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Christmas Opens
Leave a commentMay 11, 2021 by ellie892
December 25th, 2019 The cats jump on me. Demand to be fed. I think of how I could have been …
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Dropping the Shell
Leave a commentMay 8, 2021 by ellie892
Arrival: December 24 The Chicago cats are fine. My daughter left the keys bundled in a pot on the back …
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The Tinsel Shell
Leave a commentMarch 3, 2021 by ellie892
December 20, 2019 It will be in Barcelona that I change my mind and decide to travel to Seville in …
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The Yule Shell
Leave a commentSeptember 14, 2020 by ellie892
Departure: December 23rd, 2019 Spain — done for now — off to Chicago! I will be passing back through at …
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The Grey Shell
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2020 by ellie892
Arrival: December 19th Barcelona is a beautiful, frustrating city. The winding lanes confuse me and no one speaks English. Why …
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The Clouded Shell
2August 11, 2020 by ellie892
Departure: December 19th, 2019 A habit I picked up for some reason, the last time I was in China, was …
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The Divided Shell
Leave a commentAugust 7, 2020 by ellie892
Departure: December 13th, 2019 Trying to leave Szeged to visit Timișoara in Eastern Transylvania. It has been difficult. The weather …
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The Short Shell
1August 3, 2020 by ellie892
Holding Pattern: November 29th After a backward glance at the family plot, I leave the cemetery to board the bus …
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The Long Shell
1July 30, 2020 by ellie892
by Ellie Csepregi “Travelling across borders, zooming through cities. I write in Chengdu tea houses, cafes in Budapest, bars elsewhere. “ …
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Alleyway Letters
Poetry/Memoir
Alleyway Letters 