Author: Martijn Winkel

Hey everyone,

Banners have now been added to pages on the website. All the illustrations on the banners have been made by me. These little monsters will now observe those that read. Don’t worry, they are quite friendly… Until they are not.

I hope everyone has recovered from all the December celebrations. The first short story of this year has arrived, called Attic. It has been added to the Other Stories section of the website.

Sometimes we have good days, and sometimes our days are not so great. That’s what makes us humans, I guess. I wrote this while walking through the city towards my designated destination. Life can be quite good some days. I do hope you like it.

Happy New Year, everyone! This will be the year that Until You Fall Asleep will slowly unfold. It will be shared in chapters on the website in English first. After that it will be compiled in PDF form in both English and Dutch to download and be shared.

It’s been quite a journey, but it’s time to share all. And that makes me quite nervous, to be honest, but that’s good nerves. I will need your feedback in order to become a better writer. So I would love to know what you think about it once it’s released.

A new short story called Pieces has been added to the Other Stories section of the website. A different version of it has become a part of the Until You Fall Asleep story. It’s about those first moments where you are unclear whether or not somebody actually likes you back. And all these dramatic scenes start playing out in your head.

Until You Fall Asleep now has a separate page, and the introduction to the story has been added. More will follow soon.

Hello everyone, and welcome to my newly revamped website! It’s had a bit of a design overhaul since the last update. This new theme is a bit bolder and more straightforward—designed to make the content stand out even more.

From now on, I plan to share the site more widely, and I’m hoping it will attract a community of wonderful people who enjoy reading my random thoughts and creative musings. Stay tuned for more updates and posts to come!

Additionally, I’ve added some exciting new information about Before You Fall Asleep to the story page. Be sure to check it out!

Another short story has been added to the Other Stories part of the website. This one is called Bitter. This was part of a chapter I actually took out of the Until you Fall Asleep story because it felt a bit too heavy. At some point, the main character was really going through it, which resulted in him seeking some form of revenge. The part where love and emotions start to take such a toll on you that you can no longer see a way out except by pulling the plug and destroying it all.

The website has undergone some further changes and is now almost ready to be shared. The homepage and color scheme of the website have been changed to make them more soothing. A contact form has also now been added to the contact page. The next thing I will be working on is the page that explains everything about the book.

The third shorter story can now be found in the Other Stories section of the website. This story is about a chance encounter of two men meeting outside a club for a smoke and maybe something more than that.

The second story is now up and can be found in the Other Stories section of the website. This one is called Mug and is about a nightly adventure in my kitchen with a head full of thoughts and feelings. I hope you like this one.

The first short story is up and can be found in the Other Stories section of the website. While I am working on Before You Fall Asleep, I will share some other short stories. These short stories are just things that I can’t seem to give some headspace unless I write them down. This is the first time I will be sharing these, so please be gentle with my grammar and spelling mistakes.