Welcome to my blog and I hope you stay awhile.

Here you will find short stories, reviews or other lit-related comments. I might write about my WIP or new features about things that move me. You should read the introduction to each posting as I may give a summary, share warnings or tell you how I got the idea for the story. I hope you enjoy.

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24. März 2025

Being right

Sometimes, the way forward seems to be the wrong one. But who knows?

20. März 2025

Hansel and Gretel 2016

A modern update to the story we know from our childhood, set in 2016 Dubai.

17. März 2025

Can

What does depression feel like? Here is my take.

10. März 2025

The Corkscrew Tree

A poem about love lost and how life goes on

18. Februar 2025

Overnight Success

Sometimes it needs the power of prayer to shift the demons in your way.

5. Februar 2025

The Wall of Silence

A tragically intimate poem about what happens at night behind some doors.

12. Mai 2024

The Exchange

Have you ever noticed: papers advertise Men and Women Clothing - and Babies?

10. Mai 2024

The Mask

This piece works better read out loud: Leave a space between the various ‘switches’...

8. Mai 2024

The Kattel

Based on a true event as experienced by my Grandmother's friend Nelly-

15. April 2024

The Inspiration

Here a short discourse about where I find what I write about.

14. April 2024

The Meltdown

A hot summer in Abu Dhabi, the AC packs up and things turn fuzzy.

2. April 2024

Character Study in Grey

A short story about depression. It goes well with wintery darkness.

27. März 2024

The First Death of Evi B.

Grandma died and woke up again. Btw, she has now returned to her meadow.

17. März 2024

LUCKY

Inspired by a crime show on German TV. Thanks, Tatort!

9. März 2024

The Power of Words

A challenge: use words from a different sphere of story to give a wrong impression.

29. Januar 2024

What’s in a NAME?

If you could choose, what name would you like to be known as?

19. Januar 2022

About what is important

I struggle with a good name for my current WIP, a dystopian trilogy about ageing.

Get in touch with me

You can imagine that I would like to know how you like my stories: who would not want to know? So, here is the chance to tell me what you think. Whatever you write to me does not get shared with third parties, this is entirely between you and me, so please, go ahead, I can take it!