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Joke De Roeck
Dec 22, 20242 min read
December craze and happy holidays
Oh boy oh boy it’s been a month! A deliciously good one, cold, cosy and confusing. Filled with friends and smiles and lots of snippets of...
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Joke De Roeck
Nov 27, 20242 min read
Autumn in Belgium
I’m back in my rainy old hometown, spending time with loved ones and working. I’ve been here for 4 days now and seemed to have forgotten...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 27, 20242 min read
The Thing That Needs To Be Done
What works for you when you feel blocked, energy stagnant, forever procrastinating the creative juiciness? There are always things to get...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 6, 20243 min read
The year that was January
It’s February 6 and today I finally took the time for a date with my annual pages where I reflect on the past year and dream up stuff for...
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Joke De Roeck
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Jackie of all trades
Hello autumn, you season of cosiness. The change of season is always an excellent time to start a new chapter, I believe. September and...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Poetry busker
Have you ever had someone write you a poem in public? In the middle of the street or at a festival? I have and I absolutely loved it....
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 27, 20211 min read
Night shifts
The delicacies of living life at night. 6 AM tenderness as my tired body moves swiftly from a hot shower to a cold room, where I crawl...
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Joke De Roeck
May 10, 20212 min read
New dawn new day
I take a long drag of my neigbour's cigarette. It’s been years, but if there was ever a moment. Let this be it. The smoke tastes...
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 14, 20212 min read
Caravan hibernation
Kurt Vile on repeat all morning. Making me feel at home in this new nest. Pictures on the walls, sun shining through the windows of our...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 28, 20212 min read
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
Aug 30, 20202 min read
Morning Pages Club
You ask me what’s been happening? Nothing much, but mostly new things. Like a new housemate, the move into a bigger room, the joy of...
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Lockdown day 19
After 19 days I’ve finally found myself in the rhythm I’m living in. My body adjusted, getting used to the sunrise cold all wrapped up in...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 31, 20202 min read
All nights are days
As I’m about to embark on a new journey (it’s lockdown day six here in New Zealand, clearly the only journeying is to and from work) deep...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Hormone hell
Today a coworker asked why I was running around so stressed. First of all, I have my period so it’s a miracle I am able to force a smile...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 3, 20202 min read
The art of starting a new year
Aah, the start of a new decade, a sublime time to reflect on the past year and the blank sheet of paper in front of me. I’ve seen about a...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 3, 20192 min read
The art of letting go
And embarking on a new adventure! When things seem to go sideways, it's good to realise they were never planning on going straight...
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Joke De Roeck
May 12, 20192 min read
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
Nov 16, 20181 min read
Cali memories
I am back As if I never left Did I even leave? Or was this all a dream Of waking up in cold dark Count the frost on my car The lake...
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Joke De Roeck
Nov 7, 20182 min read
The Rules
There are so many rules to succeed in life. Especially in this city life I currently find myself fooling around in, I notice from time to...
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Non-stop dancing
Maybe it’s the easter egg sugar overload, the excitement of the first sunshine in the city or the Turkish psychedelic music, but last...
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