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More journal excerpts – September and October 2026
Posted on October 28, 2026 Leave a Comment
Journal excerpt
Excerpts from my journal – September 2026
Posted on October 17, 2026 Leave a Comment
A keyboard writer of many years, I want to find out if handwriting inspires me differently, if different thoughts or ways of expressing thoughts spring up in my head. I’ve left my laptop at home and unwrapped a notebook I bought in Kunming earlier this year. The Amex lounge works only because it is better […]
A childhood memory
Posted on October 16, 2026 Leave a Comment
I don’t remember much from the times before my age attained double figures. But I see mangos, large, oval shaped, with a projection like a parrot’s beak at one end. Parrot mangoes. An obvious name. I can still smell them; I can still taste them. But it is the tree that stands out in my […]
Another childhood cricket memory
Posted on August 7, 2026 Leave a Comment
A childhood cricket memory
A ridiculous story
Posted on July 16, 2026 Leave a Comment
For those who don’t know me, I’m Fluffy. That’s my name. Yes, I’m a dog. Speaking of names, my former owner had a most unusual one. He swore me to secrecy, which was puzzling. Whom was I going to tell? And how? It was a mouthful, so I called him Bob. He had magic powers. […]
Beethoven’s Big Day
Posted on December 5, 2025 Leave a Comment
May 7, 1824. Beethoven wakes up, always at the same time. His head is heavy. It feels like red wine from yesterday evening is still swirling about inside him. He struggles out of bed, opens the window and looks out. Yes, the bells are swinging back and forth, yes, he cannot hear them. He remembers […]
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