Deel van de promotie van TUSSENLAND In zomer 2025 organiseer ik live en online momenten voor verbinding en verwondering. Voor mij is mijn nieuwste boek Tussenland een artefact van een groter project, een excuus om […]
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[Only in Dutch] Mijn nieuw boek Tussenland is uit !
Ik ben trots op elk boek, verhaal en wetenschappelijk artikel, maar Tussenland is toch een van mijn favorieten. Ik heb jaren gesleuteld aan Tussenland. Voor enkele jaren was Tussenland mijn project aan de Vlaamse schrijversacademie. […]
[Only in Dutch] my new book: “De rode regen”
De rode regen is een prequel van De witte droom en De zwarte kou. Deze verhalen behoren tot de ‘kleuren van het wereldwoude web’. Mercedes, mijn hoofdpersonage in De rode regen, speelt een belangrijke rol […]
Rewilding the Czech legend of Libuše’s vision and Wild Sarka
I met Libuše and Sarka nine years ago. I lived in Prague for a year, because I was enrolled in a vocational training in film making, with focus on video editing and script writing. My […]
Finding black scary water spirits – in Norway and Belgium
Ponds, springs and pools were gateways to the underworld for the former inhabitants of the southern Campine region in Flanders (Mechelen, Lier…). The Nekker is a black water spirit and lives in in particular in […]
Peatland, bogs and other buried stories
In the end of February I was in Scotland and visited all kinds of initiatives around forest baths, foraging, Dòigh Nàdair – the path of nature and initiatives for more trees to find inspiration for […]
Japanese Wood: a nostalgic story of loss
This is my last post about Japanese woods – for a while. I decided not to return to Japan until my PhD defense. As a sort of tribute, I want to share some Japanese experience […]
Dendrophilia in the Time of Corona
Dendrophilia is a love of trees. In some cases, this presents as a sincere respect for trees or a desire to protect and care for them and is more a platonic love. In other cases, […]
An Apple Tree in Daegu, Korea: some romantic solarpunk for Valentine
We are still in Brigid’s realm. More solar energy is coming and it is time for romance to blossom. This blog promotes a short story I wrote for Uneven Earth, one year ago, inspired by […]
The Snow White Effect: when forest therapy becomes an ecofeminist act
For some reason, I start to connect forest bathing experiences with fairytales. Last month, for instance, I got a Russian fairytale experience during a forest bath in Norway . Since a week I am back […]
Stories from the Wood Wide Web 