„Chapters are meant to be turned – to see where the story leads next.“
Thirteen years. What a number…
My son was just ten years old back then. And blogging – well, that was still a thing…
It has grown quiet here. Those few who still stumble upon this place know it.
I’ve wrestled with the question for quite some time: how (and if) I should keep writing here.
But writing is just the final step of a much longer process: researching, decoding, questioning, searching… Each article took days or weeks of groundwork – far more than the writing itself.
And all of that only works well when your heart is in it.
Spending entire nights or weekends chasing that one missing piece – about a person, an event, a fateful day – because you simply have to find it. As only then could an article truly reflect what had been in my head for weeks.
I’ve always seen writing as a kind of sculpting.
You have a pretty clear vision of the final piece. Then it’s about chipping away at everything unnecessary, confusing or excessive. It never felt like work. It was passion.
But over the past two years or so, I’ve had to realize: You can’t force it.
This blog belongs to a chapter of my life that I’ve long since moved beyond. Yes, that chapter is closed – maybe even erased in some ways. And so, I must do the same with schwert | gedanken.
Trying to revive it in this new phase of life just doesn’t feel right anymore.
But the blog won’t disappear.
It will remain frozen in time – because what’s been said still holds meaning.
And most importantly: I stand fully behind every article, every statement—even the controversial ones.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all who stopped by over the years: I hope I was able to bring you closer to the subject, with all its subtleties and complexities.
And don’t worry – culture, art, style and excercise are very much part of this new chapter in my life.
If you know me personally, you know exactly how and where. 😉
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