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Writing Status Update #1
It’s been just a month now since I released “Broken Shards” on Amazon; and while I don’t have many sales or any reviews yet, either there or on goodreads, I thought I’d post an update on what I’ve been doing … Continue reading
Exercises in Learning Dutch #2
I wonder if my teachers will decide that it isn’t such a good idea to ask an aspiring author to write a short piece of “freeform text” about a given subject, in this case, a restaurant. This time, I wasn’t … Continue reading
Exercises in Learning Dutch #1
The first “free composition” exercise in my intensive Dutch learning course, so I had to write a short essay “In het café”. Not easy to write anything well in just ten minutes or so, but inspired by the coffee I’d … Continue reading
Wandelaar van de Duisternis (Excerpt #3)
Here’s a third excerpt from my piece of fiction “Wandelaar van de Duisternis”, that I wrote about when describing the catharsis of creative writing. This was inspired by weird dreams last night, and it was fun to write. I’m not … Continue reading
Wandelaar van de Duisternis (Excerpt #2)
Here’s another short excerpt from my piece of fiction “Wandelaar van de Duisternis”, that I wrote about when describing the catharsis of creative writing. This is just a minor scene, with no real significance to the main storyline, but I … Continue reading
Wandelaar van de Duisternis (Excerpt #1)
Here’s a short excerpt from my piece of fiction “Wandelaar van de Duisternis”, that I wrote about when describing the catharsis of creative writing. What started as a concept for a short story has rapidly evolved into a sizeable full-length … Continue reading
Wandelaar van de Duisternis (Introduction)
Here’s a short introduction to my piece of fiction “Wandelaar van de Duisternis”, that I wrote about when describing the catharsis of creative writing. What started as a concept for a short story is rapidly evolving into a sizeable full-length … Continue reading
Wandelaar van de Duisternis
Non-conformance is subversive!Diversity is deviancy!Indoctrination is education!Religion is purity! Welcome to the New World Order. In a society where non-conformance is considered subversive and deviant, and all psychic ability is heavily regulated, Hauke de Grijs hides from the government and … Continue reading
33 Years – That’s an LP in “Old Money”
Today marks 33 years since one of the most significant decisions that I ever made. On the 5th February 1990, waking up after a weekend of excessive consumption, and struggling to get myself ready for a new week in work, … Continue reading
