Originals: Melanie Sevcenko on Red Elvis
Melanie Sevcenko currently lives in Berlin, Germany where she works as a freelance journalist in print and radio for international publications. Her reporting has been published by Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, the Global Post, Washington Times, Miller-McCune, and the Local Berlin. Melanie’s poetry has also been published in various literary journals.
Originals: Helen Kornblum on a Sense of Home
Prior to her years in diplomatic life, Helen Kornblum worked professionally as a translator and analyst for the US Congress, Helsinki Watch and Time magazine. She currently leads a group focused on design for Willkommen in Berlin, a German Foreign Office-sponsored organization serving diplomatic families posted in the capital. Her commentary on American politics has… Read more »
Originals: CJ Hopkins on the Holographic Hitler Projector
CJ Hopkins began writing for the stage in New York City in the 1990s. His plays have been commissioned and produced internationally, have won awards in the UK and Australia, and are published by Methuen Drama (Horse Country) and Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. (screwmachine/eyecandy, The Extremists). In 2004, he relocated to Berlin, where he lives… Read more »


