The Scarecrows

The first scarecrow I made looked like my father. When he died, my mum and I did not know what … More

Green Women

“This is it,” she said. “Look at the leaves that are around his face. Look at the leaves that are … More

Modern palimpsests keep popping up at me in the form of Instagram ads: little notebooks which promise to be the … More

Sophie de Ruiter received third place in the 2019 One Book One Campus contest. Students of Utrecht University College and … More

I wonder what I would put in my cabinet of curiosities, my wunderkammer, my wonder-room. Centuries ago it would have … More

August, Switzerland. I. Can a chamber of curiosities exist outside the confinement of its constructed walls? What do we aim … More

In de voortuin van mijn buurvrouw staat een grote kastanjeboom. Ieder jaar lijkt het opnieuw alsof de kastanjes eerder van … More

“Come on, dad, can you please just let me finish it this time?” Dad continued tinkering, his thin blonde … More

Mijn huisgenoot schreeuwt en ik hoor het niet eens meer. Het klinkt als de porno die ik soms kijk, laat, … More

The sun scorched our backs before we could make a run for the shadow and our hips convoluted and it … More