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The Only Exceptions

Dear Yuri, Every morning, I wake up and open the blinds of my window. The weather is always different, come rain or come shine. But nothing else is...

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More Distant Than Ever

Dear Yuri, I look out the window at the benches that are in front of my block. There used to sit a lot of people who were “hanging out” ...

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A Battersea Vignette, London

Dear Yuri, I see mostly sky from my window – through the sky lights – I live in the loft of a Battersea flat. Go downstairs and you can...

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Sky Light

Dear Yuri, The barrier between you and the vast vacuum of space must have felt quite thin at moments; did you ever feel afraid that that barrier...

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Haiku

Dear Yuri, Serene sultry streets Blue skies, clear air, sweet bird song, The silver lining? As Captain Tom’s war So will these strange lockdown...

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For You, Grandad

I look out of my window with hope of seeing you. I look out of my window and beg you say hello. I look out of my window in chance of seeing you smile...

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A World After This

Dear Yuri, This silence is peaceful, Karachi has never been this clean before. The air is less polluted, almost like the world is healing itself...

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Wait In The Dark

Dear Yuri, Red streaks across the sky this evening. Watching it from my gate, my toes miss the sea waves. I wish I could send this glorious sunset to...

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A Different Beat

Dear Yuri, As Spring entered our world, came with it a harsh whirlwind of fear A vortex, a force that was scary as it came near Staying at home, my...

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My Love

Dear Yuri, Today I was just at home. I texted and chatted with my boyfriend over the phone and realised I am in love with him. Deeply. Lea, Bremen...

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Nature N People

Dear Yuri, Our lives is just like a sea or an ocean. We keep going, like how the water keeps on flowing. How the waves keep on touching the shore. We...

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Broken Beauty

Dear Yuri, There is beauty in being broken. Being broken is currently Instagram’s unspoken. Social platforms are like stained glass windows. They are...

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