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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
Cassie’s First Night
It’s been a long time since I last finished any of the short stories that I write. This short piece was written 8-years ago. For some reason, I was reminded about it just this evening. It isn’t that I don’t … Continue reading
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