolen by its...
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Sep 23, 20184 min read
Suicide Forest Review
Suicide Forest By: Jeremy Bates I just want to give a quick word of caution that this book and the attached review contain mature context...
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Sep 23, 20188 min read
Emergency Backup
The whole goddamn world is falling apart and THIS is the moment he chooses not to pick up the phone? And they say we females can be a...
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Sep 23, 20182 min read
Places of Inspiration
Writer's Block. The Achilles heel of creativity. But worry not, for there might be a cure! Everyone has one of those secret spots that...
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Sep 23, 20181 min read
Mystical Reader Summer 2018
Hello fellow mystical readers! I'm sorry that my posts have stopped. Real life always finds a way to take over my attention. BUT! The...
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