What is it that makes the sea, the sea; the ocean, the ocean? Is it just the voluminous extent of water, exchanging tides and currents between shores? Or the swirling vortices and ecosystems of marine life? Is it perhaps the alluring mystery of what lies beneath the surface, the darkness of fearsome, unknown depths—or is… Lees verder The Ocean on a Footpath
Auteur: Alex
Hi, I'm Alex, and before I tell you that I love coming up with ideas and translating experiences into stories, and that I think existence is infinitely interesting but simultaneously equally strange, which I hope to reflect in my writings, and that I hope you'll enjoy my writings, I have to say - you are looking smashing today!
Ebb and Air, In _____
My personal space; an Essay on mind-full living in a stuffy, homemade, locked-less prison. (Entry for the 2021 Medium Writing Contest.)
The Chewing Gum Effect: A Quest for Life-Amplifiers
You can change the way your life looks – but you can also change the way you look at life. Some things positively influence what your life looks (and tastes) like to you. I call those things: Life-Amplifiers.
A letter adressing your growing pains
A fictive last letter admitting the wrongdoings of one who saw no better path.
How much is the happiness of the whole worth, compared to the pain of the individuals?
Spectacle of Living Stone
An arcade game that required better cheating to win. A church that came to life in spite of the night. And a fun day in between.
Rue de Rotterdam
Today, the vacation became uneasy for me. I felt irritation – and not only because of the street named after my city.
€2 Hostage Situation
There are many things to do in Maastricht. As it turns out, almost getting stuck is one of them.
A Place with a Bed
Do you recognize the sounds? The bubbling excitement before a family vacation? I used not to. Then I went on a road trip.
A Place to Get Lost Towards [Overview]
Overview of and links to all days of my first family vacation story: A Place to Get Lost Towards.
Experimental Blog-Modern Post Post
Title-like Thing I think I will use this second post as a place to experiment with all that is or might become or might cease to become or have been possible within the magical world of the wordpress editor. This is a ‘strofe’, at least, in Dutch. I’m Dutch. I prefer English usually, unless the… Lees verder Experimental Blog-Modern Post Post