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Omotenashi

Posted on 06/08/2017 by freelander

Actually the whole episode could’ve not been simpler, and if I had to put it down to some element more or less outside its direct players, I’d probably point to the mismatch between my eating habits and those of the … Continue reading →

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Water heart, ice heart

Posted on 15/07/2017 by freelander

So there I was, back in my hometown, being paid a spontaneous tribute by my country folk for having returned from my endless journeys around the globe; a casual open-air meeting in the middle of the street, where I was … Continue reading →

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Winter in Finland

Posted on 11/06/2016 by freelander

After a last tantrum of unusual warm days for the season, this long autumn, child of burnt hydrocarbons, has finally given way to winter. Bright white days. Twenty five below. Even before coming into contact with the air, my breath … Continue reading →

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Konttori

Posted on 06/06/2016 by freelander

Konttori was the most celebrated nightclub in town,‭ ‬though certainly not the best, on top of overly priced:‭ ‬its long admission queue led the customers, past the bully bouncers, to a local ‬densely permeated by cigarette smoke,‭ ‬puddled with beer … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve among bums

Posted on 24/12/2015 by freelander

It’s Christmas Eve. A big full moon, very round and white, shines on the pure black of a Polish night. I drag my Christmas loneliness, on an empty stomach, along the cold and deserted streets of Bialystok. What am I … Continue reading →

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Two birds with one shot

Posted on 02/11/2013 by freelander

‘This took place in the bar Venecia. Go and ask anyone; ask around what happened in that bar; they’ll tell you. Those were the times when everything was unsettled here, and we had a bomb warning every week somewhere. You … Continue reading →

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Twelve moons

Posted on 15/10/2010 by freelander

When I was between my twenties and my thirties I had a great love. Back then, I promised to myself that some day I’d write her story; a story that would astonish – if not shock – any reader who … Continue reading →

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Twilight in Kraków

Posted on 23/08/2010 by freelander

It was one of the saddest evenings of my life, I believe. We were walking in silence along the stale Berdnardskiego park and -as who bleeds to death- with every new step we took a stronger affliction overcame us. In … Continue reading →

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