Their relationship was not to be comparable to Cécile and Anne’s in Bonjour Tristesse. Mainly because Frieda, the Cécile in the… Read more Friedrich’s New Girlfriend is Dead in a Parallel Universe
Tag: Germany
The Metamorphosis, Fart Edition
When she was away (brief as those periods were), he could no longer suppress his urge. His near fetish for… Read more The Metamorphosis, Fart Edition
Early Check-In
Was there a crowd of people watching them sleep or was she hallucinating? No, she was not. Now, she remembered.… Read more Early Check-In
Perspectives
A documentary about Auschwitz plays from the living room as my cousin proceeds to strip my nails of their old… Read more Perspectives
Quel Rat
The neo-Nazi, naturally, preferred butt sex. Of course, Liliana somehow remained, even in her advanced age of thirty, too naive… Read more Quel Rat
Abandoned Nests
Toward the end of the summer that year, the wasps in Berlin came out in droves more than they ever… Read more Abandoned Nests
Auf Wiedersehen Bowie
Berlin is never less inviting than it is today. Awakening to the news of David Jones’ death, I suddenly become… Read more Auf Wiedersehen Bowie
Museum of Broken Relationships
Johann Müller was not a sentimental man. Could not be in his position as a German. In his entire thirty-two years,… Read more Museum of Broken Relationships
The Limits of Friendship
Berlin in January–what a fantastic idea. In Margaret Cardalli’s mind, however, it was the necessary change from her pastoral existence… Read more The Limits of Friendship
Berlin, Bar
Rose sat at the bar alone. She was used to that. There was something about her aura that made people… Read more Berlin, Bar
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