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A Toronto/Waidhofen meandering
I´m sitting in the wilds of Waidhofen – that place of John Irving fame when he set free the bears from the Vienna zoo. And so in a weird way… more
Seventy is NOT just a number!
My recent gut reaction to a tweet expressing a sense of not belonging as a writer, be it by birth, nationality, domicile, language, themes, yes, and even cliché usage —I… more
Revamping 2019
2018 was a tough year in many respects, mostly health-wise, but 2019 is looking brighter in some. Christmas visits from Australia by The Possum and her husband, as well as… more
Protest is in the air and on the ground
I´ve neglected my blog due to some health niggles and frustration with the political status quo, as well as a spate of rejections, and also accepting the fact that I… more
While I am away…
I´ve been putting off blogging because something´s been bugging me, although I have been barking politically on LinkyDing and Twitter. I think it has something to do with shame and… more
Bloomsday Flashing
Saturday, 16 June this year was not only Bloomsday at Shakespeare and Co. Vienna, it also saw spillover crowds from the Vienna Gay Pride Parade and what is known as “National” Flash… more
Easing up a complicated relationship
A fair while ago I gave up on social media, opting out of Linky Ding, Twitter and Fezbuk. Facebook was the hardest to leave but I´m over it now, although… more
Things are not always as they seem
Tonight I attended an event at Vienna’s Amerika Haus: WHY DOES UKRAINE MATTER TO THE U.S. – AND WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR EUROPE? A discussion with NOLAN PETERSON, Kyiv-based… more
Just Breathing
Try as he may, the Ugly Amerikan can´t kill off all the mockingbirds, and Plastic Betrand can´t avoid his pact with Mephisto, to name but a couple of the gang… more