Strive to thrive: embracing thrivability for a sustainable future for all Thrivability, or to thrive, is a term usually associated with a booming economy or a vibrant garden. To thrive is to grow vigorously, and yet thrivability implies more than simply prospering: it also incorporates a strong link to sustainability. But why is this word … Continue reading Strive to thrive – 500-word article on ‘thrivability’
Author: vpimentelau
Notions of peace and tranquillity found at sea – a poem written in the Bali sea
Peace is a deserted island, a shady nap under the treetops and fish cooking on a bed of driftwood in no man's land. Peace is a gentle breeze carrying the silence over the waves as foreign thank yous go unsaid and dead coral washes up ashore. Peace is a wooden sailing boat, with a good … Continue reading Notions of peace and tranquillity found at sea – a poem written in the Bali sea
Mood and golf swings – a short story
Antonio was a good-looking guy, and he knew it. Everyone in his close circle knew so as well since he kept on reminding you several times throughout random, unrelated conversations. When someone complimented him on his outfit or freshly shaved head, he would ask: ‘Have you ever seen a more stylish guy than me?’ with … Continue reading Mood and golf swings – a short story
Allen Ginsberg-styled poetic rant – a poem
Fellow comrades and like-minded freedom fighters, I hereby proclaim democracy – that once upon a time genius ideology of great aeons past – dead as we know it; The illusion of democracy, on the other hand, is well and truly alive and kicking! Pour me another drink with a side of Caucasian privilege as yet … Continue reading Allen Ginsberg-styled poetic rant – a poem
Finding oneself in Indo’s heart of wilderness – Travel Writing
Indonesia. For most, synonym with Bali drunken scooter rides and cheap poolside Bin Tangs. A sweaty, crowded beating heart, as intricate as the dubious electric wires dangling overhead like tangled fishing line. I too used to see it only as an exotic playground to indulge oneself in drunken follies and endless partying; but for those … Continue reading Finding oneself in Indo’s heart of wilderness – Travel Writing
This text is [not!] AI-generated
'A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.' Alan Touring It's funny to think how most computers were initially designed to make human lives better by replacing them in painstaking tasks such as assembly lines, vacuuming pools or multiplying head-scratching sums. Most of … Continue reading This text is [not!] AI-generated
The rise and fall of the fat PT – Flash fiction
The fat personal trainer was a walking contradiction. He lived a happy life of plenty in a world of endless self-improvement, and his simple lack of wanting for much more in life was something that many ambitious people around the world would kill for. His work days consisted in instructing people on what and how … Continue reading The rise and fall of the fat PT – Flash fiction
Balconies and cigarettes – a poem
Standing on a balcony in Milan on the first day of summer; a bright-red Campari orange soda in one hand and a cigarette in the other, watching the day go past from the treetops as buses, trains and trams bring people back home from the everyday struggle. Killing time pondering about life and its overarching … Continue reading Balconies and cigarettes – a poem
First day of summer – 500-word flash fiction (written on a park bench in Milan)
First day of summer The loud engine of a performance motorbike woes past like a rocket and I am brought back to the wooden bench in the middle of Viktoriapark. First day of summer. I pick up my empty bottle and resume the endless trek around the streets of Berlin. I live a most simple … Continue reading First day of summer – 500-word flash fiction (written on a park bench in Milan)
Father’s shoes – a short poem
The sound of my father's shoes echoes against the plywood with a reassuring familiarity as I wear them to his funeral. (This poem is now going to be featured in Paddler Press. Once published, I will share it here so that you can read it in full)
