“We got a visitor…” read the text message. I was a minute away from home so writing back was pointless. … More
Author: Orkun's Journal
I'm a writer wannabe, living in Berlin, doing software engineering on the side. With the journal I'm recording my daily experiences, thoughts, feelings, exploring ideas, movies, books, and indulge in creative writing, all in search of good stories.
Flash Fiction: “Short”
He could see the bullet in the gun’s barrel, whirling towards him. Freddie’s harmonics started at the same moment the … More
A concert, a bubble, and the status games
12th October, Berlin, 18:05, last night we watched The Rasmus perform live in Metropol Berlin, which is an impressive building … More
Once Upon a Time
It’s been seven months but he was still nervous bringing the plates to the table. He quickly went through the … More
My year of course correction, part 2
6th October, Berlin, 19:24, continuing my story from yesterday; At the end of 2018, I was back in my home … More
A book launch and dreams of a food forest
5th October, Berlin, 22:23, we just came home from the Berlin launch of a book called “Odesa at Dawn” from … More
Movies, brunches, demonstrations, and being connected to a city
2nd, October, Berlin, 15:41, on Friday we watched a movie called “A Bigger Splash”. We chose this one because a … More
The Morning Commute
04:35, She wakes up ten minutes before the alarm. Still dark. Her husband rolls away and farts as she gets … More
The Bottomless Pho
28th September, Berlin, 15:59, I get excited around 11:50 and run upstairs to prepare quickly for my favourite time of … More
Movies, misfortunes, and graveyards
27th September, Berlin, 18:28, yesterday I woke up with a mild case of vertigo. It’s been happening infrequently since 2019. … More
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