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Chris Köpruner

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Swimming in the Magical Magaliesberg Mountains on the Outskirts of Johannesburg

One of our teachers in high school used to take our entire class on camping trips. There were only six of us in his class, but we were…

Jan 7

Swimming in the Magical Magaliesberg Mountains on the Outskirts of Johannesburg

Jan 7

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About Me — Chris Köpruner

I savour single origin coffees, collect their mortal remains and I’m a writer.

Aug 18, 2024

About Me — Chris Köpruner

Aug 18, 2024

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The Memoirist

I Climbed my Mountain of Dreams

But not like Nietzsche’s beasts, stupid and sweating, rushing to the summit. I drank in the beautiful vistas along the way.

Aug 14, 2024

A beautiful bare-rock mountain with a few thin strips and pockets of remaining snow (the picture was taken in the height of summer) towering impressively into a deep blue sky. In the foreground the picture is framed by two steep slopes, one going left and the other right, covered in conifer forests.

Aug 14, 2024

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Engage

A Romantic Evening Swim in Scottish Fog and American Jazz

You cannot force a moment, just prepare and embrace it when it arrives

Jun 10, 2024

A photograph of Granton Harbour on the Firth of Forth waterfront, in the north of Edinburgh, on a beautiful clear day with a small boat in the foreground.

Jun 10, 2024

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Frazzled

My War of Attrition Against a Unicorn Army

Together they stand, divided they fall

Jul 7, 2024

Image by author of small toy action figures including unicorns arranged in a line.

Jul 7, 2024

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Engage

Celebrating One Year Sober by Quitting Sugar a Month Before Christmas

Forget what you’re giving up, focus on the many things you stand to gain

Dec 10, 2024

This is an image of Christmas cookies. It’s a close-up of a glass jar with star-shaped cookies with green and white icing. In the background, blurred, are red and white objects and a lamp, making for a nice overall Christmas-feel with red, white and green colours.

Dec 10, 2024

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Engage

Spent Coffee Grounds as a Bridge to the Past

They can’t help me understand history, but through them I feel a viceral connection to the past

Nov 20, 2024

Spent Coffee Grounds as a Bridge to the Past

Nov 20, 2024

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The Riff

Mental Yoga: a Metalhead Takes a Few Minutes to Appreciate Taylor Swift

So many strange and beautiful flowers from the same compost.

Nov 4, 2024

Mental Yoga: a Metalhead Takes a Few Minutes to Appreciate Taylor Swift

Nov 4, 2024

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The Memoirist

My Name is Chris. I Am a Coward.

Letting go of my shame by speaking about it and rediscovering the meaning of courage.

Oct 8, 2024

My Name is Chris. I Am a Coward.

Oct 8, 2024

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Engage

I Tried to Hack the System and the System Won

A young boy confronts one of his childhood bogeyman fears, and it eventually turns into a fine bit of comedy

Aug 30, 2024

Action figure of Skeletor, archenemy in the Masters of the Universe franchise.

Aug 30, 2024

Chris Köpruner

Chris Köpruner

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I savour single origin coffees, collect their mortal remains and I'm a writer.

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