Writing | Ben Leander | Visual Design and Storytelling

11. September 2018

Being an Adult | Quick Thought Tuesday 2

6. September 2018

The Yin and Yang of Happiness

There’s no reason for me to complain. I am the happiest I've been in a long time, possibly my whole life. But after the year I've had, I

4. September 2018

I am not an Anarchist, but… | Quick Thought Tuesday

I have decided to switch out my Music Monday posts and sometimes post quick thoughts of mine. In this format, I'd like to encourage you guys to respond and

30. August 2018

My Tattoo Nightmare

You may or may not know that my 2018 was everything but smooth sailing. After last year’s disasters and a bit of a health crisis in early 2018,

23. August 2018

Breaking up what hasn’t really started

A couple of weeks ago a colleague of mine asked me how many relationships I've been in in the past. I wasn't sure: in a world of casual

21. August 2018

Music Monday 8 | Music for my Funeral

To be honest, it was way too easy for me to find songs that would fit a funeral. I don't know if I'm weird or just have a

16. August 2018

Something New (Short Story)

Not a minute goes by without thoughts rushing through my head. But when I lay my head in the crevasse that forms above your collarbone when you raise your shoulders,

13. August 2018

Music Monday 7 | German Songs

I have previously talked about music from Austria but only featured English spoken songs. However, there is a lot of great German spoken music out there, which probably

9. August 2018

When is the right time to tell him how fucked up you are?

This article was originally published as a guest post on GayRepublic. When you start seeing someone new, you alone are responsible for the picture another person will have of

2. August 2018

About Gay Pride Berlin 2018

I've spent the past week at Berlin gay pride (or Christopher Street Day, whatever you wanna call it) and I wanted to write a quick post about Gay

27. July 2018

Music Monday 6 | Surprising Songs

I know this is getting a little confusing. It's Friday, I'm aware, definitely not Monday. This week I've been in Berlin on workation (IG @benleander_) and I was

20. July 2018

I am being followed by a ghost who gives me weird visions of the future and No, I don’t think I’m going insane.

It all began when I was driving home from a ski vacation with a couple of friends. A friend of mine was driving the car. He wasn’t drunk

17. July 2018

Music Monday 5 | Music to Make Love to

As I skipped the Music Monday post for the last couple of weeks, I thought I'd get things going again by bringing the heat. I think most people

13. July 2018

Pros and Cons of the – possibly – Worst Year of my Life

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that this year was tricky. But to be honest, calling it the ‘worst year’ of my life

9. July 2018

I am not a Monster | Part 3

When I first got the diagnosis, I fell apart a little bit. I am not the kind of person who cries very often, not because I’m ashamed but because

3. July 2018

Thank you for Saving my Life, I guess | Part 2

It all started when I visited you in your night shift. Sometimes I wish I wouldn’t have done that. If I hadn’t, I could have lived on blissfully

29. June 2018

The Truth behind my Weight Loss | Part 1

I hesitated quite a bit to publish this post. But after having written about losing weight, I almost feel like I owe the honest follow-up. This is all

24. June 2018

Pseudo-accurately calculating how many potential partners live near me.

What some of you might not know (even though I randomly blurt it out constantly), is that I have a master’s degree in psychology. Psychology isn’t all that

19. June 2018

Music Monday 4 | Celebrating Pride

We're balls deep into pride month and so far I haven't written much about it. I think that Christopher Street Parades and Pride parties are still relevant today.