When Atlas’ daughter shrugged

Reality is overrated, of course, we know. Finally home, with the first frost. The scratches of the squirrels on the window slowly died down, their claws otherwise busy. I learned preaching to the deaf is a hopeless pursuit, almost as …

The curse of genius

It’s in the essence of genius to be afraid of losing, losing authenticity;the flexibility to draw from the micro as much as the macro-cosm{ just swap an a for an i }which reflects in the eyes of the public, andcomes …

Reminiscence of the cold

The flickering in the distance must belong to the concrete factory. With its tall, dark chimneys you could only have a guess at what happens across the valley. Smoke coming out the top, everything moves slower than usual. [I was …

A mission almost incomprehensible

While the world outside is trying to dumb me down to their level – unsuccessful,the world inside seeks more in the warm summer evenings. Coccyx – the final vertebra – better known as tailbone –the distinction between human and ape …

Movement of change

In the light of last night, it is all about change. I clearly mark the beginning of my flows with a B in my diary. But never the ends. There would not have to be an end, if it was …

The Black Country

Is moving sideways still staying on the path? Well, thought I would ask– to make sure that a deprived thought of line could evaporate somewhere. While the old lady next door drags out her bins underneath the large pine tree, …

Beloved Fertility

  When my brother spoke – with a firm conviction that I had never seen in him before – of having a child with thirty, it did not only remind me that he had grown up just so fast but …

Moonlight on the Bonsai in the Lounge

On a late Monday evening I am awaiting mushrooms to grow in Venice by morning, and for the rest of the night the bonsai in the lounge can bathe in moonlight. There are mosaics somewhere in the distance, whitewashed in …

Re-cap 23rd June – Not the “B”-word again

Democracy is not always just, let alone fair. It is simply a concept that allows everyone in a group to voice his opinion, and this opinion can be overruled by the majority of people.That’s simply how secularism forms in modern …

Amnesia of an Aspie

I lost count on the many things I have lost over the past weeks. Weight surely isn’t one of them. It’s still an ongoing process, getting used to my new home, new furniture (my own, yet all is so unfamiliar …