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collected: essays and stories on life, death and donkeys Kindle Edition

by Daphne Kapsali (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

If there’s a theme tying these pieces together, perhaps it’s identity, our constant quest for one that fits; that keeps fitting even as we change. We are scattered, like our stories, forever torn between people and places; we are all of us pulled this way and that by the different parts of our identities that don’t necessarily fit together, at first glance, but still come together to make a whole. Perhaps, for me, writing is the thread I use to keep it from splitting apart.  


There are other themes, too: there is death and there is love (what else?), and the fear and the uncertainty that death and love both stoke and soothe. There is trust and jealousy; falling and finding your feet on ever-shifting ground. There are the negative feelings that we all succumb to, from time to time, the dark sides of our personalities, and the little sparks of joy that will eventually lead us back to where we want to be. And running through it all, that tentative thread of identity, the seams of who we are in this life, regardless of the where and the how; alone, for ourselves and for others.


Perhaps uncollected would be a fairer description of the little book you’re holding, but there is power in names, and I think the title I have chosen is more of a wish than a description; an invocation, almost a prayer. To be collected, and not scattered. To be collected, even when there are parts of you scattered all over the place. To be able to collect these parts, to bring them together in some loose, imperfect way, and make a thing that’s meaningful. A thing that fits.

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Daphne Kapsali is a writer, reluctant yogi, and pathological optimist - among many other things. In 2014, she gave up her life in London to spend the autumn and winter writing on a remote Greek island; the result, a book entitled "100 days of solitude" - 100 separate and interconnected stories on claiming the time and space to live as your true self and do what you love - was published in March 2015 and has become an unexpected bestseller. She has since published another five books, all of which are available from Amazon.

Daphne is a big fan of the law of attraction, the universe and all things positive, and hopes her story will keep inspiring others to overcome their fears and limiting beliefs, and live their best lives.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MA49V6F
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ dk press
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.8 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 98 pages
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Daphne Kapsali is a writer, reluctant yogi, and pathological optimist - among many other things. In 2014, she gave up her life in London to spend the autumn and winter writing on a remote Greek island; the result, a book entitled "100 days of solitude" – 100 separate and interconnected stories on claiming the time and space to live as your true self and do what you love – was published in March 2015 and has become an unexpected bestseller. She has since published another seven books, all of which are available from Amazon.

Daphne is a big fan of the law of attraction, the universe and all things positive, and hopes her story will keep inspiring others to overcome their fears and limiting beliefs, and live their best lives.

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  • Kayla Frederick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Writing Style!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2017
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    I’m not a big memoir reader, but there’s something about Miss Kapsali’s writing style that has me coming back for more. I first read 100 Days, and I was entranced by the witty, humorous ways she writes. Collected was no different. This piece contains an array of wonderful stories and anecdotes of Miss Kapsali’s that had me both laughing and thinking. Would definitely recommend!
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  • Susan Tretakis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2019
    I love in the insights to everyday life that Daphne paints for me - a life so vastly different from my own that her stories provide me with multiple emotional vacations. This is a great book, with multiple flights to many thoughtful destinations. I loved it.
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  • Christa Van den Borre
    5.0 out of 5 stars Collected made me laugh, cry and think about my own journey in this life
    Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2017
    After the brilliant "100 days of Solitude" and "For Now", again I couldn't stop reading "Collected". Can't wait to read her next book !
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  • Paula Grgich
    5.0 out of 5 stars Always hits you in the heart
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2016
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    Maybe it's my age, or my disposition, or just my ice as an immigrant embraced by this culture, but Daphne always seems to write about the things I ponder in a way I could never convey with simple words. Her direct approach and often naked emotion draws you in to her strength and vulnerability equally. Gems, every single story.
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  • Como Mike
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bits and snatches
    Reviewed in Italy on October 30, 2017
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    I like everything by Kapsali, she is fresh natural and different. I hope she keeps writing. Mostly she writes about herself but seeing that she is very observant there is always news.
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  • Jan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2017
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    I just love everything Daphne writes - more more !
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