I first met Martina Leber on June 21st, 2025, at the Vernissage of her “mind mazes” exhibition at Kunststück e.V. in Mainz. Both her visual art and poetry were on display, and the entire event felt like stepping inside the...
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or, what’s the idea behind The Dalarna Ark Manuscripts? People love to ask writers where...
Read MoreWhat’s coming, AND…… ………….a quick grab bag of Field Notes about where I’ve wandered & what I’ve witnessed this year. May 15-18 CrimeFest Murder, Mystery, and Mark Gatiss:...
Read MoreI’m part Sioux, part Comanche, and the rest is cowboy. (Dutch, Deutsch, some other stuff.) My favorite method of transportation is the train. After that: my feet. I’m a hardcore pedestrian. I’ve been living in...
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I’m at the very beginning stages of planning an in-depth series of novellas, which means...
Read MoreGo HERE for English Version. Mainz – die Geburtsstadt des Buchdrucks – ist bereit, UNESCO City of Literature zu werden. Bringen wir gemeinsam Autor:innen, Verlage, Bibliotheken, Buchhandlungen, Schulen, Übersetzer:innen,...
Read MoreGo HERE for German version. Mainz — the birthplace of the printing press — is ready to become a UNESCO City of Literature. Let’s bring together authors, publishers, libraries, bookshops, schools, translators, illustrators,...
Read MoreThere was one thing that made this year’s CrimeFest a little different — a thoughtful gesture that felt like a love letter to long-time attendees. Included in every welcome bag was a limited-edition anthology,...
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