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My boyfriend, a writer, broke up with me because I’m a writer

By Isabel Kaplan | via The Guardian

“Five weeks to the day after my debut novel was published, my boyfriend, who is a writer, broke up with me because I am a writer.”

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https://dailyculturepicks.org/my-boyfriend-a-writer-broke-up-with-me-because-im-a-writer/

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Nika Shakarami: “Just Take Care of Ur Self”

By Luisa Hommerich | via Die Zeit English

“In Leipzig, Nele is suffering from the effects of the lockdown. In Tehran, Nika is fed up with the regime’s strict rules. The two meet over Instagram. And fall in love. Then, the uprising begins in Iran.”

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https://dailyculturepicks.org/nika-shakarami-just-take-care-of-ur-self/