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  1. Rec *

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    Carol Sturka, a novelist and English professor, struggles with grief and isolation after the death of her wife. Upon her return to work, Carol discovers she is now forced to share her classroom with Zosia Rybak, an ESL instructor. Initially resentful, Carol learns that Zosia admires her writing and specifically requested to work with her. Time heals, and even though Carol's wounds are deep, she learns that there's something still left for her to pursue.

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    13 Jan 2026

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    Turn me back. Please, please, Carol. Please, I want to go back!

    Carol reaches for Zosia, then doesn’t.

    “I don’t think that’s possible,” she says.

    Or: One more take on deplurb’d Zosia for your reading pleasure :)

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    03 Jan 2026

  3. Rec 19

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    “What do you all dream about, anyway,” Carol asked.

    “Colors,” Zosia said. “And language, sound. Architecture.”

    Carol lifted her head. “Architecture?”

    Zosia either smiled with just one side of her mouth — which was new — or Carol could only see one side — which was also new. In either case, her own mouth felt dry.

    “Systems,” Zosia said. “Simplicity. We’re interested in continuity.”

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    02 Jan 2026

  4. Rec 81

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    Carol and Zosia Meet before the joining AU

    Carol is in Berlin for a writing residency, she becomes friends with a group of her residency mates who introduce her to Zosia, a young ex-pat who lives with more confidence than Carol has even been able to muster.

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    01 Jan 2026

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    Zosia raises an eyebrow. “We never lied to you. I never lied to you.”

    “And I didn't either,” Carol says. “But you chose to leave out the truth so you could turn me into something you know I don’t want to be.”

    “So what did you do to me then?”

    There’s a moment where they just stare at each other, pain mirrored on both of their faces.

     

    or: carol and manousos manage to un-hive zosia. it goes as well as expected.

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    31 Dec 2025