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Category Archives: Prague
The Customer is Always Wrong?
My first horrible customer service experience in Köln brings back memories of four years of horrible service in Prague.
Live from Lothringer
My first post from my new home on Lothringer str., Cologne, Germany. Wilkommen!
Lost in Transition
Wracked with anxiety about our impending Prague departure, I try to make sense of my emotions with the help of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide”.
Dare To Be Bold
Now is not my time to be bold. Day 7 of the Ralph Waldo Emerson “Self-Reliance” project.
Post-It Question
My biggest challenge of the moment stated and solved. Day 4 of the Ralph Waldo Emerson “Self-Reliance” project.
The Story That Needs To Be Written
With only fifteen minutes to live, this is the story that I had to tell. Day 1 of the #Trust30 Ralph Waldo Emerson “Self-Reliance” Project.
The Forgotten Boneyard
In Prague there is a cemetery filled with open graves. Chapter 11 of “The Secret Life of Stone”.
There’s No Place Like Home
Upheaval in the world and personally brings up the ever-present yet elusive question of “Where will I find home?”.
The Courage To Be Born
Amidst these crazy days in the life of the world, it takes courage to be born. Chapter 10 of “The Secret Life of Stone”.
The Terrabiters
Another monster emerges from the bowels of Prague. Chapter 9 of “The Secret Life of Stone”.
Three Kings
Three Czech kings have a nasty but well-deserved run-in with a witch. Chapter 8 of “The Secret Life of Stone”.
The Gnome’s Home
Even gnomes are bothered by the cruel Prague weather. Chapter 7 of “The Secret Life of Stone”.
The Stephen King Challenge 2011
Announcing my participation in the 2011 Stephen King Challenge! Organised by Book Chick City, read and review 6, or 12, or more Stephen King works in 2011. Get your read on!
A Love Letter to Haters
A “Friday the 13th”-inspired installment of Zuzu’s Love Letter Project.
Storm of the Century
Trapped on a freezing tram in a blizzard that shuts down Prague’s public transportation. A real-life nightmare.
Why I Won’t “Win” NaNoWriMo
My crazy-quilting inspired creative process goes against the NaNoWriMo grain of racking up a 50,000 word count in 30 days.
Monster Brawl
My newest expat+HAREM collaboration is live: Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball turned violent in Prague when attendees were not allowed to dance.
Friend and Foe
Two very different perspectives of side-by-side Prague statues. Chapter 6 of “The Secret Life of Stone”.
National Novel Writing Month
A quick note about my participation in National Novel Writing Month. Yeah!
My Foreign Body
My newest guest post for the stellar expat+HAREM poses the question: Do warm places make warmer people?
Portrait of a Vampire
Chapter 5 in The Secret Life of Stone, Zuzu explores one of Prague’s little-known denizens: The Vampire.
A Love Letter To Grief
Approaching the ten-year memorial of my dear friend Wendy’s murder and I am struggling, still, to process the event and all the time that has passed.
A Secret Life of Stone
An eerie new lens on Kostel Jana, Prague. Chapter 4 of The Secret Life of Stone.
The Old Man and the Vltava
Something monstrous lurks in Prague’s Vltava River, and it isn’t toxic sludge from Hungary. Chapter 3 in The Secret Life of Stone.
The Vicar’s House
This guy is up to no good. No good at all. Chapter 2 of The Secret Life of Stone.
“With/out borders” on the expat+HAREM
My newest expat+HAREM post, “With/out borders”, is featured on their beautiful site for the next week.
The Cobblers
Zuzu narrates a strange Prague encounter with creatures she calls Cobblers. Chapter 1 of The Secret Life of Stone.
Why?
An explosive encounter with a racist Czech granny prompts me to once again consider why it is I continue to live in Prague.
Transitions Abroad Essay Competition Winner
Dear Readers, Just a quick note to let you know that the essay I wrote about life in Prague as an expat placed as a runner-up winner in the Transitions Abroad essay competition. The article, Living in Prague as an Expat: The Times They Are a-Changin’, will be on their website for the next year….
Fear Of Flying
In 1973 Erica Jong wrote the feminist anthem, Fear Of Flying. The heroine, Isadora, though terrified of flying, boards a plane and her subsequent journey leads to a spiritual and sexual awakening that was the one of the first of its kind in print. Jong’s thesis is that the fear of flying is the fear…
Inside Outsider: An expat+HAREM Guest Blog
My first ever guest blog has gone live at expat+HAREM, a neo-cultural hub for expats and voyagers. http://www.expatharem.com/2010/02/25/the-inside-outsider/
The Sneeze
A short zombie story inspired by Franz Kafka, my Prague homeboy, and written for the www.RedRoom.com weekly blog competition.
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