Words

I struggle with numbers, but I really really like words.

Essays, Fiction

Things to like:

What may be there, but is not immediately noted.
How sometimes there are answers, that don’t need a question.

And summer storms.
And bonfires.
And the scent of skin, no perfume.
And the white noise of a hair-dryer.

And how the movement of couples in love looks like unplanned choreography.

Oh, and bird formations in the fall, before they fly to the south.

Sharp Objects of Reality

You meet someone new, but fall for the same trap. Different person, different outlook and struggles. Ambitious, charismatic individuals, with idiosyncrasies you can obsess over.

The idea stays the same. You let them inhabit every pore of your thought. You plant the seed, then wait patiently. Watch it grow with joy and pleasure, watching a hope grow. Bursting like a new plant, forming buds and turning into blossoms.

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• From the Letters, 007/019
  — This is an error in a matrix, a déjà vu, this is not happening yet, this is a scene from the room in Florence — It was a spacious room with Art Deco stucco, high ceilings, and dark parquet floors. It had several French doors with tiny balconies. This was to accommodate her inner decadent princess. Duchess, to be precise, after all we are in the context of Florence. Attila opened the window so they could watch the curtains dancing slowly.

Travel writing

• Hong Kong
  Hong Kong was a synonym for cinema and hyperdensity. Cage homes, Dim Sum, old belief and new ambition. The topics felt like a stimulating opening scene of a lengthy journey. Cultural fluidity was shaped by the colonial past, geographic boundaries with limited flat areas, and the hybrid identity of East and West.
• Lake Titicaca
  Visiting indigenous communities on the world’s highest navigable lake offered insight into isolated rural ways of life. Each community has preserved its unique socio-political and ethnic heritage.
• Andean Altiplano
  Upon entering the cradle of the Inca, one gains not only 3800 meters above sea level, but also altitude sickness. To reach the treks’ starting points, there were usually a couple of hours on the road first. While driving through the highlands, your mind would start to synchronise with the colour palettes of distant mountain ranges.