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.
The past is never fully buried by the passage of time; it whispers incessantly. Some artists listen, their art crystalising the wrongs wrought throughout history into […]
On Monday July 17th, the Belgian State Secretary for Scientific Policy, Thomas Dermine, announced that, to mark the 10th anniversary of King Philippe’s reign, access to […]
A new district in Riyadh is redefining the urban landscape of the Saudi capital. The King Abdullah Financial District is a cosmopolitan living and working space […]
The World Architecture Festival 2023 is set to take place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 29 November to 1 December. Out of nearly 250 completed […]
The Town Hall of Brussels will be transformed into a surrealist floral wonderland from August 11th to 15th, for the fifth edition of Flowertime. This biennial […]
The 6th day of Ghent Jazz Festival kicked off on July 10th, unfolding a mesmerizing journey through the diverse and captivating realms of jazz. Against the […]
The United States has officially rejoined UNESCO, the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The country had announced its intention to rejoin the organization in […]
Dubbed by some the Romanian Golden Gate, the Brăila Bridge has been inaugurated on 6 July. The 2-kilometre-long overpass is not only the largest bridge in […]
Diriyah is a must-see for travelers visiting Saudi Arabia‘s capital; a car ride from downtown Riyadh would take roughly twenty minutes. Founded in 1446, and overlooking […]
Since the advent of the smartphone learning app in the mid noughties, people all over the world have been downloading and using apps like Babbel, Rosetta […]
Spain’s Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid opened to the public on June 29th. With a cost of roughly €170 million, the museum houses 650 works spanning […]
On Friday June 23rd, the City of Brussels announced that, to mark the 125th anniversary of Magritte’s birth, some of the capital’s shopping streets are being […]
An ancient Maya city has been discovered in Campeche, on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. A team of researchers, led by archaeologist Ivan Ṡprajc, located a […]
Nestled in the Valley of the Gurjana River and guarded by the Caucasus Mountains, Sheki (Şəki in Azerbaijani) was once the capital of the Sheki Khanate, […]
Lovers of gigantic marionettes, street theatre, carnivals, and unconventional fun will surely have their heartstrings tugged when the Giants of Royal de Luxe return to Antwerp […]