Now

• I live in the Praga district of Warsaw, where I have spent nearly all my life.

• I try to read at least two hours each day, alternating between different combinations of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and comic books. I have several “to-read” lists that I switch between depending on my mood.

  • Recently I’ve decided to start reading in French in addition to my usual English and Polish.

• I try to take at least one short walk each day. On weekends, I go for longer walks. I’m fortunate to live near two large green spaces where I enjoy watching birds and other forms of semi-wildlife.

• My girlfriend and my mother are the only people I have regular contact with.

• I spend most of my days at home, numbly sitting in front of a computer.

  • I work freelance designing book covers and interiors and typesetting them.
  • During lulls between work, I try to develop various personal creative projects or pursue some fleeting interests. Then I usually abandon them halfway and forget about them.

• I’m trying to get back to “creative” writing.

• From time to time, I feel extraordinarily bad. During these periods, it is very difficult for me to function normally.