When visiting the Vatican last month, our guide said “I’m a historian, so our tour today is based on history, not religion - and history is based on facts; it’s black or white”. As a non-religious history lover who equally loves fantasy, spirituality, aliens, magic and a healthy dose of conspiracy theories, his phrase hit me like an invitation to a banquet. I stepped into the museum licking my lips and wielding my imaginary cutlery like weapons, ready to pick his so-called-facts apart. 

I got my first “adult job” at a big company in 2013. I vividly remember the feeling of my new work clothes clinging to my body like a cross between an armor and a cheap costume that was fooling no one. (…)

I’ve been a writer ever since I was a little kid – and yet as an adult, I always hesitated to call myself one. (…)