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What was truly sleeping among the lavender

26 Aug 2026 10 minute read 4 comments Tirria $0.03

Mireia was wearing her grandmother’s gloves — two sizes too big — when old Aurelio grabbed her wrist without a word. It was a brusque gesture, almost uncharacteristic of him, the kind only someone who has worked the same land for sixty years would...

The Night Marta Stopped Stealing from Herself

20 Aug 2026 4 minute read 2 comments Tirria $0.02

A short story about mobile phones, sleep, and the time that changes everything. Chapter 1: The Night That Wouldn’t End Marta would get into bed tired. Really tired, with heavy eyes and her body begging for rest since ten o’clock at night. And yet,...

The Golden Root and the Fire That Does Not Burn

17 Aug 2026 9 minute read 4 comments Tirria $0.06

The Golden Root and the Fire That Does Not Burn From the ancient temples of India to today’s laboratories: the story of turmeric Chapter 1: The Stain That Never Went Away Over four thousand years ago, in a small village on the banks of a river i...

The Thorny Thistle and the Invisible Shield

15 Aug 2026 12 minute read 0 comments Tirria $0.03

From medieval monastery to the genetics of longevity: the story of milk thistle The Enigma of the Abandoned Monastery The air that winter of 1348 smelled of melted wax and fear. In the scriptorium of the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, Brother Ans...

Boldo: A bitter story for after-meal conversation

11 Aug 2026 8 minute read 0 comments Tirria $0.03

The after-meal conversation The meal had been finished for a while, but nobody seemed to be in too much of a hurry to get up. On the table lay a few empty plates, a couple of half-finished glasses, and a coffeepot that still held enough coff...

Ashwagandha: When the world started to run, she had already been waiting for centuries.

7 Aug 2026 16 minute read 0 comments Tirria $0.01

When the world started to run, she had already been waiting for centuries. Press enter or click to view image in full size A root that was in no hurry There are plants that seem to have been born to capture our attention. They grow upwards,...