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21 Jul

Why and How

The Decoded | July 2025 | By Lisanne 21.07 What if we got rid of science class? Not because science isn’t important—it is incredibly important. But because the way…

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30 Jun

Borrowed Light

The Decoded | June 2025 | By Lisanne

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9 Jun

Designed To Stick

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1 May

The Writer’s Block

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10 Apr

Slightly Out Of Sync

The Decoded | April 2025 | By Lisanne

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9 Apr

Echoes of How You Were Loved

The Decoded | April 2025 | By Lisanne 9.4 How does someone recognise love if they’re unfamiliar to it? For those who were loved as a baby,…

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2 Apr

Love, hidden till found.

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1 Apr

Birds Don’t Need A ‘Flying for Dummies’ Book Either

Ever seen a bird, freshly born and out of its nest, chirping alongside its hungry siblings, fighting over a worm—while its parents hand him a copy of Flying for Dummies? No?

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27 Mar

The Comfort of Uncertainty

The Decoded | March 2025 | By Lisanne

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26 Mar

Breaking Free

The Decoded | March 2025 | By Lisanne 26.3 Every moment you feel bad about not tackling something is another moment you are not tackling it. …

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