.Siri, Alexa & I.
I am currently sitting in a coffee shop I have been to before, and I am feeling very present and charmed as if my cheeks were rosier than they ware. I am here to kill time because I am running ahead of schedule. I am…
.Inspiration.
.Valentine’s Day.
This is an article I have written in February 2019 and slightly changed. It is still so accurate that I would love to share it again. Enjoy! “He who has no house will not build one now. He who is alone will be alone for…
.Tales Of A Six-Year-Old.
Recently, my son has more questions than usual. I like it. Sometimes it is just pure cuteness, sometimes baffling and other days absurd. Some days I am prepared, other days I am not when he gives me pieces of his inquisitive mind. Curious by nature,…
.7/11.
The story starts over twenty years ago in a small town in Bavaria/Germany. This is where he grew up. The protagonist. I suppose every goddamn town around Munich is small as far as towns go. Barely sixty kids in his graduating class and you know…
.The morning chill on his skin made her tremble.
One beautiful but chilly July morning, on her way back home, she walked past the 100% perfect man. In her hand, a bag of oranges to make juice. Tell you the truth, he is not that good looking. He does not stand out in any…
.The Calm The F*** Down and Breathe – Method.
I am not your typical mom. Far from it actually. Parenting at points still seems strange to me and most of the time I am attempting to figure out what I will do next. There are so many parenting trends, advice and books to get…
.The Turkey is in the Oven, but the Husband is Out the Door.
“Love is a seeking for a way of life; the way that cannot be followed alone; the resonance of all spiritual and physical things.” – Ansel Adams Many marriages grind slowly to a halt. Hers exploded midflight, like a space shuttle torn asunder in the…
.Boring in a benign way, like peeing without being on Instagram.
“And you who loiter around these graves think you know life.” – Edgar Lee Masters There was this idea to start a Ph.D. at the University of Vienna. There was this idea to start working again at my former job. There was this idea to…
.Things I Told Myself I Would Never Say or Do.
“Sit up properly in your chair.” I cry every time I watch Out of Africa, still hoping Robert Redford’s plane won’t take off. “When I was little, cellphones or the internet did not exist.” I curse like a truck driver every time a motherfuckin’ piece…
.A Bowl of Pasta to Regain my Illusion of Control.
Joel: Why do you go to work? Me: They pay me a salary. Joel: ….. Me:….. Joel: I don’t even like celery. My son eats pretty voraciously: eggs, hummus, even steak but sometimes when I clean up after dinner, I notice the vegetables left on…