rooms

many rooms, 10

“My Father’s house has many rooms…” John, 14:2   These rooms I’ve been describing are mostly bedrooms; meaning rooms where a bed is used to sleep, or “slaapkamers”, as they’re called here. And although there are several synonyms for bedroom

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many rooms, 10

“My Father’s house has many rooms…” John, 14:2   These rooms I’ve been describing are mostly bedrooms; meaning rooms where a bed is used to sleep, or “slaapkamers”, as they’re called here. And although there are several synonyms for bedroom

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many rooms, 9

where I learned about curiosity   “My Father’s house has many rooms…” John, 14:2   Mr. Quiñónez came in first thing in the morning, carrying a small plastic bucket, a sturdy broom, and a small shovel. Slowly, he swept the

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many rooms, 9

where I learned about curiosity   “My Father’s house has many rooms…” John, 14:2   Mr. Quiñónez came in first thing in the morning, carrying a small plastic bucket, a sturdy broom, and a small shovel. Slowly, he swept the

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many rooms, 8

where I was woken up by an earthquake   “My Father’s house has many rooms…” John, 14:2   The image of this room is quite foggy in my mind, perhaps because I was mostly sad there. We’d moved from what

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many rooms, 8

where I was woken up by an earthquake   “My Father’s house has many rooms…” John, 14:2   The image of this room is quite foggy in my mind, perhaps because I was mostly sad there. We’d moved from what

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many rooms, 7

where everything made sense “My Father’s house has many rooms” John, 14:2   an infinitesimal almost capillary fissure on the thinnest layer of coating has stared back at me from the blank surface   I’ve spent hours in front of

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many rooms, 7

where everything made sense “My Father’s house has many rooms” John, 14:2   an infinitesimal almost capillary fissure on the thinnest layer of coating has stared back at me from the blank surface   I’ve spent hours in front of

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many rooms, 6

where I hid   “My Father’s house has many rooms” -John, 14:2   From the threshold, I could see the cleanliness of the terrazzo floor, made with irregular cuts of marble of different sizes and colors, no bigger than the

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many rooms, 6

where I hid   “My Father’s house has many rooms” -John, 14:2   From the threshold, I could see the cleanliness of the terrazzo floor, made with irregular cuts of marble of different sizes and colors, no bigger than the

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arrival, somewhere

where does one reside when floating above trees or seas from place to place, arriving in a silent night, exchanging, in a taxi on an empty road, some words of darkness in a language, parking at a door?   I place

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arrival, somewhere

where does one reside when floating above trees or seas from place to place, arriving in a silent night, exchanging, in a taxi on an empty road, some words of darkness in a language, parking at a door?   I place

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theme: rooms

Georges Perec wrote: “What does it mean, to live in a room? Is to live in a place to take possession of it? What does taking possession of a place mean? As from when does somewhere become truly yours? Is

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theme: rooms

Georges Perec wrote: “What does it mean, to live in a room? Is to live in a place to take possession of it? What does taking possession of a place mean? As from when does somewhere become truly yours? Is

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many rooms, 5

where night was what night should be   “My Father’s house has many rooms” John, 14:2   Cramped and literally full of nooks and crannies. Not a clean floor plan for sure. Instead a convoluted set of little additions subtractions

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many rooms, 5

where night was what night should be   “My Father’s house has many rooms” John, 14:2   Cramped and literally full of nooks and crannies. Not a clean floor plan for sure. Instead a convoluted set of little additions subtractions

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many rooms, 4

where I fell in love with books “My Father’s house has many rooms” – John, 14:2   Even before entering the flat, one could have a glimpse of the room where I fell in love with books form the hallway,

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many rooms, 4

where I fell in love with books “My Father’s house has many rooms” – John, 14:2   Even before entering the flat, one could have a glimpse of the room where I fell in love with books form the hallway,

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many rooms, 3

where I faced death “My Father’s house has many rooms…” – John, 14:2   Above the room where I faced death was a high, pitched gable roof, built with rustic wooden beams and trusses, covered with slightly overlapping asbestos-cement #

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many rooms, 3

where I faced death “My Father’s house has many rooms…” – John, 14:2   Above the room where I faced death was a high, pitched gable roof, built with rustic wooden beams and trusses, covered with slightly overlapping asbestos-cement #

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