Listen to this post: Omnia is a small, somewhat unknown band from the Netherlands. Their genre is hard to describe. Sometimes they make folk music or a remake of a historical song. Their music is always acoustic, and it’s definitely alternative. Festivals Several years ago, I was a fan of …
Okay, I admit this was an easy find, but I honestly did search within my usual metal and rock genres and came up empty. I chose this song, or actually this full soundtrack of the 1994 Disney movie ‘The Lion King.’ I have many memories of both the movie and …
I know this song breathes Sinatra for most people, even though actually it was a French song. I prefer the version by the Northern Kings. They are an assembly of metal artists who have made two albums together, covering famous pop songs in heavy metal style. The version by the …
If you’d ask me what my favourite city is, there is only one option: Amsterdam. It’s been this way all my life. I’ve always been enchanted by the city’s history. I’ve made plenty of memories there, both good and bad. I’ve been living on the other side of the country …
This week’s prompt is ‘Past, Present, Future.’ My song does not contain these words per se, but enough of the lyrics are about what has happened earlier in your life and about your personal future. Why else would you need to ‘design your universe?’ I chose this song because I …
Audiobooks have intrigued me for years, so I jumped at the opportunity to have some of my books transformed into audiobooks by Wordwooze Publishing. However, now that I am in the short story business, I didn’t know how to solve it. I don’t like my own voice and accent enough …
Listen to this post: Last week I had a mini-epiphany. Not a big one like when I realized that I, too, would one day become a sixteen-year-old. Yes, I clearly remember realizing that. Or when I decided to dedicate my life to sex, at least writing about it and making …
I never expected to write a piece about Gerard Joling on my blog. He is a well-known performer from the Netherlands, mostly known for his singing, but also a TV presenter. People who don’t like his music often make fun of him. He can be extravagant and flamboyant, but I …
Letters For this week’s prompt of communication, I chose the form of ‘letters.’ To the current generations, this may seem an outdated concept, but I have written many letters in my life. I was born in the early eighties, so I like to think I’m not that old. During my …
Trigger warning: This post deals with topics of abuse, gaslighting and the death of a person by suicide. Hindsight and Regrets I hate this topic. From an early age, I avoided looking at my mistakes and at things that went wrong in my life. I knew it would drive me …
