"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".

Category: Amsterdam

The End of Everything, a short story from The Netherlands.

The End of Everything, a short story from The Netherlands. In June 2010 S and I arrived in The Netherlands with the notion of finally ‘settling down’. Yes, it was time to get ‘proper’ jobs. To buy an apartment, maybe have kids and all that malarkey. What could possibly go wrong? —— S moved out […]

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Wall of Sound, a short story from The Netherlands.

Wall of Sound, a short story from The Netherlands. In June 2010 S and I arrived in The Netherlands with the notion of finally ‘settling down’. Yes, it was time to get ‘proper’ jobs. To buy an apartment, maybe have kids and all that malarkey. What could possibly go wrong? —— It was a Saturday […]

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Pissing With Stifler, a short story from The Netherlands.

Pissing With Stifler, a short story from The Netherlands. In June 2010 S and I arrived in The Netherlands with the notion of finally ‘settling down’. Yes, it was time to get ‘proper’ jobs. To buy an apartment, maybe have kids and all that malarkey. What could possibly go wrong? —— Those first few years […]

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End of Watch, a short story from New York City.

End of Watch, a short story from New York City. In June 2010 S and I arrived in The Netherlands with the notion of finally ‘settling down’. Yes, it was time to get ‘proper’ jobs. To buy an apartment, maybe have kids and all that malarkey. What could possibly go wrong? —— “He’s not shaking […]

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Notes From The Netherlands, a short story collection.

It’s been a strange couple of weeks for me, here in WordPress land. Since wrapping up my Siem Reap travel report series back at the end of September, I’ve been ploughing my way through dozens and dozens of old articles. You see, when I started these humble pages, way back in 2015, I had no […]

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