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The Writings of Nicole Bataclan
www.nicole-bataclan.com
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Nicole Bataclan celebrates the ordinary with her writing. Soulful and honest, she comments on society and culture, analyzes human emotions and relationships, reviews literature music and art, comes up with aphorisms from observation and writes poetry from the heart. ♥
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On Fugitive Pieces: Michaelas body

I wrote this critical essay on Fugitive Pieces by Canadian poet and novelist Anne Michaels. Anyone who is interested in trauma fiction will like this novel. Its an excellent read, I fully recommend i...

1 day ago

Daresay

Ironically, we are sometimes more honest about who we are with total strangers than with those closest to us.

2 days ago

It happens!

Life will pass right by you if you keep postponing because of bad timing.

3 days ago

Light(er)

It is that moment again:Looking into our pocketsAnd disappeared You seem to have, once again.A million lying around Some that we purchased,And others we borrowedWithout even asking.Fully co...

5 days ago

Turning point

It is when you are so close to giving up that you need to hold on the hardest.

25 may 12

Time travel

The past has a way of catching up with youLike a crash that beats the hell out of youAnd what you thought were memoriesOnly fragments and forgiven storiesAre moments that you relive againHow could it...

06 may 12

USA Today: Cultural Imperialist?

I wrote this essay for one of my classes this semester.The United States of America’s influence on society and culture goes undoubtedly beyond its borders. For example, CNN is the most watched news n...

03 may 12

What goes around will definitely come around

At all times, being happy for someone else makes your happiness.

03 may 12

Anticipation

A dream, upon realization, is not always a dream come true.

01 may 12

Morning glory

You kiss me On the foreheadI am taken abackMumblingGood morningCandidly askingIs everything Alright with your head?Half awakeHalf in the dreamI look awayI am a little shyIt is just It ...

30 apr 12

Universal force

Sometimes, you just need to let things be in order for you to move on.

24 apr 12

Taking sides

I am the friend in betweenWho will be summoned to take a sideWhen one will be less than keenAnd save the other from a landslide.It will be unconceivableFor me to give unbiased answersIf one were to a...

17 apr 12

After the end

After the endWhen the only image leftIs the idea of your scent;And of what it reeksIs your face in distressWhen you claimed you were weak.While details fade awayThe agony is permanentIf only it were ...

17 apr 12

On your shoulders

Responsibility is more than doing the right thing; it is wanting to do it right.

16 apr 12

Plenitude

The only way to love is with all that you are what all that he is.

15 apr 12

Own terms

The only norm I follow is my own. 

15 apr 12

A place of contrast

This is the placeWhere hearts reuniteAnd others are torn apart.Here searchingFor a face in the massWhile others wave adieuThrough the thick window glass.Finally when eyes meetTheir smile is so b...

14 apr 12

Double entendre

A scar is not a reminder that you got hurt; but that you survived.

12 apr 12

(Un)finished business

You and I got unfinished businessAnd until we settle thisI reckon I cannot care less.I will be carrying on with my choresBut every thought of youPulls my boat back to the shore.A hushed rage takes ov...

10 apr 12

Forethought

In the end, everything will be hindsight.

10 apr 12

blood, sweat and tears

There is no need in dwelling on what ifs if you tried your hardest when you had the opportunity.

09 apr 12

Time warps

Sometimes, we create memories even before they happen.

04 apr 12

For us

We came from the four corners of the worldAnd together, we were shaken to the core.We came with the same expectationsBut it was beyond our imagination.Because during Time Warp, time stops;A cosmic co...

02 apr 12

Do not read the directions

Most times, it is because we took the wrong turn that we landed on the right path. 

30 mar 12

Literary

I would rather overanalyse than not analyse enough.

29 mar 12

Routine

Love is rekindling a flame that never dies out. 

28 mar 12

Inner child

Live every day as if it were your first; not your last.

27 mar 12

Small talk

What is obvious betwen the linesIs this uncanny vibeBetween you and I.You ought to remember,Mid-small talk,We used to be so fond of each other.Today we talk like strangers,As if our life had not caps...

21 mar 12

non-competition, non-comparison

You do not need something to be smaller in order to feel really big.

20 mar 12

The Others in Me

Sometimes, being selfish is the most selfless thing you can do.

19 mar 12

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