New Literary Society
Daily writing promptWhat aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?View all responses For foreigners, it’s usually Romania’s music, architecture, certain famous personalities, and—most importantly—our food. Me? I’m drawn to visual arts, philosophy, and literature—interests that, let’s be honest, probably only fascinate a niche. Today, we’re exploring a quirky mix... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat things give you energy?View all responses Call that sincronicity… Yesterday, ten days after my “almost fainting at the EasyBox” saga, and still tired from a viral cold with fever, I decided to throw a Kitchen Energy Revival Party—invitation list: me, my cat, and every bee product I could find. I wore a... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat's your all-time favorite album?View all responses My favorite “album” has no music at all. Picture Europe just after the war: cities bruised, cupboards bare, hope as thin as the winter light. In a small street market, a young father—still carrying the quiet gravity of a soldier—paused at a table where heirlooms were... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhich topics would you like to be more informed about?View all responses Wait—let me flip that: are you ready for the day your street turns into a blinking electronic sidewalk? Sounds crazy, right? But change sneaks in every day—new apps, new devices, new opportunities. Blink, and your world could feel like a sci-fi... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat would your life be like without music?View all responses Like chocolate mousse made out of cocoa, caca, chaos, and regret. Tastes terrible, looks worse. Flashback about ten years ago. I’d just met my new partner-in-crime—a fiery redhead with a laugh that could get us kicked out of a library. We were everywhere:... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHow do you celebrate holidays?View all responses I usually keep holidays pretty low-key—just a quiet nod to tradition. But when I was a kid? Oh, it was full-on “Game of Thrones” banquet mode. Mountains of food: cabbage rolls in winter, lamb and Romanian haggis for Easter, cheesecake, painted eggs. We kids hid under... Continue Reading →
During the pandemic, I went wild with eco-friendly cooking experiments: jackfruit burgers, fruit cakes with gelatin, apple pies with ice cream topping, apple cakes, polenta creations, savory pies of all kinds… and then I attempted microwave meringues. Total chaos—puffed up like crazy… and then… it exploded in the microwave! My tiny meringue became a sugar... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWho are your favorite artists?View all responses Hello, my dear readers and friends! I have some exciting news to share with you all. My prose books, 'The Book of Love and Gossip' and 'Lies in Free Flow', are soon to be launched in physical format, in Romanian, at the Eminescu Bookstore in Bucharest,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat’s the trait you value most about yourself?View all responses Ah, dear friends! Have you ever paused to ponder the kaleidoscope of your very essence? Picture it - a vibrant canvas, awash with the hues of creativity, as dazzling as a fireworks display in the heart of a velvet night. Feel the warmth... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptList three jobs you'd consider pursuing if money didn't matter.View all responses Hello, dear readers! Ever wonder what life would be if the jingle of coins didn't rule our dreams? Strap in, for we're diving into my whimsical world of 'what-ifs'.... Imagine me, a writer, crafting tales to whisk you away. A translator,... Continue Reading →
Julia Kalman 
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