‘Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our livestream on this mild September morning. Today is the first day of the second phase of our town project.’

© Charlie Alice Raya, book 3/1, shaping, arrivals & shaping

This is the beginning of book 3/1, arrivals & shaping which will be published on 28 November 2024.

There is quite a bit information about and it’s spread across two websites.

This website, the easy town books website, offers a lot on books 1-3 and quite a bit of background on the easy town story. My tip: dive straight in. At the bottom of the page is a list with links, each leading to another door.

Highlights are:

There is more on the Charlie Alice Raya website.

Highlights are:

Three videos, I read short scenes from book 3/1

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Charlie Alice Raya, 20 November 2024

title tree, part 2, easy town books
title tree, part 3, easy town books

book 1, beginning

or drafting a town experiment

by Charlie Alice Raya

Alice Adler, a Berliner, sets out to convince the US billionaire Tom Holbon to build a town experiment. The aim of the experiment is to rethink — well, everything.

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and we (still) need to talk about sex

by Charlie Alice Raya

Travelling around the world, Alice and her team build an international network for the Easy Town Project.

Travelling with them are the past, personal demons and unwittingly the issue of sex.

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book 3, shaping

The first day alone is packed with encounters of all vibes, allowing the reader to dive straight into the heart of the town project and also into the hearts of some of the main characters.

Book 3 will be published in three parts. The first part book 3/1 is due on 28 November 2024.

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book 4, building

Tom is angry. Everyone acts as if building the town is a certainty even though so far they only have half a deal. Just a few days ago, he told Alice: ‘Don’t you know that you haven’t won yet? The town will never be built unless the government agrees, or unless you forego the experiment.’
‘I know.’

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Someone once said to me that she had never met a person who encompassed so many contradictions.

Unfortunately, I didn’t ask what exactly she meant. I was very young back then. And that remark makes me chuckle. I never think in terms of getting older, but I always look back, shaking my head about how terribly young I was in my twenties, thirties, forties. And I felt so grown up, especially in my twenties. How little I knew. At least, I had already read Socrates, the Apology, so I had some understanding about knowing what I don’t know. But still, I was so young. And yet, I am not a bit old now. A bit wiser, maybe. But mostly, I am just me, age doesn’t feature. But there is a sense of extension. The child in me is wide awake and so is the adventurer, though he is ageless and yes, he is male. Then there is the wise old woman. I don’t think she has fully materialised, but her seeds are in me.

I have to laugh. The above sounds so mythic, but I’m not at all a spiritual person and I don’t believe in gods. Mind you, they might exist, but they clearly have no interest in humanity. As for the universe, I sometimes wonder whether it plays a game with me, the universe or fate – but if either do, then I’d like a word in private. I sometimes joke: if fate has anything to do with my life, then fate is a bastard.

Mind you, I am stubborn enough, and I have all those contradictions which enrich my world. I will keep going.

Maybe, I shouldn’t write these text in the evenings, I can never get quite serious at this time of the night.

You see, I have a playful, life-loving soul, a curious, rarely resting mind and a body that says I’ve been sitting too long, today.

And then there is my dedication to explore how we can do better, for ourselves, for our fellow humans and for our planet.

Next time, I attempt to write for this section, I’ll make sure to be more awake and more serious. But I hope, you enjoyed reading it, and found something to smile about.

More on the still incomplete about the author page >

Have a great evening

Charlie Alice Raya, 30 October 2024

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including from the other Charlie Alice Raya projects

I’ve been off since May 2023, but now I’m back and bring news. For starters there are additional projects & websites to discover.

For an overview of all projects & offers visit the new website: charlie-alice-raya.org

Which isn’t to say that there are good reasons to stay on this website where you can dive into the easy town books.

The end of all wars is a new project and the first book of that series was published on 28 September 2024.

Find out more on the website the-end-of-all-wars.net

breastless is another new project and deals with overwork, cancer, gender and other trifles.

Find out more on the website: breastless.net

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