All posts by Julia Shimura

I am writer and blogeress for CROWD since 2015. Other from that I have published in magazines in German in Die Epilog and kon. Besides writing I engage as a curator and organiser in literary festivals.

Travel log. Stuff your piney whispers

Julia Schiefer is reporting on the OMNIBUS Reading Tour – without actually partaking personally, of course! A blog somewhere between fiction and reality: she will be taking us on her own Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour with real insights instead of the usual sightseeing! Her excursions – open to all – are designed for everyday life (but mostly out of range). If you look to your left, you may see a dog chewing on a skirt; to your right, a scooter transporting a bucket of water as a chariot carries a peacock off to a jolly good show. Continue reading Travel log. Stuff your piney whispers

Travel log. Straight outta Spandau

Julia Schiefer is reporting on the OMNIBUS Reading Tour – without actually partaking personally, of course! A blog somewhere between fiction and reality: she will be taking us on her own Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour with real insights instead of the usual sightseeing! Her excursions – open to all – are designed for everyday life (but mostly out of range). If you look to your left, you may see a dog chewing on a skirt; to your right, a scooter transporting a bucket of water as a chariot carries a peacock off to a jolly good show.

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Travel log. Never go this way, Red-Riding-Hood!

Julia Schiefer is reporting on the OMNIBUS Reading Tour – without actually partaking personally, of course! A blog somewhere between fiction and reality: she will be taking us on her own Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour with real insights instead of the usual sightseeing! Her excursions – open to all – are designed for everyday life (but mostly out of range). If you look to your left, you may see a dog chewing on a skirt; to your right, a scooter transporting a bucket of water as a chariot carries a peacock off to a jolly good show… Continue reading Travel log. Never go this way, Red-Riding-Hood!

Travel log. Dedicated to Sven.

Julia Schiefer is reporting on the OMNIBUS Reading Tour – without actually partaking personally, of course! A blog somewhere between fiction and reality: she will be taking us on her own Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour with real insights instead of the usual sightseeing! Her excursions – open to all – are designed for everyday life (but mostly out of range). If you look to your left, you may see a dog chewing on a skirt; to your right, a scooter transporting a bucket of water as a chariot carries a peacock off to a jolly good show… Continue reading Travel log. Dedicated to Sven.

Travel log. A word, an action, a token

Julia Schiefer is reporting on the OMNIBUS Reading Tour – without actually partaking personally, of course! A blog somewhere between fiction and reality: she will be taking us on her own Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour with real insights instead of the usual sightseeing! Her excursions – open to all – are designed for everyday life (but mostly out of range). If you look to your left, you may see a dog chewing on a skirt; to your right, a scooter transporting a bucket of water as a chariot carries a peacock off to a jolly good show…

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Partners in Crime.

Traffic news for the bus.

A1 minor Location : The A1 southbound exit slip to the A1139 . Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 13 May 2016. Reason : Congestion.
A14 minor Location : The A14 eastbound at junction J33 Cambridge. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 13 May 2016. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Reason : Congestion.
 A69 minor Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:30 and 09:45 on 13 May 2016. Location : The A14 westbound entry slip at junction J34 Fen Ditton . Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:30 and 09:45 on 13 May 2016. Lanes Closed : There are lane closures. Reason : Obstruction caused by a broken down Heavy Goods Vehicle.
E16 + E6 unclear Status: No reports lately. The event is expected to already have cleared up on 13 May 2016. Location: E16 and/or E6, unknown Bus is travelling on one of them. No delay: The traffic has been interrupted but is supposed to run smoothly again. Reason: An accident happened on a trial track of Google Inc. near the highway. A test of a self-driving car was conducted. Due to several reasons it ended in the car swerving into the main road, leaving the passenger hurt but still alive. The person testing the automated car was allegedly an author. Read more.
 M62  none  Status : Currently Active. Lane Closures : Lane three is closed. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 10:00 and 10:15 on 13 May 2016. Location : The M62 westbound at junction J27 . Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:30 and 09:45 on 13 May 2016. Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed. Reason : Road traffic collision.

Partners in Crime. Where art thou, Norway?

Hi folks, country musicians, fjord walkers, cloud gardeners and fellow participants, unexpected room-mates and folly colleagues in what can be called a collectivisation CROWD, hi to everyone on the road or not, and hi to the authors currently on the bus. Seemingly the authors disappeared for a little while, leaving only small traces of their journey. Listen to the silence of Norway.

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In conversation with the authors. Norway

The second week (out of 12) of the OMNIBUS tour has started. The bus crawls up north to Tromsø covering big streches across Lapland before gradually falling back down again towards continental Europe. Please let me introduce the authors on tour once again, in a handy shake-around.

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