Family
Best seller
Somewhere in 2007 a Dutch newspaper asked me to lead a “literary boot camp”.
The idea was that soldiers coming back from Afghanistan would be interested in writing about their experiences, but were too shy to do so.
With the right encouragement dozens of soldiers would write about their tours in Afghanistan.
In reality the interest was rather limited, but we didn’t give up and today the third and last literary boot camp took place.
In November we hope to publish a collection of stories from soldiers.
One of the officers present today was my friend Niels who had published a book already about his tour in Afghanistan. The book became a minor best seller and hopefully will be soon a major best seller.
He told me: “There are other things I could write about, but if I would do that at the end I may have written a bestseller, but I won’t have a family anymore.”
“Well,” I said, “I can only speak for myself, but between a family and a bestseller I would always choose literature.”
arnon
what if the family would be really, really cool one?He shouted “If you go, you will never see me again!” And later, in a letter he wrote “ You are a whore.” After the war ended, I found out that a lot of those masks were already expired US cast-offs.
Arnon
Is that your friend Niels in the picture? I think he looks positive. Like someone you might describe as a really nice guy.Hille
Yes.Andrea
Do you want to start a family with me? Do you want my semen?URGENT
Arnon, is your semen for sale? How much do you charge for one injection? You are willing to sell your mother, so why not your semen. Remember, I am a desperate woman.Arnon
While having breakfast I was thinking of this entry and wondered: don't you have secret kids all over the world, and if not, what are you waiting for? But I see you're already working on it.(I noticed there are as many varieties in family life as there were in monastery life)
Jan
Secret kids, an excellent idea.Soldiers
On Dutch TV, NL 1 Sunday 28th juin 12:55 h: ‘VPRO: Voor de Vrede’ (soldiers about their experiences on the field and at home)Mieke
Why so urgent? Are you ovulating?I mean, you do want a good mother for you child, wether you would ever see it or not. Or would you like your child to have to most unstable mother person there is?
Van der Meer
Yes, of course.Sander
Once a month.arnon
i would have to think abou it.Do you thnk we woul be good together?
