Truth – T – A to Z Challenge 2019

Earlier this year I mentioned on my blog that I want to change professionally. From time to time I have had posts in a self-analysis style. In a way sharing these thoughts, makes me feel less lost. So the truth is that there are quite a few truths. I wrote a guest post for Gulara … Continue reading Truth – T – A to Z Challenge 2019 →

Ship – S – A to Z Challenge

The continuous humming that had accompanied us for the past weeks, suddenly stopped. It was eeryliy The continuous humming that had accompanied us for the past weeks suddenly stopped. It was eerily quiet when we woke up. Out at sea, it was always quiet, but now, we realized that the sound of the engines had … Continue reading Ship – S – A to Z Challenge →

Remember – R – A to Z Challenge 2019

Recalling your green eyes on that beautiful day. Every delicate food that my mouth tasted. Many minutes uselessly wasted. Every kiss he blew from far away. Moaning about the lack of money. Befriending a stranger. Enjoying the absence of danger. Realising that the cake contained honey.

Queue – A to Z Challenge 2019

"Sorry" the woman behind the counter apologised, not sounding apologetic at all. I looked at her with a quizzical look. What was she pretending to be sorry for? It wasn't the queue I had waited in for the past two hours. "Miss, I must tell you that you have waited in the wrong line." My … Continue reading Queue – A to Z Challenge 2019 →

Period – P- A to Z Challenge 2019

The number of times I had my period in the last 6 years can be counted on my fingers. And no, I am not past menopause or taking hormones. My period stayed away due to 2 pregnancies and a lot of breastfeeding. After almost 3 years of no period, I started menstruating again last month. … Continue reading Period – P- A to Z Challenge 2019 →

Omnipresent – O – A to Z Challenge 2019

The images couldn't leave her mind. They would not leave her alone. However hard she tried to forget the atrocities she had seen during her childhood. During the warfare in her country of birth. The streaming blood, the grey and cold limbs covered in dust. Where always there. Haunting her. She rearranged the flowers. It … Continue reading Omnipresent – O – A to Z Challenge 2019 →

Notre-Dame – N – A to Z Challenge 2019

In August 2003, my family returned to Europe after having lived for 3 years in the US. We didn't return to Germany but continued our expat adventure in France. Never before had I been in Paris or in France. We were living in the suburbs and Paris quickly became our weekend destination. I think it … Continue reading Notre-Dame – N – A to Z Challenge 2019 →

Michelle Obama – M – A to Z Challenge

When Barack Obama was President of the USA, I didn't pay much attention to American politics. Okay, I was studying politics, but I danced around US politics and electoral matters in general. I thrived on topics such as political thought, international relations, the EU, but I wasn't interested in how people voted. Because back then … Continue reading Michelle Obama – M – A to Z Challenge →

Love – L – A to Z Challenge

You are loved! Someone or something within this universe loves you. There is someone looking up to you. There is someone willing to help you. Just ask. You are loved! If you don't show up for work, without a warning, your colleagues might wonder or even worry, where you are. If you go quiet on … Continue reading Love – L – A to Z Challenge →

King – K – A to Z Challenge

"We want to see the new king!" "We want to see our new king!" "We want to see the new king of our country!" The crowds outside were deafening. The new king didn't want to show his face, he wanted to sleep. To sleep of the grief, the shock, the excess alcohol he had ingested … Continue reading King – K – A to Z Challenge →