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Mallika Pen's avatar

I love how this sentence runs like a river "To create, memory, not mapping, time, not space, feeling, not thinking, are the real triggers for inspiration"

Beautiful piece!

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thank you Malika!

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Anna Renner's avatar

Beautiful! So much feeling in the piece and great motivator for creating. Thanks for writing it!

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thank you so much Anna :)

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Roxanne Franz's avatar

"The world exists independently of our representation of it. As children, we instinctively approach it without detachment, melting into it, becoming it. It's only later that the analytical mind defines, draws boundaries, re-presents things, and orders them. And, over time, I had let this analytical mind take over.

To create, memory, not mapping, time, not space, feeling, not thinking, are the real triggers for inspiration." This will stay with me Hugo, thank you :) Great Job!!!

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thank you Roxanne! Can't wait to read more from you as well :)

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Lyou's avatar

Bravo Hugo ! Keep on keeping on 🌱

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Octave Vector's avatar

Merci Lyou :)

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Josh Ponelat's avatar

Ah, the writer is present! And what a banger of an ending paragraph.

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thank youuu Josh ☺️

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khushikatyal's avatar

I am in awe of your writing♥️

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thank you Khushi :))

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Erin Nolan's avatar

Oof, this really hit me. “Everything exquisitely precise, yet resurfacing in a vague, confused, disorderly way in my mind. 

I wrote it down to give it consistency. Just a few lines, to make this feeling last, a few lines that were outflowing as if taken under the dictation of a Muse, definitely not me. 

And they were beautiful. 

Not because their forms were worthy of a place in the Pantheon of the great writers my Grandmother revered, but because they resonated, they came from deep within me - because they made the memory last.”

Your realization that you canceled your feelings to jump to the conclusion was stunning. Thank you for sharing this ❤️

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thank you so so much Erin! :)

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Mahathi Aguvaveedi's avatar

This rings so true Hugo! "That my rational mind was preventing me from experiencing the very thing I wanted to express." Looking forward to reading more 🙂

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thanks so much Mahathi! :)

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Kuriakin Zeng's avatar

First off, a hello from a fellow WOP-an, Hugo, your journey to discovering true creativity really hit home for me. I once got lost in the chaos of trying to figure out what to say, but when I finally let go and just let my feelings lead the way, I found a whole new world of expression I never knew was possible—it's like finally breathing freely.. I love what I'm reading. I'm excited to read more of your work!

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Liz Robuck's avatar

Wow, beautiful piece Hugo. Lovely use of language to convey the core idea. Really felt pulled in by the vivid details of your personal stories. Keep writing!

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Octave Vector's avatar

Thank you so much Liz :)

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