if you're so smart, why ain't you rich?

I discovered the Paris Review Interviews.

interviews with writers that provide a look into their minds and their creative work, it's incredible. margaret atwood wrote the introduction to vol.3 that i'm reading at the moment:

"Why am I doing such an ecentric thing as writing? is it just undigested neurosis? why spend all day in a room, in the company of a bunch of people who don't really exist? what good does it do the world? isn't it unhealthy? why waste the paper?"

oh margaret

flowers

heide sent me virtual flowers :)


apparently that's what you do in art school.



with heide in brixton

...

another dinner with amanda

lebanese


and later, somewhat disoriented in the washroom.

i'm a fucking artist

music for torching

"She imagines running away; where would she go? Into the woods to live like a wildwoman on berries and nuts?"
A.M. Homes "Music for Torching"

textur

all creative processes are mysterious.

hexentanzplatz

we went hiking at the harz


my nephew, the smartest 7-year old kid ever! he knew the names of all plants and animals, it was amazing!

random

home.



my aunt from hannover when she was young. this photo was taken in aberdeen, she used to work in england as a nurse. she was so beautiful!

the lodge

I've been to a place called cumberland lodge in december and again january this year. it was a strange mixture of british royal oddities, the shining and wuthering heights....




I didn't know what to expect: the queen, jack nicholson, heathcliff or all three of them.....




It felt a bit weird, but in a good way...started to write a new story called "the lodge". it is about an undercover-journalist who comes to the lodge to do research for an article about a group of people meeting there, the "og-people". they believe in a substance called "the og", some sort of intoxicating air.....anyways, I'm writing, but nothing is getting finished

yet.

sehnsucht

christmas now and then

I've been a bit homesick these days....

then....
I found this old photo from a christmas some time ago......it's at my grandmothers after the traditional singing of carols that we all have a love/hate - relationship with....that's me and my uncle, we both look so happy here, hahaha!


now...
with granny....

it was good being home.