Tag Archives: writing

An unexpected find

Posted on 2019-03-01 by

I am trying to get rid of most stuff and have been quite successful already. I have no car, only one hat, and I am even letting go of books. But one thing is piling up: notebooks, full of memories, … Continue reading →

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A Lonely Walk in the Snow

Posted on 2019-01-24 by

Humans who are cold can’t really be beautiful. Nature can. It looks like the perfect day for a long walk, with the sun shining from above and being reflected by the snow on the ground. So much light, and so … Continue reading →

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What was I thinking?

Posted on 2018-10-03 by

Sometimes, buried deep in a pile of paper with other things I once deemed interesting or noteworthy, I find a sheet with my own handwriting. It usually has a crisp headline, underlined, followed by a first paragraph of what should … Continue reading →

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Winston Churchill on New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on 2017-02-14 by

It’s mid-February. If you are like me, most of your new year’s resolutions have already dissipated, been forgotten or pushed to March or April. The smarter ones among you won’t have made any resolutions in the first place. But if … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Elections, Facebook, History, Life, Military, Politics, Time, UK, World War II | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

The comforting dog

Posted on 2017-02-04 by

Usually, I don’t like dogs. If the dogs aren’t extremely stupid, they notice that and leave me alone. But when I was stranded in Copacabana during my move from Bolivia to Peru, and when I thought that I had lost all … Continue reading →

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The little Literature Lover

Posted on 2016-11-28 by

The museum in Narihualac was closed. All I could do was walk through the dusty streets of the small village, watch one of the many religious processions which take place in Peru every day, and visit some bars to soak … Continue reading →

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Prison for Writers: How Romania promotes Literature

Posted on 2016-11-27 by

When bloggers don’t write it’s not for lack of ideas. If that was their problem, they would never have had the idea of harassing the rest of the world – innocently and unsuspectingly stumbling through the internet – with their thoughts without … Continue reading →

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