Margaret Atwood on writers’ motives
I am reading Margaret Atwood’s book On Writers and Writing (originally Negotiating with the Dead). Here are some quotes about the writer’s motivation and what it is like for the writer, “going into a novel”.
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Seeking refuge in Mechelen
We were going to visit Mechelen anyway, but when the boiler died and there was no heat to be had at home all weekend, we sought refuge there in a hotel. A long photo walk in the mist/rain/snow in this quaint little city.
William Klein: 5 Cities – a photo exhibition at Botanique
The William Klein “5 Cities” exhibition at the Botanique gallery, central Brussels. No photography of the photography, they said, but you can take pictures to show how the photos are hung. So I did.
Little brown bag
Little brown bag: The coming of obligatory separated organic rubbish collection to Brussels. I apply it with Swedish-style rigour, though no one else seems to.
All the books of 2016 – Part 2
All the books I read in 2016 as I kept my New Year resolution. This article is Part 2 of 2. The second half of the year – but more books than in Part 1. I think I was getting into the swing of things. (Also re-reading which usually makes for a quicker read.)
All the books of 2016 (part 1)
All the books I read in 2016 as I kept my New Year resolution. This article is part 1 of 2 because I managed to read more than the 50 books that was my target, and I’ve got something to say something about each of them.
TheSupercargo’s experimental vlog – episode 1
I have been toying with the idea of starting a weekly video blog – a vlog. Now here it comes… or at least a experiment at a vlog. It remains to be seen if more episodes will follow.
Unholy beer: People watching at Brussels airport
Belgian beer isn’t to everyone’s taste – in fact some clearly think it’s unholy! Snapshots of people seen and overheard recently at Brussels Airport.
Proof of identity
Identity and its documentation – the story of my search for Swedish citizenship, my passport’s peregrinations and my own recent cross-border journeys without proper identity documents.
All that Jazz – after-hours in Saint Joos
You can only see the jazz heroes of Saint Joos after hours. A walk through the gallery of jazz musicians on the roller shutters of shops along the Chausée de Louvain in Saint-Joos-ten-Noode, Brussels.