In Ireland, the Friday before Easter (interestingly named Good Friday), sees the country getting close to a state of national mourning. That is when the Irish, in an attempt to inflict a bit of the suffering that Jesus went through for them sinners, the Irish government flogs their herd with an almost biblical punishment – [...]
Spray-tan-orange heels in flip-flops, packs of topless men on Dublin streets, kids in swim-suites who throw themselves into the balmy 10 degrees of the Irish Sea? Can only mean one thing: March has arrived in Ireland. Early spring usually is the “time of hope”, as hubby likes to call it – those blessed couple of [...]
If you are not into the whining self-pity of a writer, feel free to skip this paragraph. After me banging that drum of Ireland being an endless well of quirky stories and weird anecdotes, I would not blame you, dear readers, if you felt let down by now. So far, exactly ZERO stories about Leprechauns [...]
Greetings, readers! Don’t worry, in spite of the circling rumors I have not yet left for the Caymans, managing my overwhelming stream of income from my bestselling book WIE DU MIR, which was published last November. Although I came quite close to that scenario, in some regards. My publisher and I have actually managed to [...]
Most times I love my characters. Even if they are hard to like, even if they do horrible things, even if they hurt others like hell, I could keep looking, smiling and cooing at them, and genuinely feel wretched when something bad happens to them (and that happens a lot). But you know what? Sometimes [...]
Sorry, dear Munich! It’s not you … it’s me. I have tried you and failed quite miserably. You welcomed me with open arms, I had a nice summer and now I don’t feel any regret leaving you. Then again, it has always been quite an unfair fight between your laid back alpine charm and the [...]
And just like that … I got published. At least this is how it looks now, after all those years of agonizing over writing, finding an agent, not finding a publisher, editing and then finding a micro-publisher after all. Now my baby is born, sitting on my lap, all fresh-faced and smelling sweetly. I have [...]
Anyone remember that I once mentioned my hubby is an avid mover? Well, I meant it. That’s why we have made the trek from Ireland to Berlin in 2010. That’s why we trundled down to the Southern hemisphere of Munich in early spring this year. And you better believe it, we’re packing our bags again. [...]
Self acceptance. The world is full of it these days. Or at least full of coaches and self help books who tell you to exercise this highest of all post-modern virtues. Be fearless, be forgiving towards yourself, be happy with what you’ve achieved, even if it’s nothing. Too much drive will drive you insane. Listen [...]
by Gilbert Dietrich The other day I read something on the Internet that hit me hard: “The way to have an amazing life is to be constantly fearing failure, but driving forward anyway.” Otherwise – the American author goes on – you are actually becoming increasingly useless. “If you are not doing your life’s work, [...]
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