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Imagined Paris Podcast

Imagined Paris Podcast

By: Dina Oktaviani
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"I just lie here being blue, spilling my heart to you - Paris, Paris, comment vas-tu?"

Paris memoirs from Imagined Paris (imaginedparis.com), written by Dina Oktaviani, London-based poet and dedicated faux Parisian dreaming, occasionally living, and writing Paris.

Dina Oktaviani 2025
Drama & Plays Social Sciences
Episodes
  • IP26: Fading
    Jun 29 2025

    "I feel like I’m fading, Paris. So much to do. I don’t want to do. And I miss you. A little. Too much. Too."

    "It’s like that. But it’s not that. Is this the price? You pay. For not choosing. To walk. In a previous scenario. Where the weather was rough. The road was dark. But the distance was short. Potentially short. And you said yes. To a fast drive. That took you. To this transit. In the first place..."

    (Read the full text on imaginedparis.com)

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    9 mins
  • IP25: Here and everywhere else
    Jun 8 2025

    "Here – I’m here with you, Paris. A bit sleepy today and almost bailed out of writing the memoir after the 70s dance party at La Coupole last night, but no hangover – I drank cleanly: champagne only. I’ve been in you for a week already, this time. I had to fly to Edinburgh for work the other day – a last-minute assignment as usual, but I flew straight back to you the next day."

    "Here, my life in London is fading..."

    (Read the full text on imaginedparis.com)

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    5 mins
  • IP24: Madame est servie!
    May 25 2025

    "Pressure’s off, Paris. There has never been any. Pressure’s off. To be there with you fully or to be here in London mostly – I travel around a lot anyway. Pressure’s off because I can do whatever I want – always have been able to – anyway, not because I always have the resources before I make a decision, but because I am brave enough to take the risks, every single time, and I will only be brave enough when it feels right to me – yup: I’m an emotional being, intensely so..."

    (Read the full text on imaginedparis.com)

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    5 mins
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