2016-10-10 13:58
William S. Hart and Clara Williams in The Bargain (1914)(cropped screenshot)https://commons.wikimedia.orgReal bargain for aficionados!Male poet, semi-young, semi-bald(product… Read More
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The Blog where Literature Happens: this is the place where I publish short stories, excerpts of ongoing novels, poems.
2016-08-19 12:49
DisintegrationOh Thom why do you sit thereon my only broken chairwhy do you doubt my wordswhen I say I don’t love youI don’t need you Thom you gazeat the ebony mask I broughtall… Read More
2015-12-31 08:56
Paris, seen from MontmartreJoshua Veitch-MichaelZinc and slate against my thighs,a metal sky above me, low,forbidden, lurking,if I stretch my ungloved hands,I reckon I could harvestall the c… Read More
2015-04-30 15:44
6“How do I look?” Ewa asked, self-consciously touching her blonde ponytail. She wasn’t actually apprehensive about the interview, she’d done that before; but if she d… Read More
2015-04-16 12:49
5Two-hundred-and-forty users were online when Tom connected. Forty had switched on their web-cams, the remaining two hundred preferring to remain faceless, bodyless nicknames. Chatroom promi… Read More
2015-04-08 14:49
water lilies interwoven withyour mahogany hair,white in skin and dress and crownyou lie, a watery last smileon periwinkle-shaded lips,your left hand clutching poppiesand your right a branch… Read More
2015-03-01 09:59
4After her working day, Barbara was in no mood for a chat. Still, she answered the phone when she saw it was her mother calling. Stifling a sigh, she said, “Hey mom. How are you?&rdquo&hell…Read More
2015-02-09 14:32
3After her working day, Barbara was in no mood for a chat. Still, she answered the phone when she saw it was her mother calling. Stifling a sigh, she said, “Hey mom. How are you?&rdquo&hell…Read More
2015-02-02 11:12
2It happened during the “Beneful”-ad. Without a warning Donna announced, “Look how cute they are! I wanna have a dog, hun!”Leeroy was just pitching into the family-si… Read More
2015-01-27 12:51
1To anyone standing on the threshold of the living room, Mildred would have looked peaceful. Maybe because the worn-out brown corduroy couch on which she was lying stood in the far corner. M… Read More
2015-01-15 08:57
and sometimes, Charlotte, sometimesI dream of Zanzibar,and my pillow smells of cloves,of nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper,around me rooms, large and bare,and raffia rugs tickle my feetmy dream… Read More
2015-01-08 07:38
This is not a religion.Their arsenal of mass destruction:pencils, crayons, watercolours.They aimed them at politiciansand priests who know it all,at rabbis, imams, vicars,at puffed-up, loade… Read More
2014-12-31 07:54
2014-12-31: Wishing all of you a nice last day, see you next year :-)31. 12. 2014: Wünsche euch allen einen schönen letzten Tag, bis nächstes Jahr :-)31/12/2014 : À vou… Read More
2014-12-16 15:06
Standing at the railing, side by side, with the sea spread out around us like a sparkling, moving carpet, we watch the rising sun bathe the fresh morning in unreal hues.“We’ll so… Read More
2014-12-10 10:02
An hour later, Hazim climbs upstairs. He talks to the sailor, then comes back with two bottles of water. He hands me one. “Drink. The trip will last some time,” he says and takes… Read More
2014-12-07 10:39
Downstairs, I discover a windowless cabin reeking of fish and diesel fuel. A narrow space with empty shelves, an old, stained mattress on the floor, a small lamp dangling from the low ceilin… Read More
2014-12-03 07:30
Today feels like a blanket.Someone has closedrain curtains on reality.Dripping bushes stretch their rootsup to a motley skyand bury leafy headsinto fat brown soil.Fickle winds whistlelike ri… Read More
2014-11-30 10:55
At one moment, we turn left and jolt down the bumpy trail that leads to the tree house settlement. After a few metres, the car’s headlamps shine on a pair of faded tracksuit pants, a n… Read More
2014-11-28 08:27
I’ve seen this road before, in broad daylight. Has it only been a couple of hours ago? I guess so. But it feels far away, like a childhood tale that comes back to torment you once you… Read More
2014-11-24 07:30
When we reach the landing in the first floor, I immediately spot the half-open door. Hazim notices it, too. “Get behind me!” he hisses.I obey.To my surprise and horror, Hazim pul… Read More
2014-11-21 08:29
Once we’ve reached the relative safety of the hotel compound and the wan lights of the pool bar, I need to sit down on a deckchair. My heart is racing, my head spinning, my breath come… Read More
2014-11-18 08:53
After that, it’s a smooth afternoon of waves lapping the beach, pebbles rolling with a mineral sort of click-clack against each other, and chitchat. Nothing personal, just an exchange… Read More
2014-11-14 12:55
I’m a bit high when we leave the tree house. We enter the thick forest on the other side of the settlement. Careful not to stumble on the narrow path, I follow my broad-shouldered guid… Read More
2014-11-11 10:20
After some miles, Hazim leaves the main road and drives toward the still and sparkling sea below. It’s a bumpy ride down a narrow path that cuts through the lush vegetation. Low branch… Read More
2014-11-06 13:16
“Oh, that’s beautiful! Who sings this?” I ask, leaning forward to increase the volume of the music.The narrow, dusty road is winding through the hinterland with its scrub… Read More
2014-11-03 14:37
“Could you please switch on the bedside lamp?” Murat asks when we’ve finished.“This one?” I ask back, pointing at the small lamp at my side of the bed.“If… Read More
2014-10-30 08:34
All alone on the restaurant terrace, I take a late lunch. Then I spent the afternoon slouching on a deckchair, watching the swimming pool scintillate in turquoise, in green, in blue.It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The beach shimmers, golden, crumbling, empty;the day sighs, tired,and grows older;I taste ironin my mouthClouds swim slowlythrough the sea,the grey and flat,innocuous sea,and we walk and wal… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
SometimesI feel the ocean in my head,Feel waves sloshing in, Foam-crowned dreams Breaking on the shores Of my finitude, And I long to build castles Upon black clouds, To sleep on Eastern win… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Image created by using a vector imageby Dry IconsWhen I opened my Twitter account, honestly, I really didn't understand how this new social media could be interesting for me. I simply follow… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dieter's Bits of Wisdom - 1Three elementary rules concerning time1. When you refer to your work, you shall always and rigorously round up the remaining time.Note that each started day counts… Read More
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