In stark contrast to the Hitler Youth, the Edelweiss Pirates resisted Nazism in any way they could at a time when doing so was a criminal offense.
Despite leaving behind little information on their exploits, a group of German teenagers known as the Edelweiss Pirates played an important role in Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany.
Much like the tenacious edelweiss flower clinging to the crags of Austria’s Alps that the group was named after, these young Germans resisted Nazi indoctrination.

Mora, the Eala worm

I finally did it! Tukaa’s Tale has been completed and is now in proofreading mode. I can’t express how excited I am because for the longest time, the unfinished book sat on the shelf while life got in the way. It was only recently that I picked it up again, determined to finish it by giving myself a deadline – midsummer 2024. And now I’m happy to say I accomplished my goal.

I happened to hear this song today, and it reached my eardrums at just the right moment, as I was texting with a friend regarding the recent Min Yoongi drunk driving arrest. Without going into detail, there was an incident with alcohol. He failed the breathalyzer test, had his license suspended for 90 days and received a fine. That’s all I know for certain, so will not make further comment, because it is not mine to make…