Dream spice

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ― Lewis Carroll It’s funny how one can do everything else instead of taking five minutes to sit down with one owns thoughts and write, until suddenly, there is a dream. One can fly over a city, through clouds, circling around the red roofs of … Continue reading Dream spice

Ice Cream Man

“She never liked to be called pretty – for she was a wildflower. Roaming alone through deep woods not caring if she would lose one of her petals.”― Laura Chouette Amazing how people can go through life without savouring the little things, which are in fact the sprinkles which make life more fun. My boss … Continue reading Ice Cream Man

Sceptre

“I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.” ― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight Rain pouring down the heavens on an early Sunday evening. Her face gloomy, rethinking her life choices. It had been over 15 minutes. The busses are never punctual. A black umbrella hanging from her left arm. The roof of … Continue reading Sceptre

Ice Cream Truck

“So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” ― Hunter S. Thompson The paramedics let me walk into the hospital which I did not appreciate, and … Continue reading Ice Cream Truck

Sundown

“What if this is as good as it gets?” ― Melvin Udall played by Jack Nicholson in As good as it gets 03:06 Why the fuck am I awake? Head pounding. Eyes swollen shut. Not many people know my eyes change colour when I cry. A blurry image of big dark green eyes with thick … Continue reading Sundown

San Martino

“Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I’ve been spending so much time in my head these days, that real life is passing through like a foggy dream. Thoughts of what could have been, memories of what was and countless … Continue reading San Martino

Boredom

“Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso The beauty of the lovely pointy shapes of a late renaissance building was enhanced by the song currently whispering in my ears. It never occurred to me before how much movement and sound influence our perception of the world. Taking the train is a singular experience … Continue reading Boredom

The looking glass

“All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.” ― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven I look in the mirror and I do not see … Continue reading The looking glass

Applause

“We don’t even ask happiness, just a little less pain.” ― Charles Bukowski The suffering writer is the most appreciated writer, only second to the dead writer. Pain strikes out of the blue and spreads all over their path of life, so they’ll slip over it over and over again. It will stick on their … Continue reading Applause