Monthly Archives: April 2009

To be close to an elephant

22. April 2009
To be close to an elephant, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Oh, to be close to an elephant, that creature grand and elegant, that wrinkled skin craggy and gray with a big heart beating like a drum, next to it I'd feel no ill nor glum. I want to be close ...
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Please play those songs once more

22. April 2009
Please play those songs once more, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Down that road Dreams carried under their arms Music in their souls Dressed in fine clothes Songs of bright days and pride ways Here, in this tattered town Of sun beaten whitewashed walls And plenty of touristy stalls They carry on in thoughts of yonder “Where to?” I stand ...
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The curious case of a little old book

16. April 2009
Do you enjoy detective stories? Have you ever wanted to be a sleuth yourself? I can answer both questions with “yes”. Growing up I listened to quite a lot of audio books, mostly Three Investigators, Famous Five and TKKG. And of course I would go out and play sleuth myself. ...
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Prologue

8. April 2009
A book can't crash, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. I stare into the void. It is a strange and peculiar void, one that is a perfect flat surface, radiating brilliantly with millions of colors, assaulting my senses, overwhelming my eyes, burning deep into my retina. I am transfixed but I cannot ...
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The curious starlings

8. April 2009
The curious starlings, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Standing on our feets Waiting here for all those peeps Who will feed us treats © Thorsten Becker These curious European Starlings can be found right outside the Amsterdam train station. While starlings are usually skittish these have become so used to people that they can be ...
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