“There will be moments when you have to be a grown-up. Those moments are tricks. Do not fall for them.” ― Jenny Lawson, Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things I used to go to the dentist once a year but then you know, life happened. Finally, I got around to make an appointment … Continue reading The aspirator
Ein Schatten bewegte sich in der Nacht. Er ging durch die Hauptstraße, um dann in eine dunkle Gasse zu verschwinden. Hatte er sich verlaufen? Wie spät war es schon? Wo war er? Er hatte viel zu viel getrunken, aber er konnte es nicht vergessen. Seit zwei Jahren ging sein Leben den Bach runter. Er hatte … Continue reading Das Ding 2
“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”― Margaret Atwood Yesterday, I was watching a documentary about the Golden state killer and I was struck by the presentation of the topic. They concentrated so much on Michelle McNamara’s story that the horror of what happened, beginning … Continue reading Pigs
Sie legte ihre Kleidung ab und ließ sich langsam in das warme Wasser der Badewanne fallen. Es war ein schwieriger Tag gewesen. Der Schaum bewegte sich über die Wellen, die von ihrem Einstieg erzeugt worden waren. Sie liebte es zu spüren, wie sich die Poren beim Kontakt mit dem Wasser öffneten und sich der Schaum … Continue reading Das Ding 1
“I’ve been in love before, it’s like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You’re not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things. You think about the person you love for two minutes then forget them for … Continue reading Doubts
Tonight, I dreamt of you just holding my hands, looking into my eyes. Like you used to do before. We never got the timing right and now I cannot hold your searching eyes any longer; not knowing what you expect to see in mine. I never saw us as a couple, I still don’t; but … Continue reading Orpheus and Eurydice
The world as we know it, had ended at 4 pm on March 19th but Lizzy, as her friends used to call her, did not seem to have gotten the memo. Her alarm had been ringing for about an hour until she decided to turn it off and throw her phone to the other side … Continue reading The end
“If a frog is placed into a pot of boiling water it will immediately try to jump out; but if it’s placed into a pot of cool water that’s gradually heated until boiling, it will stay put and never try to jump out.” ― Richard Beckham II, Frog in the Pot When the world is … Continue reading Chekhov’s gun
“You shall love your crooked neighbour, with your crooked heart.” ― Wystan Hugh Auden My very nice neighbours are wonderful and very busy people. The once living at the end of the hall got a baby a few months ago. I did not care much about it; in fact, I could not even hear it … Continue reading Shit rolls downhill
“I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am not absolutely sure of anything and there are many things I don’t know anything about, such as whether it … Continue reading Midas
Aromatic deception 
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