“Do not define yourself by what you perceive as your own failure based on someone else’s announced successes. That you thought, that you considered and reasoned and worried and hoped, shows how much heart you really have, because you care. Not just about yourself, but about the world around you, and how you are perceived, […]
Category: Personal Entries
Herr Zug and “Night Shift”
Like every story I’ve ever written there is a strong aspect of myself in “Night Shift”. A situation I experienced, and even more specifically, someone whom I’ve met, who became a character. In this case it was Derrik Lehmann. It was my first time in Berlin, I was riding the S-bahn having pulled out of […]
Counting Coup With a Pen-Online Life
Many people are somewhat familiar with the term “counting coup” whether they read about it in a history book, saw a program on television or it was referenced in a film. It was when some tribes of Native Americans gave a display of courage and daring, to swoop in and tap an enemy with their […]
A Painful Break-up, Sutta Nipata and Dashboard Confessional
I am not Buddist, nor any religion for that matter and never will be, but I have a very clear sense of belief and a willingness to accept the positive messages for me, whatever their source. This was one really changed my life for the good. It followed a time when I was agonized by […]
How can one justify taking photos of a dying girl?
“Ghouls Took Photos of Dying Suicide Girl” Even though I read of many sad events, tragedies, and have experienced some myself. Have, in my former professional, seen things which burn into your mind and will never leave, it’s impossible to erase them, there are few things which shock me anymore. No, that’s not the right […]
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