The Mindreader
The always amazing Hobart published my short short “The Mindreader” as their web feature today. “I am a woman of discipline, which is to say: I don’t act at random. But I once slept with a mindreader on a whim.” >>…
Hoe de muur onder mijn handen verkruimelde
Short story in the anthology: 25 onder de 35, verhalen van jonge, veelbelovende Nederlandse en Vlaamse schrijvers. (25 under 35, stories by young, promising Dutch and Flemish authors.) Editors: Said El Haji and Annelies Verbeke Publisher: Uitgeverij Prometheus Prose by (among others): Abdelkader Benali,…
The Era of TV series
We arrived by elevator on a moon-shy night. Two pretty boys in ripped and burned-out T-shirts led us into an anteroom where a doctor was sliding on medical mittens. She was tugging at the latex with her teeth. We were…
Diary of a Bad Year by Coetzee
In Diary of a Bad Year, Coetzee narrates the story of an elderly writer who meets a young woman in the communal laundry room and asks her to type out his essays. The book itself is interlaced with these essays…
Zwarte Piet / Black Pete
It’s Sinterklaastijd in Holland. Literally this means “The period of Saint Nicolas” – not to be confused with Santa Claus. In reality it’s an excuse for throwing all dietary restrictions out of the window. Children and adults alike are consuming…
Short Story + Essay (Translated)
The French magazine Deshima published a personal essay and a short story of mine in French translations. The essay “Beauté” is about the differences between French and Dutch people on how they perceive, value, create, and stimulate beauty in all its variations. The…