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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December 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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.
open.substack.com/pub/marouniv...
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.
open.substack.com/pub/marouniv...
#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.
open.substack.com/pub/marouniv...
#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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#writing #journal
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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#writing #journal
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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#writer #writingcommunity
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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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#writer #writingcommunity