Prompt: “Where did that cat come from?” The kids looked at each other. There was a slight, almost invisible nod, more the presence of a nod – a symbol of absolute determination upon allies. Their eyes were as big as a puppy’s, as pleading, and as irresistible, and in combination with the heart-wrenching meowing of…
Author: JuliaThekla
Drabble #02
Prompt: “Why is there a drunk man sleeping in the bath tub?” “What are you? Sixteen, getting smashed at parties and trashing the place when your parents – or your WIFE for that matter – is gone?” “Well, honey, actu-” “Don’t you dare ‘actually’ me. WHO. IS. THIS.” “Well, first of all, there was no…
Drabble #01
Prompt: “Will you please just give me a hand?” “Will you please just give me a hand?” He looked up and couldn’t see her, as she was hidden behind several boxes stacked on top of each other, balancing on her arms. Without a doubt she was rolling her eyes HARD. For a second he considered…
Plötzlich Hochbegabt
So heißt das Buch, das seit einem Monat schon auf dem deutschen Buchmarkt ist! Plötzlich Hochbegabt, herausgegeben von Anna Campagna, Stefan Giersberg und Ulrich Pieper, und erschienen im Goldmann-Verlag, ist eine Sammlung von Erfahrungsberichten von Menschen, die natürlich nicht plötzlich hochbegabt wurden, aber plötzlich die Diagnose Hochbegabung hatten. Ich bin eine davon. Es begann als…
Reading Matter(s)
Some quick reviews of books I recently read. Consider this a book club where only I get to speak. After the first issue of Reading Matter(s), I have decided to write my reviews in the language I read the book in – my reviews are heavily based on language and style and words or sentences…
Reading Matter(s)
Some quick reviews of books I recently read. Consider this a book club where only I get to speak. Ali Hazelwood: The Love Hypothesis. “Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man!” Okay, so I read this because we have this thing at work where we read books that are related to our…
My first commissioned piece of art ever!
By a five-year-old who loved whales and loves space and was sad the former would never encounter the latter. I was very proud of what I had come up with and when I showed it to said five-year-old, excited about his reaction, I got a very stern “Das hab ich mir aber anders vorgestellt. /…
Hiking at all Coasts. Chapter 02.
Hiking the Fishermen’s Trail. What to pack. For any long distance hike, the general rule is to pack as lightly as possible and nothing but the bare necessities, although that last part might have come from a singing cartoon bear. I wholeheartedly agree with two exceptions: I always bring one luxury item. Something I definitely…
Hiking at all Coasts. Chapter 01.
Hiking the Fishermen’s Trail. Introduction The Fishermen’s Trail is considered one of if not the most beautiful coastal trails. I had it bookmarked for quite some time, and in November 2024, I set out to experience it myself. Beforehand, like with any holiday, and even more diligently so when hiking, I spent a long time…
Folie à deux
From Wikipedia: Folie à deux (French for ‘madness of two’), also called shared psychosis or shared delusional disorder (SDD), is a psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief are “transmitted” from one individual to another. Folie à deux is also the subtitle of one of the most anticipated movies in 2024: The Joker…