The Fox in the Dunes
Early this spring, on a Wednesday afternoon, we took a ride on our tandem through the dunes. It was a sunny day. Along the bike path, we unexpectedly saw a fox’s head under a bush. The white details of its…
Nieske van der Heijde
My old denim jacket
In the mid-eighties, I was studying in Utrecht. In preparation for a weekend trip to London with a friend, I bought a tough denim jacket made of heavy denim material with some leather details. It was a loose-fitting model, as…
Little fires everywhere – Celeste Ng (2020)
In the prosperous American town of Shaker Heights, where an ideal society is pursued, 17-year-old student Izzy set fire to her family’s home. The house burned down, only the walls remained. According to her siblings, this wasn’t surprising because Izzy…
The Driver’s Seat – Muriel Spark
A short and surprising novel. According to the text on the cover of my book “a shocker”. The book has characteristics of a crime novel. In the second chapter the reader gets to know that Lise, the main character will…
Total reset
Last week we made one of the shortest bicycle trips we regularly make. Up the street, along a few speed bumps, past a busy crossing, and we are in the wood. It’s just a short distance from buildings to wood,…