Author Archives: 2clouds

About 2clouds

I am many things, most of them I am 100%, some of them 150%, none of them just half. I write, I read, I dream, I travel. I question. And I'm always looking for answers. No dream is impossible.

Is this all there is?

Posted on March 11, 2017

I first asked myself this question somewhere at the end of summer 2005. I was still enrolled as a student at university, but I’d given up on Egyptology. I knew I wouldn’t work in the field and I knew I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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To love or not to love

Posted on February 24, 2017

We all want to be loved. Quite probably it’s one of the few things in life that we need. Every once in a while we’ll meet a person we fall for and we find that they are the one we … Continue reading →

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A symphony of getting lost

Posted on February 8, 2017

​“Schroedinger said, at its base level, the universe isn’t matter… it’s just shapes… nothing firm… what it means is that the real world is just a simulation anyway… that even if we’re not real, we may represent a dynamic… a … Continue reading →

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Heart Pickings

Posted on February 3, 2017

It seems that when something is on your mind, perhaps more so on your heart, you keep seeing, reading, finding things that relate to what you are feeling or thinking about. It may very well be that we are more … Continue reading →

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Living dangerously

Posted on January 17, 2017

It is rather rare that you meet someone, hit it off right away and end up talking about life, the universe and everything. Surprisingly, none of the answers are 42. Unsurprisingly, the questions are legion. There are two ways for … Continue reading →

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Personal Space

Posted on January 14, 2017

I value my personal space. Quite highly, actually. Considering that I am an introvert that’s probably not a surprise. Quiet and peace is where I can collect myself and even thrive. I hate crowds, but I can manage them when … Continue reading →

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May the force be with you…

Posted on December 27, 2016

It’s been said that 2016 can’t get any worse. Two days ago George Michael passed away. Incidentally I was at a gay club when I heard the news. I was shocked and so were many others around me who’d come … Continue reading →

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Living on hope

Posted on December 18, 2016

The appeal of writing science fiction and/or fantasy is quite simple: you can do anything. Everything is possible. That is amazing. Tonight I decided to have a glass of wine. Okay, maybe two. I just felt like it. I never … Continue reading →

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1,000,000 words and counting

Posted on November 30, 2016

I wish I could say that I’ve been writing that many words over the last month. But the truth of the matter is that I’ve been reading that many words over the last month. Easily. I’ve fallen down a rabbit … Continue reading →

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Pandora’s box

Posted on November 9, 2016

The myth goes like this: Pandora was the first woman created. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to make her and so he did, out of earth and water. Athena gave her clothes, Apollo gave her musical ability, Aphrodite beauty and Hermes speech. … Continue reading →

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