Dying rich
I recently read a book about the life of Alexander McQueen. When the writer talks about the fashion designers death (he comitted suicide...
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Joke De Roeck
- Sep 27, 2020
- 2 min
Synchronicity
Do you believe in coincidences? Or do you see the signs and realise it’s synchronicity? Things feel like they are meant to be, like they...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
Back in Bangkok
And just like that, I'm back in Bangkok. A place that will forever be filled with memories of love, shabby hostel rooms, lots of...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 1, 2019
- 1 min
Where summer never ends
Last night I saw Helado Negro performing his sweet tunes pouring them like warm oil in my ears I closed my eyes without thinking I was...
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Joke De Roeck
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
Early morning magic
Is it the lack of structure in my life or can I still blame the jetlag? I’ve been rising early, seeing all hours of the morning, catching...
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Joke De Roeck
- May 12, 2019
- 2 min
All the yous
Have you been feeding all your different yous? I often struggle with the diversity of characters that make me who I am. Nearly too many...
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Joke De Roeck
- Mar 23, 2019
- 1 min
Soothe my soul
I want to dance ceaselessly barefooted and poured with wine from a bottomless glass I want to move to Poppy Ajudha’s voice sway away...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 9, 2018
- 2 min
Impulsivity
Today I bring an ode to impulsivity. The act, without the thought of what the result might be. As long as everything is fun and no one...
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Joke De Roeck
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
The poet
Today a stranger wrote a poem for me. I was strolling around the neighbourhood, where a huge flea market was flooding the streets with...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Tank it up
Two weeks ago I saw a concert that moved my heart outside of my body. Music, poetry, theatre doing things to me I couldn’t quite handle....
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 21, 2016
- 2 min
My guardian angel Lydia
While working in a big soap factory, I had happy days and useless ones. You're at home writing, walking in the park, doing yoga, meeting...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 6, 2016
- 3 min
New Beginnings
When you work for a gazillion dollar company as a seasonal employee, you might walk into the warehouse one day and before you have time...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jan 4, 2016
- 1 min
Les gens que j'aime
I'm back where it all started four years ago. On the edge of Australian dreams and reality. One last week of Brussels itching my skin...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 4, 2015
- 1 min
Dance dance otherwise we are lost
Pina spoke the words I so longed to hear. Like stillness craving movement for centuries. Now the time has come to set the body free....
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