Tbilisi, Georgia Sunday, 17 May 2026 — Family Purity and Respect for Parents Day It is said that Georgia’s vibrant capital, Tbilisi, almost manages to encapsulate the entire Caucasus experience within its city limits. Having seen relatively little of the Caucasus beyond Batumi, I’ll have to take that on trust. Walking alone, one encounters an… Continue reading Mellow Yellow Hallelujah
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Into the Big Good
The Road to the Big Good – Conclusion Saturday 16 May 2026 Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia After an eternity I finally arrive in Tbilisi. Above: Tbilisi, Georgia I walk out of the railway station and enter a city that doesn’t seem entirely certain which century it belongs to. Above: Tbilisi Train Station Persian influences, Byzantine Christianity,… Continue reading Into the Big Good
Dignity
Sunday 19 July 2026 Landschlacht, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland Don Lockwood: Dignity, always dignity. This was instilled in me by Mom and Dad from the very beginning. They sent me to the finest schools including dancing school, that’s where I first met Cosmo. And with him I used to perform for Mom and Dad’s society friends.… Continue reading Dignity
The road to the border
Sunday 12 July 2026 Landschlacht, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland Above: Landschlacht, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland I sit at my laptop and I write. About places I have known, conversations I have heard and people I have observed in the hope that my own experiences are rich enough material. It is only 0900 but I have been up… Continue reading The road to the border
Obituary (1): The little corner gathering
Eskişehir, Türkiye Wednesday 11 September 2024 Writing about death shouldn’t be easy, especially when there is far more happening in the world – pondering the past, dreaming of destiny, existing in the experience of this moment. People die every day. Even when I am not writing about it, people will keep dying. Discussion of death… Continue reading Obituary (1): The little corner gathering