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Another Vagabond Lost To Love: Berlin Stories on Leaving & Arriving
"Like a modern day beat poet, she might have been seated in between Patti Smith and Jack Kerouac. Charlotte is a rare soul in today's society, carefully balancing between wanting to defy the world, and wanting nothing more than to be a part of it."
A young writer’s search for a place called home, what it means to be an artist, and finding peace with a restless heart.
Signed paperbacks available at: http://www.CharlotteEriksson.com
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6 months, 2 weeks, 4 days,
and I still don’t know which month it was then
or what day it is now.
I replace cafés with crowded bars and empty roads with broken bottles
and this town is healing me slowly but still not slow or fast enough because there’s no right way to do this.
There is no right way to do this.
_______________
"It’s the beating of my heart.
The way I lie awake, playing with shadows slowly climbing up my wall. The gentle moonlight slipping through my window and the sound of a lonely car somewhere far away, where I long to be, too, I think. It’s the way I thought my restless wandering was over, that I’d found whatever I thought I had found, or wanted, or needed, and I started to collect my belongings. Build a home. Safe behind the comfort of these four walls and a closed door.
Because as much as I tried or pretended or imagined myself as a part of all the people out there,
I was still the one locking the door every night.
Turning off the phone and blowing out the candles so no one knew I was home.
’cause I was never really well around the expectations of my personality
and I wanted to keep to myself.
and because I haven’t been very impressed lately.
By people,
or places.
Or the way someone said he loved me and then slowly changed his mind."
_______________
The journals and poetry explore the dreamer’s fate of leaving and arriving, love and loss, and learning to go on on your own. It captures the city of Berlin, where I somehow ended up. The broken concrete, conversations with strangers, small moments of ache or clarity.
A young writer’s search for a place called home, what it means to be an artist, and finding peace with a restless heart.
Signed paperbacks available at: http://www.CharlotteEriksson.com
_______________
6 months, 2 weeks, 4 days,
and I still don’t know which month it was then
or what day it is now.
I replace cafés with crowded bars and empty roads with broken bottles
and this town is healing me slowly but still not slow or fast enough because there’s no right way to do this.
There is no right way to do this.
_______________
"It’s the beating of my heart.
The way I lie awake, playing with shadows slowly climbing up my wall. The gentle moonlight slipping through my window and the sound of a lonely car somewhere far away, where I long to be, too, I think. It’s the way I thought my restless wandering was over, that I’d found whatever I thought I had found, or wanted, or needed, and I started to collect my belongings. Build a home. Safe behind the comfort of these four walls and a closed door.
Because as much as I tried or pretended or imagined myself as a part of all the people out there,
I was still the one locking the door every night.
Turning off the phone and blowing out the candles so no one knew I was home.
’cause I was never really well around the expectations of my personality
and I wanted to keep to myself.
and because I haven’t been very impressed lately.
By people,
or places.
Or the way someone said he loved me and then slowly changed his mind."
_______________
The journals and poetry explore the dreamer’s fate of leaving and arriving, love and loss, and learning to go on on your own. It captures the city of Berlin, where I somehow ended up. The broken concrete, conversations with strangers, small moments of ache or clarity.
115 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2015
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About the author
Charlotte Eriksson
5 books991 followersCharlotte Eriksson (The Glass Child) is an author, songwriter, dreamer and wanderer from Sweden, but is currently living somewhere in Europe. She has published five books of prose and poetry, telling stories of growing up, searching for a home, life on the road and learning how to bloom in solitary places. Her books have been widely shared and embraced by like-minded communities such as To Write Love On Her Arms, The Artidote, Wordporn and The Good Quote, wracking up hundreds of thousands of likes, shares and comments on each post. Writings and poems from the books have been published on sites such as Thought Catalog, Rebelle Society, Bella Grace Magazine and Open Minds Quarterly.
"I believe in writing your own story, and that's what I'm doing here. Do you wait for things to happen or do you make them happen yourself?"
You can read more about Charlotte's books and music on her website: http://www.CharlotteEriksson.com
And you can follow Charlotte's writings and journey on:
- http://www.instagram.com/justaglasschild
- http://www.charlotteeriksson.com/writ...
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I'm messy and I'm organized and I'm still trying to piece my own self together. I can't sleep at night because how could I close my eyes when there's a whole world out there, calling my name, waiting to be explored. I love intelligent conversations while laying on empty streets at 5am in the morning, and I love watching the sun rise over a world that is still asleep. I make mistakes and I mess up a lot, but I'm trying to learn how to be okay with that. Some days I couldn't care less about what all of you think about my art because this is my life and all I have. But then there are days when all I want is to be beautiful and good enough and someone to count on. Someone to like and love and believe in. I just really want to mean something to someone.
I believe in the future, for I have seen yesterday, and I'm still alive. I laugh a lot and I believe in the beauty in small things, like the coffee in the morning with someone you love, road-trips to nowhere and oceans. People fascinate me because I can't seem to understand them, and they rarely understand me. The way they can live and breathe and simply be, when I can't even look myself in the mirror without questioning every line. I remember every single word from conversations and I have a whole box of unsent letters to myself and every person I've ever met.
When I was 18 I moved all on my own from my home in Sweden to London to create the life I wanted to live and find the person I wanted to be. After a year in solitude with my mind and my music, I packed light and spent a year homeless on the road, dedicating my life to my art and music, determined to tell the world about it. I went everywhere and nowhere. Spent nights on the concrete, had beautiful conversations with strangers and walked foreign streets every day. I learned how to build my home in my music and my art. When I sing or write, I'm not scared anymore. I just want to mean something to someone because every person I meet mean the world to me and I just wish to belong. I just wish to be me and be loved for that. I still don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way, and I'm giving my life to this journey. I wanted to turn my life into art, my very existence into a poem. It might not always be easy, but it will always be beautiful.
"I believe in writing your own story, and that's what I'm doing here. Do you wait for things to happen or do you make them happen yourself?"
You can read more about Charlotte's books and music on her website: http://www.CharlotteEriksson.com
And you can follow Charlotte's writings and journey on:
- http://www.instagram.com/justaglasschild
- http://www.charlotteeriksson.com/writ...
********
I'm messy and I'm organized and I'm still trying to piece my own self together. I can't sleep at night because how could I close my eyes when there's a whole world out there, calling my name, waiting to be explored. I love intelligent conversations while laying on empty streets at 5am in the morning, and I love watching the sun rise over a world that is still asleep. I make mistakes and I mess up a lot, but I'm trying to learn how to be okay with that. Some days I couldn't care less about what all of you think about my art because this is my life and all I have. But then there are days when all I want is to be beautiful and good enough and someone to count on. Someone to like and love and believe in. I just really want to mean something to someone.
I believe in the future, for I have seen yesterday, and I'm still alive. I laugh a lot and I believe in the beauty in small things, like the coffee in the morning with someone you love, road-trips to nowhere and oceans. People fascinate me because I can't seem to understand them, and they rarely understand me. The way they can live and breathe and simply be, when I can't even look myself in the mirror without questioning every line. I remember every single word from conversations and I have a whole box of unsent letters to myself and every person I've ever met.
When I was 18 I moved all on my own from my home in Sweden to London to create the life I wanted to live and find the person I wanted to be. After a year in solitude with my mind and my music, I packed light and spent a year homeless on the road, dedicating my life to my art and music, determined to tell the world about it. I went everywhere and nowhere. Spent nights on the concrete, had beautiful conversations with strangers and walked foreign streets every day. I learned how to build my home in my music and my art. When I sing or write, I'm not scared anymore. I just want to mean something to someone because every person I meet mean the world to me and I just wish to belong. I just wish to be me and be loved for that. I still don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way, and I'm giving my life to this journey. I wanted to turn my life into art, my very existence into a poem. It might not always be easy, but it will always be beautiful.
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March 30, 2020
Let me tell you a secret. It's never about great books. It never has been. It's all about a right book at right time.
A extract from this book:
“Well, I thought about leaving, or just going away for a while. You know, Jack Kerouac style. Maybe make a mission of it, like ‘a year without technology in a cabin in the woods’, and then write a novel about all the things I discover, like the secrets to living, and be named the next Henry David Thoreau and win the Walden Prize. Is there a Walden Prize, Ray? There should be, anyway, and if there’s not, I can invent it. Yeah, so that’s my plan.”
A extract from this book:
“Well, I thought about leaving, or just going away for a while. You know, Jack Kerouac style. Maybe make a mission of it, like ‘a year without technology in a cabin in the woods’, and then write a novel about all the things I discover, like the secrets to living, and be named the next Henry David Thoreau and win the Walden Prize. Is there a Walden Prize, Ray? There should be, anyway, and if there’s not, I can invent it. Yeah, so that’s my plan.”
June 4, 2015
The book "Another Vagabond Lost To Love" Berlin stories on leaving & arriving is a book that I can relate to. Love the way Charlotte put it
together to include the making of the album
"I Must Be Gone And Live Or Stay And Die.
I gave it a 5 stars before I read the book. I read
her other book Empty Roads & Broken Bottles
in search for The Great Perhaps and Charlotte
is a great writer and I knew this book would be
as wonderful. Very inspiring!
together to include the making of the album
"I Must Be Gone And Live Or Stay And Die.
I gave it a 5 stars before I read the book. I read
her other book Empty Roads & Broken Bottles
in search for The Great Perhaps and Charlotte
is a great writer and I knew this book would be
as wonderful. Very inspiring!
June 16, 2015
Charlotte Eriksson "Another Vagabond lost to love" is a great book!! This is my second book that I have read from Charlotte and is one my my favorites. the emotion that she captures telling these stories is one of a kind:) I just wish the book was longer❤️❤️❤️❤️
July 26, 2020
My own doppelgänger.
August 26, 2015
Everyone should read this book
Fantastic writing
Fantastic writing
November 24, 2019
Just what the Doctor "didn't" order...
This was one of those "You don't find the book... The book finds you" kind of situations for me...
I wasn't looking to read this book, and honestly, given a choice, I wouldn't have either.
But boy am I glad that I did...
There aren't very many instances in life where you find a book that you wish never ended and kept going on and on...
I really haven't read any of the authors other books, but I will now make sure that I do.
This book shows you a personal perspective and in saying that... It touches so many aspects of your life and gets you to think... And I mean in a melancholically positive way (oxymoron alert) 😋
But for me, this book couldn't have found me at a better time and guided my limited thinking capability towards appreciating life in general and to be thankful for what I do have...
It makes me want to shed any kind of resentment, that I might have been harboring and be thankful for the opportunity of experiences...
It helped me be grateful for, and also understand the importance of "Complacency", and how it doesn't always have to be a bad thing, depending on situations...
That's my personal opinion and is not intended as a "offence" towards anyone else's thoughts...
But the one thing I do resonate, that a lot of others have also reviewed, is that I do wish this was a longer book, as it leaves you wanting more...
Kudos and respect to the author and a much recommended read by any standards...
This was one of those "You don't find the book... The book finds you" kind of situations for me...
I wasn't looking to read this book, and honestly, given a choice, I wouldn't have either.
But boy am I glad that I did...
There aren't very many instances in life where you find a book that you wish never ended and kept going on and on...
I really haven't read any of the authors other books, but I will now make sure that I do.
This book shows you a personal perspective and in saying that... It touches so many aspects of your life and gets you to think... And I mean in a melancholically positive way (oxymoron alert) 😋
But for me, this book couldn't have found me at a better time and guided my limited thinking capability towards appreciating life in general and to be thankful for what I do have...
It makes me want to shed any kind of resentment, that I might have been harboring and be thankful for the opportunity of experiences...
It helped me be grateful for, and also understand the importance of "Complacency", and how it doesn't always have to be a bad thing, depending on situations...
That's my personal opinion and is not intended as a "offence" towards anyone else's thoughts...
But the one thing I do resonate, that a lot of others have also reviewed, is that I do wish this was a longer book, as it leaves you wanting more...
Kudos and respect to the author and a much recommended read by any standards...
January 4, 2019
I really wanted to enjoy this.
I read Eriksson's second volume of poetry and LOVED it! Literally, my copy is rainbowed with little sticky notes.
The blurb for AVLTL led me to believe that this is a collection of short fiction. Perhaps that was my mistake. AVLTL is primarily a collection of journal entries with a precious few poems littered throughout and no short fiction.
The poems are great; reading the lyrics to "The Fall" was by far the best, and I wish the entire book had been done in a similar fashion.
The journal entries fell short for me, mainly due to the repetitiveness. The strive for meaning through introspection often felt forced, and stuck on the same note.
I do NOT want to put down someone else's truth; however, some things written for the self and not for publication should remain so, in my opinion. Not everything translates to art flawlessly.
Eriksson's poetry is resplendent, and if you want to delve into her beginnings, read this book.
I read Eriksson's second volume of poetry and LOVED it! Literally, my copy is rainbowed with little sticky notes.
The blurb for AVLTL led me to believe that this is a collection of short fiction. Perhaps that was my mistake. AVLTL is primarily a collection of journal entries with a precious few poems littered throughout and no short fiction.
The poems are great; reading the lyrics to "The Fall" was by far the best, and I wish the entire book had been done in a similar fashion.
The journal entries fell short for me, mainly due to the repetitiveness. The strive for meaning through introspection often felt forced, and stuck on the same note.
I do NOT want to put down someone else's truth; however, some things written for the self and not for publication should remain so, in my opinion. Not everything translates to art flawlessly.
Eriksson's poetry is resplendent, and if you want to delve into her beginnings, read this book.
May 14, 2021
"Don't try to present your art by making other people read or hear or see or touch it: make them feel it. Wear your art like your heart on your sleeve and keep it alive by making people feel a little better. Feel a little lighter. Create art in order for yourself to become yourself
and let your very existence be your song, your poem, your
story.
Let your very identity be your book.
Let the way people say your name sound like the sweetest
melody."
Journal entries, poetry, and prose from a young writer/musician trying to create their new album; understanding that the journey, not the destination, is the reason for being; and that "home" is a state of mind and not a physical location. Eriksson's words are a breath of fresh air -- they are personal but also contain a universality. Inspired and inspiring.
and let your very existence be your song, your poem, your
story.
Let your very identity be your book.
Let the way people say your name sound like the sweetest
melody."
Journal entries, poetry, and prose from a young writer/musician trying to create their new album; understanding that the journey, not the destination, is the reason for being; and that "home" is a state of mind and not a physical location. Eriksson's words are a breath of fresh air -- they are personal but also contain a universality. Inspired and inspiring.
September 19, 2022
"So maybe that’s what settling into this world means. To simply, and as hard as it is, just settle into your own way of living—your own pace, your own rhythm—and not think too much about it. Just wake up and let your legs wander where they need to wander no matter where that may lead and just simply trust your path."
One of the favourite poetic-prose of the year so far!
Trying some random Pinterest recs is a very good decision indeed ;))
One of the favourite poetic-prose of the year so far!
Trying some random Pinterest recs is a very good decision indeed ;))
April 3, 2021
If your looking for a writer with a heart and soul of gold... Who knows how to tell a story... Who knows how to make you feel something.... make you think... Then look no further! Charlotte has this beautiful gift!! She's amazing and never seems to dissapoint! She'll make you feel something, she'll leave you thinking... and isn't that all we can ask for!!
November 8, 2021
Actually discovered this book through Goodreads quotes until I finally bought it and it became one of my favorite prose & poetry books. Having moved to Berlin at that time, I could very much identify with the restlessness and the feeling of being lost in this exciting city Charlotte's writing exudes.
January 23, 2021
I felt like a vagabond that travelled with you reading this book. Delightful poems. Poems that I like: XXX, The Wandress, On Leaving, Fear, The Sweetest Rain, Write Like You're Obsessed, The Fall, The Ship, New Hope, Epilogue.
June 12, 2022
So much of what she writes feels like it fits with me.
I love the ah ha moments that resonate, when her words connect. Glaring truths revealed, lessons learned, and reminders to just allow all that we might need to do differently. All this and more from her crafted words.
I love the ah ha moments that resonate, when her words connect. Glaring truths revealed, lessons learned, and reminders to just allow all that we might need to do differently. All this and more from her crafted words.
October 7, 2017
I love Charlotte's open and honest story-telling style, it's much the same in her music; open, honest, thoughtful, inspiring, wearing her heart on her sleeve.
October 21, 2017
i love to read..as it is written by CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON..that's why..
February 20, 2020
Amazing book by even more amazing artist.
June 28, 2023
I read the free version (51p) and I love it!
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November 4, 2024the message of the author's life in the form of text. a diary of someone determined to live as free as possible. it can be inspiring or even life saving, depending on how much you resonate with her personality.
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