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Stories from the space between cultures.

  • About Me
  • Blogs
    • My Truth About Dating Apps
    • 2022
    • 12-21-22
    • Eat, Pray, and Love
    • The Story Won’t Die
    • Dancing Trees
    • Sunset and Lion
    • Connection Lost
  • Novelette
    • The Crown
    • Moon Peeks From the Clouds
    • Whisper
    • Farm House
    • Roman Theater
  • Per Chapter
    • Certainty and Uncertainty (Title)
      • Certainty and Uncertainty
      • Certainty and Uncertainty 2
      • Certainty and Uncertainty 3
      • Certainty and Uncertainty 4
      • Certainty and Uncertainty 5
      • Certainty and Uncertainty 6
      • Certainty and Uncertainty 7 (The Ending)
  • Poems
    • An Old Soul
    • A Heart So Close
    • I am A Woman
    • Part of Me
    • Dead End Street

Category: Blogs

Blogs · Essays

Process

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Enjoy the process, and embrace the journey. Where to begin? I moved to Turkey about a year ago, and my goals were to be a writer and to find true love. Where am I currently? I am in the process. When I realized that, I was annoyed, impatient, and quite depressed. I felt like I… Continue reading Process

My Truth About Dating Apps
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My Truth About Dating Apps

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Can you really find love by using dating apps? Well, of course, the answer is yes, it is possible. But, will it be easy? Hmm, it’s kind of controversial. Those who believe in the power of dating apps are the ones who have found love through them. But, from my own experience, I have to… Continue reading My Truth About Dating Apps

I am A Woman
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I am A Woman

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Montag Coffee, Kadikoy https://montagcoffee.com/pages/kadikoy I am intuitiveI am inspiringI am powerfulI am lifeI am braveI am flowI am creativityI am feminineI am nurturingI am caringI am lovingI am compassionateI am strengthI am joy I am a motherI am a sisterI am a daughterI am a nieceI am an auntI am a friendI am a wifeI… Continue reading I am A Woman

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Part of Me

March 6, 2023March 8, 2023 Irin StoriesLeave a comment

I hate you because I like youI like you because you are a part of me Something in me is attracted to youSomething in me is you too In the end, it all goes back to meA part of me that I need to acceptA part of me that I need to deal withA part… Continue reading Part of Me

Blogs · Essays

2022

January 1, 2023August 19, 2026 Irin Stories1 Comment

In a heartbeat, I felt like my life changed! The moment I sent the email of my non-renewal contract, the moment I bought my ticket out of Saudi, and flew here to Turkey, everything changed. The ripples of my decision from that day kept on getting bigger, and I simply love it! This year had… Continue reading 2022

12-21-22
Blogs · Essays

12-21-22

December 21, 2022August 19, 2026 Irin StoriesLeave a comment

10 years ago, this date was said to be the end of the world: 21-12-12. It was a big thing back then, some people truly believed it, and movies were made, songs were sung and all those cliches. My memory of this date was precious, I remember that my family and some of our close… Continue reading 12-21-22

Eat, Pray, and Love
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Eat, Pray, and Love

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Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Directed by Ryan Murphyhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879870/ I have watched this film three times since it came out. Each time was a different experience for me. The first time I watched it, I felt disappointed. I remembered saying that there were a lot of problems in the world like hunger, climate change, war, and… Continue reading Eat, Pray, and Love

The Story Won’t Die
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The Story Won’t Die

November 10, 2022 Irin StoriesLeave a comment

The Story Won't Die is an award-winning film directed by David Henry Gerson. This amazing movie about Syrian artists/refugees is both inspiring, heart-breaking, and heart-warming all at the same time. How could this happen? How could people do this to other people? How? But since, they are survivors… they don’t deserve our pity, they deserve… Continue reading The Story Won’t Die

Dancing Trees
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Dancing Trees

October 4, 2022April 25, 2023 Irin StoriesLeave a comment

Thoughts I keep watching the series friends. I do. I hope that does not mean that I am lonely. But I do feel like I am Rachel at the moment. She went out to New York and live the life she wants. She is trying to know who she is and build that career she… Continue reading Dancing Trees

Sunset and Lion
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Sunset and Lion

November 15, 2020April 16, 2023 Irin Stories2 Comments

Photo by: Khalid Abu Taqiya (IG: khalidabutaqiya) The sun is setting by the beach where she stands by the shore. She has been here before but she can’t quite remember. Slowly she breathes in the salty air of the sea, it feels so refreshing. The wind is calm and it gives such warmth, as if… Continue reading Sunset and Lion

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2 responses to “Sunset and Lion”

  1. Alpha Avatar
    Alpha
    November 16, 2020

    Great work! I really felt your writing! Keep it up Irin

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      theofficialrinstories
      December 6, 2020

      thank you 🙂

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