Oceane goes to Finland In Tibor Fischer’s Voyage to the End of the Room, Oceane, who lives alone in London, tells us that she’s taking a trip to Finland. She goes down the stairs of her apartment to the living room, and there is Finland. … Continue readingTravel, Travellers, Inside, Outsiders and Fainting Canaries
Small stories and their irrelevant goals Most fairy tales/folk tales are little stories. They usually deal in singles. One girl, one prince, one horse, one moon. Love, suffering, growth, separation, togetherness. When they deal in threes, you know that two will fail, be killed, or … Continue readingTo Sacrifice or Not To Sacrifice? Cinderellas, Bluebeards and Survivors
Marvel-apoca-unpoca-stutter-lypse The most recent version of the apocalypse that seeped into public consciousness was Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. Instead of saving the world (sorry, universe) before it ended, the Avengers had to wait a whole sequel to re-pocalyp/unpocalyp (or just repopulate) the universe. Keep in … Continue readingMarvel, Ragnarok and Other Stories of the Apocalypse
An encounter I dreamt that I decided to visit school. The place where I studied as a child was a wonderful oasis of stone buildings, long pathways and drives, misty banyan trees and field after field for hockey, throwball, basketball – named by game. Fertile … Continue readingDreaming with the Devil