Spiral Alchemy

Tag: love

  • Writing Freely From the Heart

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    At dusk, when the neighbors’ lights turn on, you can hear football in the living room and smell dinner on the table. They’re laughing about something you’ll never know, but it feels like you’re there. I take comfort in walking past the intimate moments of someone else’s life. It’s like I’m home even when I…

  • Bloganuary: Simple and Sweet

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    What is on your music playlist right now? Instead of writing about what songs I’m listening to at the moment, I feel this prompt pushing me in a different direction. It’s almost 6 pm for me at the moment and I just got home from an ideal Friday afternoon spent mini-golfing and making memories with…

  • How to Make The Law of Attraction *Really* Work

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    If you’re spiritually-minded like me, you might already be well-versed in the Law of Attraction. You might envision the life of your dreams or even little things you want and hope that they materialize as if conjured from a Harry Potter Accio spell. You might also know that the process doesn’t work as instantaneously as…

  • Surface Tension

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    He held me on the sidewalk while bodies passed, dodging us like we were delicate birds in the middle of the road. I stained his jacket like the rain looming above our heads threatened to stain the city. We had been here before. Me grieving a loss of something I’d never had. Him towering over…

  • A Guy and a Gal in Galway (Part 2)

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    A vibrant tale about a couples’ first adventure abroad in a city where the Guinness flows like water and the locals are as friendly as the sheep The second leg of our journey begins in the heart of Galway’s city center (or centre) with freshly poured beers in hand, watching from the patio of a…

  • A Guy and a Gal in Galway (Part 1)

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    A vibrant tale about a couples’ first adventure abroad in a city where the Guinness flows like water and the locals are as friendly as the sheep On May 2nd 2018, my boyfriend, Richard, and I embarked on our first adventure abroad together to Galway, Ireland. Where my anxious brain might’ve expected drunken arguments in…

  • Luminescence

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    I don’t believe in God, but sometimes I talk to the Moon. If I’m alone and listen carefully, it whispers to me. I usually begin with a question. “Am I going to be okay?” You’ll see, with time. Deep breath in “But will I be happy?” I hope so. Exhale Never a concrete answer At…

  • Kitty

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    I spent my first five-dollar bill on a stuffed kitten. We had just moved to The States and were rummaging through the toy aisle at Target when Papa slipped me some cash. “Pick something special to bring home.” On my quest, I spotted a striped orange cat with almond eyes and clear plastic whiskers poking…

  • Ode to Rose

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    Mariana Rodrigues Cabral
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    I pull back my hair with your raisin clip as you waltz in and out of rooms Only you can paint with olive oil on Sunday morning “Can I help with anything?”   Fine sesame hair, freckled skin that smells like sunrise Your broken nail clings to my hair during braiding time It’s only 7…

  • Kitty

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    I spent my first five dollar bill on you. I held your striped paw in one hand and gripped Papa’s calloused finger in the other. Sometimes you were “she”, sometimes “he”, “it” even. I named you Ashley for a day after watching an Olsen twins film. That didn’t suit you at all. Sorry for smothering…