Camila Hamel
My Bookish Friend
While I was reading, it struck me. This book of words, my book, was watching me, quietly observing my every sigh and microgesture, my...
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Camila Hamel
- Jan 23
- 4 min
The Toy of the Poor
I was about sixteen the first time I read this. I can't overstate what an impact it had on me. It gave me my first taste of prose poetry....
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Camila Hamel
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Film Review
THE PALE BLUE EYE, 2022 * * * Netflix Veteran detective Augustus Landor investigates a series of grisly murders with the help of a...
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Camila Hamel
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Book Review
Today, I'm reviewing a book that seems to polarize quite a bit. For what it's worth here's my take. I enjoyed Klara and the Sun. The main...
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
When Cooks Fall In Love
You are with them all the time. It starts out as a simple swap of favors because we all need a favor in the kitchen. Every cook has their...
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 7 min
Dardoqa
Exerpt from my WIP The Shadow Trilogy, Book II, To Douse A Flame - Chapter Seven DARDOQA The letters were found in the satchel of a dead...
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- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
The Book of Dissolution
When you come to the final impasse, it will signal you with a beacon flashing green and yellow in succession, two then one, then two,...
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- Sep 10, 2022
- 16 min
The Acton
FIRST LOOK Here's a preview of my oldest/newest WIP. The journey of a secondary character who peels off from the central plot's action...
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Camila Hamel
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
How to Rest
When you have been working six to ten hours a day, seven days a week for two months (yes, this exists), you might have trouble stopping....
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- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Who has writer's block? Raise your hand.
To some extent, all creative processes are a grand mystery. How do they begin? How do they progress? When or where do they end? These...
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- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Not Fair ☹️
In the first few minutes of being awake, do you sense what kind of day it will be? Do you think about what you’ll wear or what you’ll...
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 1 min
Like bacteria
Talent. The word of others. My talent, if it exists, my talent stinks; it literally smells. Is it that bad? No, no, it’s fine talent,...
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Camila Hamel
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Ice cream Heaven part 3&4
Late to the party? Go here 👇 https://www.iziizen.org/post/ice-cream-heaven-part-2 https://www.iziizen.org/post/friday-part-one
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Camila Hamel
- Jul 26, 2022
- 1 min
Ice cream heaven part 2
The Last time we saw Izi, she was in the desert with Ant, jonesing for ice cream. ..........................................................
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- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
Impeccable
“Listen to this one: ‘A splendid manor estate surrounded by 8 hectares of beautiful grounds. The unique property is remarkable for its...
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Camila Hamel
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Designer Cancer
or, Inner Beauty. (*contains spoilers) If you fell asleep on the couch and woke up seventy years later, you might find yourself in a...
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- Jul 17, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome to the Blog
This is a space where I write about the things that are uppermost in my mind at any given moment. Here you'll find book and film reviews,...
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