klass (36)in #writing • 7 years agoFields of ElysiumFive seven year olds scavenging through knee high grass fields with the occasional buttercup and dandelion patch. An early summer sun burning from the west. Four out of six…klass (36)in #writing • 7 years agoUntitled23 Crows in a birch tree sitting up high, occasionally flying up to settle on a new branch 23 Crows looking over this grey, nondescript suburb. Cawing with a hint of…klass (36)in #writing • 7 years agoKharonToday the dead are mourned differently. A century and a half ago when offspring died before reaching adulthood, eyes were lifted to the heavens and prayers were whispered to…klass (36)in #coffee • 7 years agoCoffeeEvery morning around 6:00 I'm bend over the stove waiting. The moment, the pressure in the moka coffee pot builds up to a point it starts pushing out a dark brown drink. The…klass (36)in #poetry • 7 years agoDoubtDoubt A wall of water Closer and closer Endless string of conflicting thoughts Skipping from leg to leg Paralyzed Embrace Acceptklass (36)in #travel • 7 years agoSummerYou´ll take a left when on the main road to Aluksne, continue driving down the dusty country lane -which has on its right and left apple, pear and plum trees. The light yellow…klass (36)in #drawing • 7 years agoDrawing of a Fly Agaric mushroomThis must be the most well-known poisonous mushroom in the world; the Amanita muscaria or the Fly Agaric. The third in this series of mushroom drawings (for the first two, see my…klass (36)in #drawing • 7 years agoDrawing of Chanterelle mushroomsLast week I drew a Morchella mushroom (more background on the mushroom drawing, motivation, reference material and techniques used here: This evening I wanted to draw…klass (36)in #art • 7 years agoChildhood NostalgiaWhen you become a parent you get a ‘do-over’ on many things. Get as excited over cats, dogs, escalators, ambulances, rain and the fact that carrots are orange as your child.…klass (36)in #original • 7 years agoThe drawing of a Morchella mushroomI live in a nice light apartment, with a dark wooden floor from the 1920's and virgin white walls. After living here for a few years, I concluded that the walls can actually use…klass (36)in #europe • 7 years agoAn early morning walk through RigaWhen I step out the court yard, passing the sleeping guard (there since 1910), rows of elegant chestnut trees try to highlight the importance the street I lived on once. Across…klass (36)in #english • 7 years agoHippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobiaThere is this legend around Ernest Hemingway that he was once asked to write a one sentence story. The story goes something like this: "For…klass (36)in #cooking • 7 years agoMeatless Hamburger my Toddler loved it!In general my toddler eats everything, really not a difficult eater at all but today -once at the dining table- she wasn't in the mood for soup. There is nothing worse than a…klass (36)in #writing • 7 years agoAn encounter with the Homo SovieticusSitting behind a glass door the female homo sovieticus observes her surrounding and when encountering a homo sapiens sapiens you hear her think: "NO!!! Not another costumer...…klass (36)in #photography • 7 years agoSkiesA few years back my wife and I traveled by sailing boat and car along the Dutch coast. During our travels we caught on camera what the Dutch 'meester' painters put on canvas; the…klass (36)in #introduceyourself • 7 years agoHi, Im Klaas and you are?I'm Klaas. Ever since I started reading, I started to write. My childhood stories are mainly about superheroes who appear and save the day within a 10 sentence span. As you can…klass (36)in #writing • 7 years agoOde to the CatApparently humankind is divided into two types of persons; you are either a cat or a dog person. I'm extremely fond of both. but if a choice has to be made -like Old Possum- I'm…klass (36)in #writing • 7 years agoThe (un)expectedThe expected: Saturday morning, I was already a bit weary when I opened the curtains; the clouds on the horizon looked pregnant with water, though were I was standing it was…klass (36)in #writing • 7 years agoThe SeaMost of the time, when you are just a kilometer out you feel the breeze picking up. My excitement starts when I see the first tall pine trees and afterwards the first dunes -with…