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Dear friends,
Good news: the book is now available for free as eBook version in .pdf on my website pinklotusbook dot com and on goodreads as .ePub at https://www dot goodreads dot com/hanswurst.
Enjoy,
Manfred
First Love
Elisabeth was a bubbly brunette with big breasts who allowed Walter to kiss her and touch her full bosom from the outside of her blouse. She had cherry-red lips, was the sweetest thing, and was the daughter of the neighborhood pub owner. Walter's father frequented the pub almost...
During summer school holidays, his mother sent him to stay with grandfather in Frankfurt-Oberrad. Walter did not mind being at the old man's home; he had a way dealing with Opa Mittler. When he turned very grumpy, Walter would simply tickle him around the cheek area. That would do the trick. Opa...
The Beginning
Walter Herzog was born in a small town near Marburg, in the state of Hessen, about fifty miles north of Frankfurt. Looking back at his life, one can only say that it was and is like a dream—a dream filled with the spectrum of all colors imaginable; a life full of love, drama, and...
There is no greater calamity
Than not knowing what is enough.
There is not greater fault
Than desire for success.
Therefore,
Knowing that enough is enough
Is always
Enough.
#46, T'ien hsia yu tao, Tao Te Ching, Lao-Tzu
Sincere words are not pretty.
Pretty words are not sincere.
Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Missing the treasure Within
We compete
And desire success.
We want
And need.
At the same time
Causing pain
To others and ourselves.
At the same time
Missing the treasure We are within.
We close our eyes
And...
My name is Maddox Hough—as in hamstring a cut of beef from the leg, used in stewing.
Sitting at Lu Min's restaurant in Lahaina one rainy night in December, I cannot avoid speculating about what I will be able to offer as an heirloom gift. In my family, there are no precious possessions, and...
Dear Peder,
It is a comment like yours that makes the whole publishing effort priceless, worthwhile, rewarding. I wish that the story of Pink Lotus will speak to you. Thank you very much. Manfred
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