Tag: nostalgia

The Rite of Skee-Ball

October 13, 2026 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

A poem about Skee-Ball, chasing impossible scores, and wondering what exactly we win when we win.

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged ambition, childhood, Ekphrastic Poetry, existentialism, failure, fatherhood, haibun, nostalgia, rites, shooting for the moon, Skee-Ball

Expat Advice before the Red Setting Sun

May 19, 2026 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

A meditation about the nature of expat life in Doha.

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged 11:33 PMClaude responded: expatriate life, belonging, community, Cultural Identity, culture shoc…expatriate life, culture shock, cycles of life, departure, displacement, Doha, expat experience, farewell, Gulf region, home, karak, Khaleeji culture, Middle East, National Day, nostalgia, Qatar, Ramadan, roots, souq, time, transience, Wandering

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