Hallo Welt

not just a light for everyone else

i've been thinking about this question lately: what actually makes a good life? not a successful life. not an impressive life. not the kind of life that looks good from...

where the fuck did topfschlagen go?

i am currently planning my son's birthday party and i have questions. several questions. mostly angry ones. at his previous birthdays, i had a migraine by lunchtime. not metaphorically. an...

i had never kissed a man before

i grew up in a community where sex was not exactly a topic of casual conversation. actually, "conversation" might be generous. you weren't really educated about it. you didn't have...

why does coming home feel like a punishment?

there is a very specific kind of sadness that happens after a really good holiday. not the dramatic kind. nobody dies. nobody gets their heart broken. you simply unpack your...

i have no idea what i'm doing.

every now and then it hits me that i'm the adult in the room. it never stops being a little surprising. i sign important documents. people ask me questions as...

what if there was another way?

every now and then i come across a family that has sold their house, packed everything into a campervan and disappeared into the world. the comments are always fascinating. half...