Hello Spring Or: Between a Dream, Reality, and a Slice of Cheesecake by the Sea Prologue – One Night, One Dream, One Mistake Last night, I dreamed of spring. Of warmth. Of light. Of that feeling that everything is starting to get a little easier again. And then I woke up – in Schleswig-Holstein, in […]
Sometimes, Breathing Is Enough About a yellow snorkel, a penny, and the art of breathing at the right moment Prologue – One Minute A man asks God: “What is a million years to you?” “A minute.” “And a million dollars?” “A penny.” The man doesn’t hesitate: “Good. Then I’d like a penny.” God looks at […]
Too Old for This Kind of Nonsense – My Murtaugh List After weeks of desert landscapes, highways, and endless horizons, something remains that goes beyond photographs. Travel doesn’t change the places on the map. Sometimes, it changes the way we look at our own lives. Somewhere between California and the flight home, a small […]
Shake it, Baby – An Earthquake in the Coachella Valley Prologue – An Evening That Wanted Nothing In all the years we’ve been coming to California, we had never experienced this. This January was our first time. The day had already slipped into evening mode. Deep into the second season of White Lotus, a fire […]
Silvester without a Magic Moment – a very personal year’s end Prologue – When a year ends in jet lag Not enough that a long transatlantic flight is behind us—Christmas has already packed up and gone, too. And here we are now: once again in California. New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles. I can’t quite […]