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Capitol storming: events in Washington echo my novel “Blood Summit”
Both the storming of the Capitol in Washington D.C. and efforts to safeguard Joe Biden’s inauguration on 20 January echo my 2018 thriller “Blood Summit”. Storming the Capitol Many observers of events in Washington D.C. on 6 January 2021 were astonished. How was it possible for a few thousand demonstrators to storm a bastion of democracy? Did the police collaborate?
20 pictures of Lesotho. 10 reasons to love the beautiful mountain kingdom
During the coronavirus lockdown I cheered myself up by looking at some of my pictures of Lesotho. Then I thought “maybe these would cheer up
Robert Pimm readings in Berlin and Vienna – and a Reichstag tunnel
Robert Pimm readings: in February 2020, before Coronavirus, I did two readings in Berlin from my thriller Blood Summit, and one in Vienna, from my black comedy Seven
Interview with Robert Pimm: Sixty Seconds of questions
Interview with Robert Pimm: someone recently did an interview with me using the “60 Seconds” format. I found the questions searching, and had to invest
Ten reasons to like Turkey – and 14 beautiful pictures
I know at least 80 million reasons to like Turkey. Turks are tremendous people with immense culture, wonderful history and a great language. But here
Coronavirus Vienna (with 36 pictures you never saw before)
One person’s experience of Coronavirus Vienna: lockdown, closures – and a wonderful city, even in coronavirus times. Plus 36 pictures of Vienna in lockdown. When
George Eliot epigrams; and why Middlemarch is the book for Coronavirus
George Eliot epigrams are worth careful study. Elegant, wise and funny, they burst from the text of her epic novel “Middlemarch”. Here are 25 beauties.
“Vintage Season” – a story for a coronavirus outbreak
“Vintage Season” – what if the terrible time we are living in right now was judged by history to have been the best of all
How to be happy: resources: 16 great posts to browse
During the first COVID 19 lockdown here in Austria I put together a few of the posts on this blog in a piece called how
Being a house husband: “how the mighty have fallen”
Being a house husband – or stopping work in a high-paid job to look after the kids – is fun, and women like it. But
Aurora Rooftop Bar at Andaz Belvedere: A Great Vienna bar
The Aurora Rooftop Bar at the Andaz Vienna am Belvedere is not only one of Vienna’s great bars but has a world-class outlook. Which rooftop
Feminist short stories? What about “The Hotel Stories?”
What makes feminist short stories? Is it a matter of content, or political correctness, or simply attitude? Take a look at my Seven Hotel Stories and
Blood Summit videos at the Reichstag: in English and German
Two videos of my German novel “Blood Summit”, at the Reichstag, show where the blood-soaked events of the thriller take place. I made two “Blood
The Americans 1979 – a voyage around America
Welcome to “The Americans: 1979”. Who are the Americans? What can they teach us in the 21st Century? A convicted killer, a lawyer, a Ford
Middlemarch by George Eliot: 26 quotes on gender and relationships
Middlemarch by George Eliot was written in 1871. Yet its sexual politics are contemporary. So too are its brilliant wit and wisdom. 26 quotes on
Hotel Story No.8: Seven Ukrainian Girls and a million sausages
An introduction to, and excerpt from, my short story “Seven Ukrainian Girls” – Number 8 in the “Hotel Stories” short story series. Welcome to a brand
Vienna’s best cafes: the ultimate guide from a local
What are Vienna’s best cafes? How can you find the best Viennese cafe for you? Start here with Robert Pimm’s fun, objective and characterful Vienna
A Berlin thriller: Blood Summit is a page-turner to keep you up all night
A Berlin thriller, “Blood Summit” is set around a terrorist siege of the Reichstag in Berlin. I wrote it from my own experience. Dive into
Sex, alcohol, people, knowledge: what makes you happy?
I’m sitting on a high-speed train, next to the window, with an empty paper cup. How can I make myself happier? What lessons can we
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