Patrick lives and works in Brussels, Belgium, his day job dedicated to protecting the environment, his spare time to writing fiction, poetry and art reviews. He grew up in Germany, Australia, Japan and England, and studied Physics and Philosophy in the UK, French language and civilization in France and Mexican literature of the 20th century in Mexico. His short stories have appeared in Coffin Bell, Night Picnic Press, Beyond Words, The Brussels Review, and in 101 Words. His poetry collection, Urban Enigmas, will come out as a chapbook in 2025, produced by Dipity Press.
Anyone who has been to the Baie de Somme in Picardie, France, will remember the astonishing sunsets, different every night. They will also remember the tidal […]
This year’s Olympic Games, hosted by Paris, have been haunted by controversies. From preparations starting last year to clean up the Seine for the swimming competitions […]
You may have already seen the famous blue stone of Tournai, Belgium, without realising it. Alongside textiles, it is an export the city is famous for, […]
No trip to London is arguably complete without a visit to the National Portrait Gallery and its Portrait Award, relaunched the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024. This is the […]
After Liverpool’s waterfront was delisted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2021, it is now the all-time British classic of the Tower of London, of which the earliest […]
Seoul is set to receive a remarkable architectural upgrade to its Hanwha Galleria shopping centre in the wealthy Apgujeong-dong neighbourhood. The design proposal, crafted by UK-based […]
A long-lost portrait of the English monarch Henry VIII has been rediscovered thanks to a post on X. London-based art historian Adam Busiakiewicz was the one to first […]
During its 46th session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee, taking place in New Delhi, the body has decided to add Italy’s Via Appia Regina Viarum to […]
In these complex times of international conflict, a contemplative visit to Prague Cemetery helps. No, not the novel by Umberto Eco, and no, not the famous Jewish […]
France’s River Garonne has a new bridge in the southwestern port city of Bordeaux. Designed by Dutch architects OMA, the project aimed to create not just […]
Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart has been honoured in Derry, Northern Ireland, with a mural thought to be the region’s tallest ever. Created on the city’s quayside […]
Portuguese street artist Vhils, renowned for his innovative creative techniques, has unveiled a street mural in Brussels, ahead of the opening of a 6-month exhibition at […]