“I have a very strong question!” Martin was not sure, if questions could be strong, but he could imagine, what Sibylle was trying to say. “Shoot!” Maybe this was also not the best choice of words in this situation. “I watched the incident again and again. And I watched your reactions – to be honest,…
The Mystery of the Zoom Call Murder II
“Gregor!”, yelled Radek. The others joined in: “Gregor, are you alright?” Alexej said: “If that is a joke, it is not a funny one.” Honza stayed calm: “This is surely one of Gregor’s pranks. Well done, Gregor, but I won’t give you an Oscar. That was way too melodramatic.” “Do you think, he is alright?”,…
The Mystery of the Zoom Call Murder I
In lockdowned Prague Martin stumbles over another murder mystery. This time it hits really close to home...
A Molequest
Dear Ronin, Do You remember the task you gave me at the beginning of winter? You asked me to talk to the moles in your garden, to go into hibernation. It was a challenging task, I have to admit. My experience with talking to moles comes down to two encounters. One very sad one about…
On The Hunt
This writing challenge was born out of the abstract of a computer science paper on the topic of theorem provers, one of my muses is working on. I read it and immediately had this crime story idea. That says a lot about me and my brain, I guess... (and how it can find murder in…
The Lion, the Tigress and the Night
Once upon a time there was a lion. Not a complete lion, he was a halfbred. Half lion, half human. He lived in a human world, in a human city and did human things all day long. One stormy night, he met someone, who was a bit like him: A tigress, half human, half beast.…
Learning Czech
Learning a new language is the kind of adventure, I take on with a smile. I love the concept of language as a whole and studying different types of it is one of my long running hobbies. I am not able to speak that many, because most of the time, I just love reading about…
Interview with the Vampire-Detective
As the plots in my brain fight over whether the next story will be a crime story or a vampire story, here in Prague I have the chance to get my brain even more confused. Of course, I had to take that chance. In this beautiful city, there lives a man, who is an actual…
Czeching the Giraffes
Whereever I am, I try to be aware of where the next giraffes are. You know, just for emergencies – if I suddenly need a support-giraffe and things like that. So the geografical placement of Pragues zoo is of interest for me. Which way better to check it out than by checking it out? Just…
Prague Dressed In Lights
Lovely, vampiry Prague As soon as Mable and I felt comfortable in our room, we wanted to leave. We headed out to the city, just me and her – the girls (as we never refer to ourselves). The sun still had a serious grasp on the sky, as we left the hotel, but it soon…
