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The Danish Secret: How Hygge Brings Healing

Hygge means threading love, warmth, and coziness into the fabric of your days

Oct 25, 2023

The Danish Secret: How Hygge Brings Healing

Oct 25, 2023

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Fourth Wave

“The Giving Tree” Reimagined: Mutuality, Reciprocity, and Community

Was this story truly about benevolence, or was it something else entirely?

May 9, 2024

“The Giving Tree” Reimagined: Mutuality, Reciprocity, and Community

May 9, 2024

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The Memoirist

Dolmas, Donkeys, and Yiayias : Childhood Summers in Cyprus

My fond memories of the Mediterranean island are numerous

Feb 22, 2024

Dolmas, Donkeys, and Yiayias : Childhood Summers in Cyprus

Feb 22, 2024

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About Me Stories

About Me — Eleni Stephanides

Brought to you by a gay Millennial from a swinging chair with cats

Jan 23, 2024

About Me — Eleni Stephanides

Jan 23, 2024

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My Boosted Stories

Stories of queerness, neurodivergence, confronting grief and loss, and the journey to answer life’s big questions

Jun 20, 2024

My Boosted Stories

Jun 20, 2024

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Catness

The Tabby and the Tuxedo: a Shelter Cat Love Story

How my kitties went from strangers to soulmates

4d ago

A tuxedo cat tucks his chin on the head of a brown and orange tabby cat. Both in peaceful repose.

4d ago

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Pragmatic Wisdom for 2025

Let’s make this year a meaningful one

6d ago

Two wise-looking piñata llamas on a front lawn. The one on the left is white with a pink tail and pink mane. The one on the right is brown, with a white chest and pink ears.

6d ago

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Eggnog, Antlers, and Political Divides: Rideshare Christmas Chronicles

Buckle up for holiday rides and revelations

Dec 22, 2024

Christmas trees outside. One has large fuzzy colorful ornaments. In the photo on the right, the author links arms with a grass reindeer

Dec 22, 2024

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Chronically Ridiculous

The Sound That Never Stops: Life with the ‘Bewitched Ear’ of Tinnitus

Quiet is a luxury I’ll never reclaim

Dec 15, 2024

Cartoon drawing of a woman being driven crazy by buzzing sounds. She clutches her head in frustration.

Dec 15, 2024

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Read or Die!

Writer’s Creed: I Must Not Chase the Ideas

Catching waves of creativity is a daily practice of surrender

Dec 6, 2024

Author looks out onto an ocean

Dec 6, 2024

Eleni Stephanides

Eleni Stephanides

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LGBTQ+ writer and Spanish interpreter who enjoys wandering through nature, reading fiction and mental health content, speaking Spanish, and petting cats.

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