It’s true, and I can explain — In case you were wondering, no, this title is not clickbait. I actually petted an octopus one summer. And it was lots of fun, although it ended in tragedy. Our favorite summer “TV-Show” My parents refused to have a TV in our holiday home. When we complained about it, they always showed us the…

Don’t give your happiness away — If you want to see precision and accuracy at its finest, don’t think of a surgeon operating a cornea or NASA engineers designing a rocket. No. Have a child split a cookie, knowing they can’t choose first. It’s both evil and genius. The price of happiness My friend Jane found a girl crying in…

When your whole world falls apart — Hey, please don’t take it personally, but I’d rather not see you for a while. I could hear my friend’s embarrassment in her voice, but also her determination. I was kinda getting used to that forced isolation. She wasn't the first, and probably not the last, rejecting my company. …

A whole new perspective — I befriended a retired spy when we moved into a lost little town. Her way of living is truly unique. Her life is a permanent training. I never saw so much discipline in anybody. …

You’d better not cross paths with them — “I’ve got some news about the glasses.” The whole neighborhood could hear his laughing fit when I said those words. See, I bought two pairs of glasses 10 months ago and never received them. …

Happy women’s day? — Teacher, I have a question about feminism. You explained how my great-grandma's generation got us the vote, trousers, and permission to open a bank account. My grandma’s generation got us into university and jobs. What did my mom’s generation get us? I was afraid she would ask that, and I…

Hundreds of eyes are watching you — I live in Looney Town. It’s a tiny place on the coast where nothing ever happens… Apparently. As with every summer destination, it only has two seasons, winter and summer. Contrary to the 4 seasons crop-based calendar the world has used since our ancestors, in that town, summer happens when…

And I’m not the only one — I’ve been violating dozens of people’s privacy for more than a decade. I’m not proud of it. I never wanted this. But what would you do if your neighbor from the building across the street was naked with the curtains open? No matter if you don’t want to look, no…

I see you. — A big announcement caused a great uproar on this platform a couple of days ago. Apparently, we will start reading stories from invisible writers. With every change, you can tell that the new CEO is a Medium writer first and foremost. …