Morning Stories
When the first word pops into my head in the morning, these spontaneous stories emerge. Without a plan. But with fun.
AI - Artificial Idiocracy
Mind you, it was not an answer — Google delivered a collection of possible sources that might have one. Might. I was astounded. And thought: This is the end of ignorance.
BACKWARDS
When the thing is pointed the wrong way, picks up speed, and the obstacle appears out of nowhere – that’s when it gets expensive. Three times the reverse gear in a tin box has handed me the bill.Nor Mal
“You’re not normal.” At first, it was meant as a mild insult. But what’s actually offensive about someone living outside the norm?
Surface knows.
Anyone who stays at the surface can afford to slow down now and then. Because just beneath that polished layer lies the unknown — the vast, restless sea of everything we don’t know."Please, deposit here!"
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been at war with the word stupidity. Not because of the word itself — a word is just a word — but because of how it’s used.Thinking is critical.
Who are the people who keep sending their questions out into the world? Children and journalists, of course.Wishful: Thinking.
Wishful thinking isn’t just a holiday tradition — it’s a year-round mindset. All year long, there are people who’ve made thinking itself their norm. Why, you ask?Sense and Sensibility
The air is ringing with frost. The lights are glowing with warmth. The shop windows sparkle with glitter and gold. And the people—oh yes—are full of expectation.In Case of a Question
If there’s a question, it’s not a trap — it’s a letting go. What pretends to be a quote here isn’t one. Or not yet.Intel Ligence
Does intelligence need a PhD? Or is it enough just to be inventive — to find solutions where others see walls?Whatabout… What?
“This surgeon really messed up,” someone in the audience said. “And what about that nurse? She’s even worse!”WRITING IS THINKABLE
One of those smoke-filled, gloomy people sitting on barstools in the shadows has always been a magnet for me. People travelling alone or in pairs enjoy themselves at a bar. That’s because there are few barriers to contact with the person next to you on the right or left. Many a conversation would never have taken place without a bar.
What’s going on?
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