Reading great, critical analyses of art can be such a joy. Seeing someone get it, and then more, bring out insights you didn't see but are now obvious, put in words some you did see, but didn't know how to articulate. That's an art in itself, critical art analyses.

Moonlit drink

Someone once stated about my writing that I "resist unnatural exposition stubbornly" or something like that. And there are days when I wonder why I am doing this to myself ...

Whyyyy would you have a word like “biannual’ that can mean BOTH twice a year & every second year??? They are not here, these contextual clues my very helpful dictionary keeps mentioning.

Something beautiful for tonight (from “Laika” by Nick Abadzis)

If night-shift taxi rides with strange & shady passengers in Tokyo are able to grab your attention, do yourself a favor and watch "Odd Taxi"! I'll be here for a while and recover from the way the narrative threads are reeled in at the end.

What a beautiful day to crawl out after two months in my translator’s cave and emerge into a birdless wasteland filled with blue-fanged vipers.

Late to the party, but if you have the tiniest bit of interest in manga/anime or even just in the impact of culture & history on narratives, this is a must-read (and Ada Palmer sharing her knowledge is always sparking Mitfreude anyway!) strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/a-…

When you go stargazing in Munich, it almost tricks you into believing it’s real… (but even better: later in the night I saw Saturn’s rings! 👀 )

New neighbor says hi! Moved in in May, handsome but slightly awkward, doesn’t get along with Corvids.

Olaf Scholz, solar punk? I … I might have seen the punk suffix used in way as pointless as this before, but I can’t seem to remember it right now.

For those of you still here and on double duty: I have ventured into the azure expanse, too - same name, same handle. I'm going to look for you over there!

Anybody still in need of a way over there?