Why I Don’t Celebrate My Birthday

Tomorrow, on the 24th of August, is my birthday, my 24th, but I am not going to celebrate, not because of melancholy or depression, no, not at all, for at present I am quite content with my life as it is, and though there is always room for improvement, I have come to the conclusion … Continue reading Why I Don’t Celebrate My Birthday

How to Write Standing Up and Why You Should Do It

Did you know that sitting for more than four hours every day increases your risk of suffering from a chronic disease and reduces your life expectancy*? Now that's alarming considering how glued we are to our desks and computers, to restaurants, cafes, and pubs, to cars and buses and couches. Writers are especially at risk … Continue reading How to Write Standing Up and Why You Should Do It

On Writing and Silence

(c) Michel Cheval - Sounding Silence I don't know about you, but when I feel sad or lonely or restless, I write. When I am at peace and content, however, when the sky is blue and the shadows of threatening clouds do not loom over me menacingly, I tend to be silent, to keep to … Continue reading On Writing and Silence