Zuzu narrates a strange Prague encounter with creatures she calls Cobblers.
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 ...
Reflections on the magical and terrifying film “Where The Wild Things Are”.
The first in a series of reflections on the incredible Dialogue 2010, curated by Rose Deniz and on the topic of hybrid identities and location.
Many of the things that I did in the Naughts Decade. I probably left out a bunch, but anyway.
At the moment I have a totally healthy obsession with the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries by Charlaine Harris, the novels that have become the HBO phenomenon known as "True Blood." I say my obsession is healthy because it's my ...
Unlike most places in the world that can seem alien at first glance, Prague hides her true nature until she trusts you enough to share of herself. The longer you are here the more she undresses her darkest secrets and shows you her violent scars. ...
My introduction to Ethiopia and its cuisine was in a Rastafarianism, Reggae, and the African Diaspora course I took in university. What struck me the most was learning that Ethiopia had never been colonized, and is one of the few African nations never to have ...
I am pretty sure I've discovered a new fairy who has been in my life for some time now. I'm calling her The Trauma Fairy, and my belief is she goes into our minds while we sleep and erases things that are just too awful to ...
The Season 6 finale of "LOST" featured a gargantuan statue of the Egyptian crocodile-headed god Sobek. Being fascinated not only with "LOST" but also Egyptian mythology (I even took ...
Written on a postcard of your Fairy Challenger oracle card, #56:"Plant your feet,Bend your knees,Sway with the bumps and lurches of life."Where a stamp shaped like a hole in my sock could go:PragueJanuary 23, 2008So basically you're saying that I should go through life ...
Written on a Brian Froud-esque postcard of the eerie park at Karlovo Namesti:Even whenyou are badyou are goodto me.Where a mushroom-shaped stamp could go it says:Prague 2, Nove MestoNovember 5, 2008I realised that in Prague there is a huge difference between places with ...
Written on a postcard made from the Enchanted DVD box:Iwannabejustlikeyou.Where a stamp could go but your song will deliver it:October 31, 2008Andalasia, across from The Valley of ContentmentYou are so lovely an inspiration.
Written on a postcard of your Faery Oracle card Number 38, Laiste the Moon's Daughter:Your visionsare a bridgeinto a world I alwayswanted to visitand now realiseis all aound me.Where I've no need for a stamp because surely a nice faery will deliver it for me:October ...
The year 2008, and so far six months living in Prague. Today is the first day the Sun has broken through the cloud cover and pierced the shield of this vampire city. I haven't written for ages, and I think it was because my last blog incarnation of The TripWire went stale and my ...
Here's the link to my first ever published article:http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2007/09/12/satanic-inspiration.php