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Wild Youth: Berlin 1988

As she watched them drive away, she thought: “That’s it. You will never see her again.”

The wisdom of never leaving your hotel room

The rare, forgotten feeling of knowing that someone else, someone responsible, is taking care of life for you.

Enteignung means “expropriation”

Rent doesn't rise by itself.

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It turned out we were truly at the Vegas of German spas

The balconied walls were frescoed to look like Italy and covered in fake flowers. There was a bar in the pool.

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It was here, on the U7 line, that I saw her: the Celine Dion busker

She only ever sings that one song, to the same backing track.

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Every now and then she brought me a freshly made soup

In return she was allowed to laugh at my moonface.

An Apology to My Language, Whichever That May Be

“Why is this all in English?”

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Most of the 10 a.m. people read physical books

I took a couple of secret pictures of them for my second Instagram account I had created a few weeks back.

My ankle is not a Berlin ankle

It’s supposed to be good, I keep hearing. So I try to make it good.