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Vera Herself | Stories from Istanbul
Vera Herself is a literary travel and culture publication from Istanbul, exploring bookstores, poetry, places, and the stories that make us feel at home in the world.
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The Art of Creating Your Own Perfume: Meet My La Vie de Vera
First, let me ask you a question: are you a perfume person?
The Worst Advice I Have Ever Heard
Your best advice can be the worst I have ever received.
Still Under the Light of Your Love, Mom.
No one will probably remember this day, because when you were born, your father — my grandfather — registered your birth much later at the registry office, and your date of birth was entered incorrectly on your ID.
Writers Are Not Alone. They’re Just on a Date with Their Characters.
They say being a writer is one of the loneliest professions out there.
Istanbul Through Foreign Eyes: From Juneau to Princes' Islands
One of the things I love most about being on this platform is receiving messages and comments about my city—Istanbul, apparently a place I never seem to stop talking about.
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
Coomunal Poetry, Week Thirty-Eight
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Home can hurt you.
The Heartbreak No One Talks About: Losing a Friend
Why friendship heartbreak can hurt even more than losing a romantic partner?
"When the fire and smoke are gone, only ashes remain."
Communal Poetry, Week Thirty-Seven
Help! I'm scared of change.
We talk about almost everything, but we rarely talk about our fears.