The Elegance of the Hedgehog

By Dmitri

I haven’t read much fiction lately and cannot recall how I came across “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” but what a gift it was. I never read anything else that was so hysterically funny and at the same time so profoundly sad.…

A dog’s life

By Dmitri

We recently picked up a puppy. It was totally unplanned, really just a play of fate. On our way to Philadelphia, we stopped in Allentown to see my wife’s friend. It turned out that the friend was picking up two puppies out…

Summer vacation 2024 – Taipei

By Dmitri

I am starting my travelogue by walking back in time, from more recent trips to those in the past. We will see how far the memory takes me – hopefully, at least a few years. This summer’s vacation was truly grand and…

On friendship

By Dmitri

Long time no posting. A lot of things happened that kept me away. I am not sure why all my writing so far is on relationships. There are many other topics of great interest to me, but we will get to them…

On romantic love

By Dmitri

Funny. In the process of writing my very first blog, I already came up with an idea for the second one. I don’t think I will have time to write very often, but this one seems worth capturing.  I have to partially…