Author Archives: Ciara Darren
Enter the realm of the Pegasus King
All my pretty words have flown away and let out a sigh of relief because something much larger and grander than a post has been born. Pegasus King The first book of the PEGASUS trilogy is now available on Amazon and … Continue reading
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But you have to have it! Um…no, really, no
Please be prepared, this might come off slightly in the realm of rant. Some of my friends and I, as well as several of my family members and I have been having an ongoing conversation about the acquirement of “stuff” since … Continue reading
Posted in Daring, Identity, Life, People, Social Norms, travel
Tagged consumerism, downsizing, expat lifestyle, freedom, materialism, minimalism, owning things, peer pressure, people versus stuff, plastic, pollution, shopping for groceries with a bicycle, social pressure, unwanted advertising
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Night Child
Posted in fear, Terms
Tagged bigotry, Ciara Darren, dark photography, fear, night child, photography, run, Telos, Terms of Derangement
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His Majesty’s Dragon – A Terrific and Witty Read
It’s rare I find myself as entertained and drawn into a story as I was while reading Naomi Novik’s His Majesty’s Dragon. This is why we should aimlessly wander libraries, for that is how I came across this first installment of … Continue reading
Squirrel
Posted in Cute Animals
Tagged animals, animals in the city, cute, funny, funny animals, humor, sidewalk pictures, Squirrel
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The Oscars and Book Covers
At Starbuck’s this morning, the patron in front of me in line, the two baristas behind the counter, and myself were all discussing the Oscars. None of us had actually watched the awards, though most of us had checked online … Continue reading
Killing Words
The following is a short essay in the form of a story based on my travels. All the places mentioned here are place I have been. Everything, except the conversation, are taken from things that happened in life. I found … Continue reading
Posted in Daring, history, Identity, Life, People, Social Norms, travel
Tagged beijiu, China, disappeared, Elephant Cave, Guangzhou, history, Li River, lies, Lijiang, river, searching woman, truth, words can't say
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Traveling like Rey
Have you ever noticed how light some of fantasy characters travel? How little some of them exist on? It’s amazing. I was watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens recently, like many other people on planet Earth and was struck by … Continue reading
Posted in Life, People, travel
Tagged Aragorn, backpack, characters, Fantasy, minimalism, only a carry-on, packing, packing for traveling, packing light, Rey, Strider
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