Colorado week
I’ve been at P&D’s place for a week now. Colorado is beautiful. The altitude makes me sleepy though, and the air dries my mouth and...
Author: lotta
How I ended up in Utah for four hours
Things change quickly. P has been asking me to come sooner ever since I booked my domestic tickets when I couldn’t get hold of her....
At Elliot Bay Book Company in the afternoon
Liquorice spice tea, an odd combination of orange and anis. Veggie chili soup and a foccacia with mozarella, red peppers, tapenade and basil. This is...
A day full of words, outside and in
What wonderful places! What oasises, what inspiration, what a bubbling, singing, laughing, crying cacaphony of creativity and life! Seattle is beating with a warm pulse,...
At the tip of the Needle
Overcoming fear is a powerful mood enhancer. Somehow I just knew I would go up, and up I went. The Space Needle is Seattle’s landmark,...
Sunny Seattle(!)
Seattle is treating me to very un-Seattle-like weather. Sunshine and 25 degrees Celsius. It’s been sunny all the time on this trip so far. I...
Book festival
I am having coffee at Starbucks in Trump Tower, after having spent a couple of hours on 5th Ave browsing through the book stalls at...
Back at the Bowery – slam night
He is high on himself On a vacation from drugs Speeding in Memory Lane Stuck in a 60s love loop Faster faster Faster faster Faster...
Soho Starbucks
The wind blew me in at the corner Starbucks It’s one of those days when you’re just swept away Wherever it takes you, you go...
At Le Figaro
Chasing Jack’s shadow, I find myself just a block from his favourite hangout in NY. Le Figaro is a small café and pub with what...
Bowery Poetry Club anniversary party
I got back to the hostel at around 15.30, after having first walked through Central Park to Strawberry Fields and the Lennon memorial â a...
Sunshine and noise
I’m having breakfast at the hostel terrace and it’s just lovely. This building is relatively low – only 17 stories. But from up here you...
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