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NaPoWriMo 2022 - Day #8: alter-ego

NaPoWriMo 2022 - Day #8: alter-ego

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Apr 09, 2022
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NaPoWriMo 2022 - Day #8: alter-ego
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I have an alter-ego. He is a monk.
He lives at the Franciscan Monastery
in North East. He spends his days in prayer
and meditation. He cultivates new strains
of vegetables just like Gregor Mendel
and he helps manage honey production
from the farm beehives.

He never checks social media –
no Instagram, no LinkedIn, no Twitter.
He doesn’t even have an email addres…

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