Neli Ivanova
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Neli Ivanova!
She likes to write about all kinds of things. Numerous articles have been published in leading journals on ecosystems and their effects on humans.
https://neliivanova.substack.com/
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I Asked 100 Strangers What They Regret Most. The Answer Will Surprise You.
Last month, standing in line at Starbucks, I overheard this old guy telling a friend: “My biggest regret is not marrying the wrong person. That’s obviously embarrassing Who it’s not asking out is the right one.”
By Neli Ivanova4 months ago in Psyche
Surface Tension. Runner-Up in Light Breaks Water Challenge.
I am here on the dock, feet swinging in the not-quite-cool, watching the sun bend toward the skin of water. There— just before he touches, when the light holds still like a question the water has yet to learn to answer.
By Neli Ivanova6 months ago in Poets
The Space Between Words. Runner-Up in You Were Never Really Here Challenge.
Dear Elena, I finished chapter twelve today. You were right about Mr. Darcy — he's insufferable, but I think that's the point. Do you suppose Austen had any idea how many people would fall in love with him anyway? And there’s something in the way he pauses when Elizabeth is turned away…
By Neli Ivanova6 months ago in Fiction
Nefertiti: The First Woman to Rewrite Royal Power.
Nefertiti, whose name means “the beautiful one has come,” is one of history’s most captivating mysteries: a queen who led her nation to the heights of power, only to disappear without a trace at the height of her influence.
By Neli Ivanova8 months ago in History
The Language of Spices.
Beneath the golden yellows of turmeric, the hot reds of chili and the mellow browns of cinnamon, there is a language that predates the written word. Spices — these alchemical slivers of plants that have inspired journeys of discovery, driven economies and ignited wars — still murmur the wisdom of the ancients into our most cutting-edge dishes.
By Neli Ivanova8 months ago in Lifehack
