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About Me Stories

About Me — Calvin Stevens

Your friendly neighbourhood South African

May 3

About Me — Calvin Stevens

May 3

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My Boosted Stories: A Personal Journey through Language, Literature, History, Humour, and Culture

A Comprehensive List of all my Boosted Stories on Medium

May 3

My Boosted Stories: A Personal Journey through Language, Literature, History, Humour, and Culture

May 3

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Teatime History

The Fall of Meso-America’s Greatest City: Tenochtitlan

What Hernán Cortés forgot to mention — the spiritual and psychological demise of the Aztecs

Jun 26

The Fall of Meso-America’s Greatest City: Tenochtitlan

Jun 26

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New East

The Butterfly Lovers: Chinese Romeo and Juliet

The tragic love-story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

Feb 9

The Butterfly Lovers: Chinese Romeo and Juliet

Feb 9

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Books Are Our Superpower

I was 17 when I read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

And it prepared me for adulthood more than any other book

Mar 13

I was 17 when I read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

Mar 13

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Babel

The Importance of the Humanities

My experience in an increasingly STEM-focused world

1d ago

The Importance of the Humanities

1d ago

Writing on Medium: Month 5

Long research articles and unexpected earnings

Jul 5

Writing on Medium: Month 5

Jul 5

Writing on Medium: Month 4

Getting my writing and earnings back on track

Jun 4

Writing on Medium: Month 4

Jun 4

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New East

Chinese Idioms: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Pop Culture

How chengyu became more than just their four characters

Jun 3

Chinese Idioms: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Pop Culture

Jun 3

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Books Are Our Superpower

How to get the most out of Online Literary Slap-fights

“Heart of Darkness”, universities, Goodreads reviews, and collecting one’s thoughts

May 15

How to get the most out of Online Literary Slap-fights

May 15

Calvin Stevens

Calvin Stevens

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South African Historian | Writer & Editor | Satirist | Chinese Culture and Language Enthusiast | Certified Bookworm | Cat Person | www.calvinwriter.com/

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