Waiting like an expectant father…

I recall these lyrics from the song Bitter Suite from the wondrous album Misplaced Childhood by Marillion. For a writer, patience needs to be a virtue. Not the waiting of twiddling with thumbs type, but the nervy expectation and hope of upwards trends with regards to book sales, received reviews and social media statistics. Unfortunately, …

Happy New Year!

First of all, let me start by wishing all you readers all the best for the New Year! May all your dreams and wishes come true, in good health, good spirit and good fun! The start of a new year is often accompanied by new year's resolutions. The Victorian novelist Lucas Malet said; "Good resolutions …

Top 2000

Listening to the top-2000 best songs all time is a year-end tradition for many people in the Lowlands. Family and friends north of the border will listen to Dutch Radio 2, whereas in Flanders Studio Brussels is the place to be. There are so many favourites that it's easy to forgive a song that meets …

Back to Normal?

Dave Hollis, CEO of the Hollis Company, said: “In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.” It is now approximately two years and two months since lockdowns started. What followed was a weird period of initial fear, dramatic woes, a newfound life …

Wheelchair basketball in Belgium is a crying shame…

By Servaas Kamerling It was the British poet Thomas Gray that said, 'Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms.' Youth smiles are not evident during youth trainings at Leuven Bears wheelchair basketball. Instead grimaces and gritted teeth belie the determination and the will to perform. Whether the athlete is 10, …