Maroun
@maroun-baydoun.bsky.social
I write code for a living, and short stories about myself to survive.
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Maroun
@maroun-baydoun.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Went to Greece looking for inspiration and found everything but. The weather was perfect, the people kind, the coffee endless. Somewhere along the way, I lost the plot — and myself. But nothing is ever really done until I write about it.
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Food for thought, but don't eat it.
It might leave a bad taste in your mouth.
But writing short formats is always a feast.
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It might leave a bad taste in your mouth.
But writing short formats is always a feast.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Food for thought, but don't eat it.
It might leave a bad taste in your mouth.
But writing short formats is always a feast.
open.substack.com/pub/marouniv...
It might leave a bad taste in your mouth.
But writing short formats is always a feast.
open.substack.com/pub/marouniv...
I remember you
Tap tap and it’s done / Whenever I pay the price / I remember you
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Went to Greece looking for inspiration and found everything but. The weather was perfect, the people kind, the coffee endless. Somewhere along the way, I lost the plot — and myself. But nothing is ever really done until I write about it.
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#writingcommunity
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#writingcommunity
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Went to Greece looking for inspiration and found everything but. The weather was perfect, the people kind, the coffee endless. Somewhere along the way, I lost the plot — and myself. But nothing is ever really done until I write about it.
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#writingcommunity
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#writingcommunity
I found the Louvre Crown Jewels thieves in Berlin!
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I found the Louvre Crown Jewels thieves in Berlin!
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The track keeps track
October 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The track keeps track
The moon on a leash
August 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The moon on a leash
June 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Prediction:
In a couple of years, Nintendo will release a lite version of the Switch 2 without the GameChat features.
A 2DS without 3D.
A Switch Lite that doesn't dock.
A Switch 2 Lite without GameChat.
A console without its main gimmick.
In a couple of years, Nintendo will release a lite version of the Switch 2 without the GameChat features.
A 2DS without 3D.
A Switch Lite that doesn't dock.
A Switch 2 Lite without GameChat.
A console without its main gimmick.
June 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Prediction:
In a couple of years, Nintendo will release a lite version of the Switch 2 without the GameChat features.
A 2DS without 3D.
A Switch Lite that doesn't dock.
A Switch 2 Lite without GameChat.
A console without its main gimmick.
In a couple of years, Nintendo will release a lite version of the Switch 2 without the GameChat features.
A 2DS without 3D.
A Switch Lite that doesn't dock.
A Switch 2 Lite without GameChat.
A console without its main gimmick.
I keep visiting and revisiting this game that I started a couple of years ago.
Passion for photography + curiosity about game development = a simple puzzle game based on photos taken over the years.
zikra-game.netlify.app
Passion for photography + curiosity about game development = a simple puzzle game based on photos taken over the years.
zikra-game.netlify.app
Zikra - Putting the pieces back together
Zikra, Arabic for memory, is a puzzle game based on photos taken over the years
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May 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I keep visiting and revisiting this game that I started a couple of years ago.
Passion for photography + curiosity about game development = a simple puzzle game based on photos taken over the years.
zikra-game.netlify.app
Passion for photography + curiosity about game development = a simple puzzle game based on photos taken over the years.
zikra-game.netlify.app
April 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I wait
The memory lives / The feelings begin to die / In between, I wait
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March 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"I need a break. The difference between a break and a breakdown is just the direction, and I’m not sure which way I’m going. Or if I’m going at all."
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Downtown is a state of mind
No downtown, no direction — just searching for a patch of sun to dry off before diving back in. A drizzle that never really stops and a stranger who’s made himself at home — the only constant changes.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"I need a break. The difference between a break and a breakdown is just the direction, and I’m not sure which way I’m going. Or if I’m going at all."
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#writing #journal
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I finally know
Best guarded secret / Forgot to hide all the clues / I finally know
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March 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A birthday gift to myself: a short story where almost nothing happens — and perhaps that's for the best.
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A night thirty-six years in the making
On a birthday without cake and a night without candles, I find myself rubbing shoulders with strangers, the dead, and my inner doubts. Not quite the guest list I had in mind.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A birthday gift to myself: a short story where almost nothing happens — and perhaps that's for the best.
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#writer #writingcommunity
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A new chapter begins, both expected and unexpected, dark and bright, messy and clean.
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The thing about sunny days
An unexpectedly sunny winter day in Berlin and an expected delivery stir up dust and memories. Between light and shadow, warmth and cold, order and chaos, some things refuse to settle.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A new chapter begins, both expected and unexpected, dark and bright, messy and clean.
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#writing #writingcommunity #journal
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#writing #writingcommunity #journal