Joke De RoeckMar 15, 20202 min readLove in the time of coronaWild times we’re living in. Corona virus forcing us into quarantine, hibernation as a must. Isolate yourselves with a pile of books,...
Joke De RoeckOct 13, 20182 min readAlways celebrate yourselfLast week, I received an email from my favourite English bookshop in Brussels: The book you ordered, has arrived! Yay! My bike flew me...
Joke De RoeckNov 14, 20172 min readHomecomingThat moment you arrive in Belgium and your homeland welcomes you with a huge shower of rain. It's a ritual. The smell of autumn, the...
Joke De RoeckJun 30, 20172 min readLove letter to CumberlandCumberland, How do I even begin to express my love for you? By dancing in your streets, hugging all your people, writing you a love...
Joke De RoeckOct 9, 20141 min readPerfume lettersToday I heard a story. Of an old lady who loves so deeply it makes my heart do a little dance. She loves a man who had to move to a...
Joke De RoeckJan 14, 20132 min readLove letter to MelbourneDear Melbourne, Thanks for treating me like the daughter you never had. You've been good to me. Sorry I acted like a sixteen year old...
Joke De RoeckJan 7, 20131 min readA love affair: mister postmanThis one is about my love for snail mail. And the huge smile on my face as mister postman parked his bike at the door, rang the bell,...