<![CDATA[Stories by Kris Berner on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@krisberner.ba?source=rss-592c7e37b401------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*ElVbZrFrojr5aufzXDwpLg.jpeg Stories by Kris Berner on Medium https://medium.com/@krisberner.ba?source=rss-592c7e37b401------2 Medium Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:02:13 GMT <![CDATA[Dis-Dance]]>

A tango poem

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]]> https://medium.com/the-quiet-chapter/dis-dance-35618ec6e723?source=rss-592c7e37b401------2 https://medium.com/p/35618ec6e723 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:10:53 GMT 2026-11-03T15:10:53.903Z <![CDATA[Never Tell a Four-Year-Old About Santa Claus Too Early]]>

Lessons from a mother who just wanted to save up for a Lego set

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How something we bought at a Chinese goods store turned our morning into a silent film

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A poem about love, music, and the same sky

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]]> https://medium.com/the-quiet-chapter/a-hundred-years-ago-2c37d2e08692?source=rss-592c7e37b401------2 https://medium.com/p/2c37d2e08692 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:38:48 GMT 2026-10-24T13:38:48.914Z <![CDATA[A Rainy Story]]>

Hail on my back, a shadow at my side, and love that is only allowed to pass by

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On not missing you, not at all

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A poem about loneliness, Petersburg, and the autumn I carry with me

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]]> https://medium.com/the-quiet-chapter/autumn-soul-11c3e7eab5a3?source=rss-592c7e37b401------2 https://medium.com/p/11c3e7eab5a3 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:24:43 GMT 2026-10-14T22:24:43.436Z <![CDATA[Melting]]>

A poem about everything left unsaid

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А poem about houses that look back at us

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]]> https://medium.com/the-quiet-chapter/windows-c950342a8bba?source=rss-592c7e37b401------2 https://medium.com/p/c950342a8bba Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:46:18 GMT 2026-10-09T02:46:18.969Z <![CDATA[Now You’re a Real Dog]]>

Our puppy declared war on the Australian dog nanny. Our four-year-old had a different plan.

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