I’m in Germany!

Staying with my love in a lovely apartment in Waldheim (rural Saxony), making the most of what may be my most carefree year ever.

Everything is beautiful and old and made of stone, the trees are tall and everyone is kind. The tap water sucks, but the pastries are incredible. Perhaps the most disruptive thing is going from winter in Australia (sunset at 4:30pm) to summer in Germany (sunset at 10pm), so my usual modus operandi is ruined. I’d normally wait until about 6pm, grab a bottle of wine, and write until midnight, but at time of writing it’s 7:25pm and is only just feeling like 5ish as people cross the Zschopau river on their way home from work. It’s not culture shock, it’s temporal shock.

I still am writing, every day. Progress with these and those projects continues. I tried making a spreadsheet that would give me a running total, but that nearly made my brain melt and run out of my nose. The beer is cool and plentiful, which is helping the Kill The King rewrite. 4,869 words so far.

Almost made it to Dresden today, before an electrical fault on the train tracks sent us all the way home. I’ll finish reading Slaughterhouse 5 in preparation for a second attempt next week.

It’s pretty warm, when it’s not cold.

Will update when I write more.

Love you all

Matt