Excerpts from the sorrow and the bluebird There is a sorrow, which is being drained down the pipes. It is so much, that the pipes can’t hold it anymore and it leaks straight into the basement. Hidden in the basement, the massive pool of sorrow is to be found. The sorrow herself wants to be… Read More
Words is all I’ve got! Images flashing through my mind. Long lost smells reaching my nose. Memories washed ashore. ‘Apple strudel, a slice of bread with chives on top, yellow sausage (Gelbwurst) with bread and without. The church bells I could hear from my grandparents terrace in Bamberg, the church bells I could hear, when… Read More
A couple of weeks ago Andy Bylewycz nominated me to do a ‘Nature Photography Challenge’. The task was to post a photo each day for seven consecutive days. Since I am always up for a creative challenge, I agreed. I started with a picture I took the very same day in my garden in St.… Read More
His days are counted. He knows, of course he does. Every minute he could be thrown out, only functioning partially. Eddy is dependent on Paula’s mercy. However loudly or quietly he ticks doesn’t make a difference to her. An alarm clock is an alarm clock, because it is supposed to alarm you. It has… Read More
My grandfather used to be surrounded by a cloud of cigarette smoke, tinted with a tangible air of frustration. With each cigarette he lit, he desperately tried to escape his reality, being trapped in a life he had chosen for all the right reasons. He had sleeping problems and tried to combat them with crime… Read More
The moon has fallen. In winter, the shadows are guiding. They are not following in people’s footsteps anymore. Darkness is releasing them. Finally she is doing it. Putting action to long harbored thoughts. She has entrusted the lonely night with her secret. ‘Sleeplessness is pounding at me like a howling storm, Not wanting to… Read More
For many reasons Monday, December 1, was one of my magic days. The kind of magic I love and thrive on. Seriously, I felt like an Alice in Wonderland, walking through bizarre as well as exhilarating landscapes the day presented to me. It all got kicked off with an annoyance I needed to escape from.… Read More
He had thick black hair, blue eyes and a well-built figure. Bradley Butterfield was considered to be an eye-catcher. A handsome man, who shouldn’t have any difficulty to attract female attention and considering his age should have had plenty of sexual encounters by now. Bradley Butterfield was well in his forties and never had had… Read More
When it comes to our features and talents we don’t seem to have a lot of choice. Call it fate or something else, it definitely has been set long before we even entered this world. Our unique expression can be viewed either as a gift or a curse. This is what the following story is… Read More
I bet you, you don’t know who I am talking about! Of course I’ll reveal it in the end! Go on, have a read! I dedicate this blog to all the odd ones out! “The others were brown, smooth and hefty. He was the odd one out, looking very wispy, like a colourful bird, which… Read More
