Published in About Me Stories·PinnedAbout Me — Alexander T’JoensLoving Father. Metalhead. Aspiring writer. Total lovable goofball. Hello, my fellow humans. I too am a human consisting of 206 bones and a very meaty suit. Nice to meet you! I aspire to be a writer but as far have failed to improve myself. Yet, when you give up, you’ll never…About Me3 min read
Published in New Writers Welcome·Apr 24What I Have Learned From 30 Days of Sobriety.Fail, learn from your mistakes, and don’t give up. — I had been abusing alcohol for over five years, drinking more than five strong beers or two bottles of wine a day and failing multiple times trying to quit. Yet, I completed a dry month and am on my 32nd day of sobriety. I never thought I would be able…Alcoholism3 min read
Apr 12My 30 Days Commenting Challenge CompletedWhat I learned. — I challenged myself to start commenting on a minimum of five articles per day for 30 days. That was on the 10th of March. To my surprise, I managed to complete the challenge except for one day, as I was without any way of going online that day. It was a…Self3 min read
Published in Hello, Love·Apr 85 signs that someone likes youHow to determine someone’s interest. — We are living through hard times with Covid and the war. At least they allow us to go outside again — time to hit the bars with some friends again and find some new potential friends and more. Do you have a hard time recognising any potential signs of the…Love3 min read
Apr 5110, no wait, make that 108 follower special.I am busy with a 30-day commenting challenge and nothing else, aside from some article writing. Little did I know, my follower count steadily increased until it doubled in size. 110 followers. Where did they all come from? …This Happened To Me2 min read
Apr 5The Land of AstoraDark Souls Lore — Astora. One of the neighbouring lands of Lothric. A place of frequently found nobility, as can be ascertained from the limited description given by the character creator in Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition and Dark Souls Remastered: “Handsome face of the refined. Common in Astora.” As well as found…Dark Souls6 min read
Mar 28The Pupil’s Teachings.Seven years ago, we met up (at the time, unknown to me) last time. She entered the bar and sat down next to me. I offered her a drink as always, which she denied. She then told me without any emotion: “I came to tell you that you can consider…This Happened To Me3 min read
Mar 26Oscar, Knight of AstoraDark Souls 1 Lore — Oscar, Knight of Astora. The Knight of the Undead Asylum. He who drops a corpse with the key to your freedom. We meet him for the first time, peering out from a hole over our heads and dropping a corpse with the key to our freedom. …Dark Souls5 min read
Mar 21The Crestfallen WarriorDark Souls 1 Lore — The Crestfallen Warrior. Who is he, and why is he sitting at the Firelink Shrine bonfire? “What’s wrong? Get a bit of a scare out there? No problem. Have a seat and get comfortable. We’ll both be Hollow before you know it. Hah hah hah hah… First of all, let’s…Dark Souls4 min read
Mar 20My Friend Wants To Become A Game Developer.Why inspiration and willingness are not enough. — My best friend has wanted to become a game developer for years now. A dream I share with him, and I want him to succeed in, but he’s still far from creating the games he wants. However much I push him, he stays stuck in specific actions and directions. In…Game Development3 min read
