Acquiring a Taste for George Saunders
I did not pursue the non-fiction post-election analysis at the US Embassy´s Amerika Haus as planned, but instead, with some trepidation, turned to a fictional pulse-taking of what I now call… more
Lonely are the Brave
A tiny article in this morning´s KURIER noted that the US Embassy´s “NSA-Villa” which apparently kept tabs on all telecommunications in Vienna and beyond will close down in 2017 and… more
Friendship in Time(s) of Trump*
* trump (v.2) “fabricate, devise,” 1690s, from trump “deceive, cheat” (1510s), from Middle English trumpen (late 14c.), from Old French tromper “to deceive,” of uncertain origin. Apparently from se tromper… more
A G.U.T. reaction to history
Recently I was sharing thoughts with a young doctoral student on the importance of narratives and narration. To know what real people did when and where, and how it affected… more
This need to never give up
Last September at the Festival of Writing in York I was seated at a table with participants from my online self-editing course and with course leader Debi Alper. Also at… more
A work in progress – G.U.T.
Some things are best said with a tongue in one´s cheek and with feet planted in a fantasy world. With dystopian fiction becoming more real than the latest reality show,… more
Thank You for 2016.
No, I´m not being sarcastic. 2016 brought good things: a fabulous online self-editing course with Debbie Alper and Emma Darwin; getting perhaps my last taste of the Geneva Writers’ Conference… more
Planting Trees
You may have noticed that I’ve changed something on my website. Touch just one person and it’s all been worthwhile. Don’t worry, I’m still all over the place in the… more
Nightmares, dreams and video games
I´m no good at chess and poker, can´t play bridge, think ahead and hardly ever make longer-term plans, at least not ones that I finally stick to. Dreams, though, are… more