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Here, Where I Am Supposed to Be
I write down the last note on my phone, take my car keys, and stand up to leave.
Jul 16 • 
Pavlína Černá
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June 2025

I Once Dated a Guy
I once dated a guy I never spoke to.
Jun 23 • 
Pavlína Černá
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Leave My Accent Alone
While I talk to my friend on the phone on Friday evening, I tell him about my plan to join the protest the next day, and how I hope it remains peaceful.
Jun 16 • 
Pavlína Černá
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Sign of the Times
I slowly jog forward, putting one foot in front of the other.
Jun 10 • 
Pavlína Černá
The Ultimate Goodbye
When it’s time to leave and we start walking toward the fence gate, I talk a mile a minute, as if words could keep the tears from spilling over.
Jun 2 • 
Pavlína Černá
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May 2025

In the Weak Hour
As I lift and then start pushing the knife down again to dice the strips of a Roma tomato, I can see one second into the future.
May 26 • 
Pavlína Černá
Identity Crisis
I met a guy on Friday evening. It was interesting to him, he informed me, that Runner’s World would hire someone like me, someone who isn’t really a…
May 19 • 
Pavlína Černá
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Not-so-happy Mother’s Day
The early morning sun tries to creep in through any gap between the bedroom’s dark blue curtains.
May 12 • 
Pavlína Černá
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