Nikko Norte
Shalom …
Moos the German shepherd is dreaming. She barks softly in her sleep, and I wake up. The sky is dark. No clouds, hardly any stars. Around...
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Nikko Norte
Jun 29, 2023
Bullrings, positive discrimination, and the Digital Service Act …
Shuffling out of our new house, Heidi’s bike between my legs, an older woman asked me, I assumed, where Heidi and I are coming from....
Nikko Norte
May 9, 2023
One small village of indomitable Dutchmen holds out …
Happiness, my happiness, Marcus Aurelius once taught me, depends on the quality of my thoughts. But how, I asked Aurelius back then, how...
Nikko Norte
Apr 17, 2023
The disastrous customs officer …
‘I’m able to defend myself,’ I answer in French as I notice Heidi, next to me, shaking her head disapprovingly, which makes me realize I...
Nikko Norte
Apr 11, 2023
The humble keeper of the law ...
Connecting Europe for a sustainable future, I read on the side of the Stena Britannica. Incomprehensible, that text, but maybe, maybe the...
Nikko Norte
Mar 20, 2023
Zen and the art of serving no purpose …
Cold air bites into my lungs as I stick my face out of the hood of my sleeping bag. Man, I slept well, and I eh... coffee is what I want....
Nikko Norte
Mar 11, 2023
Brexit ...
Rain drums on the cloth of the too-small tent in which Heidi, Moos the German shepherd, and I bivouac near of Groningen, a city in the...
Nikko Norte
Feb 4, 2023
If I were a journalist …
Over the thick layer of snow that covers this part of England, the rising sun colors the sky deep red in the east. Lonely, and happily...
Nikko Norte
Dec 17, 2022
Who doesn’t read …
Through the steam from a mug of coffee I hold with both hands, my elbows on my desk, I stare at a framed poster of Lieutenant Blueberry...
Nikko Norte
Oct 16, 2022
Contra-Enlightenment …
‘So, without examining Moos, you can tell what medication she needs?’ Heidi asked, uncharacteristically fierce. ‘Well, you tell me your...
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