The Chameleon on the Tree: On Recognition, Rejection, and Finding Your True Terrain

The Chameleon on the Tree: On Recognition, Rejection, and Finding Your True Terrain

It happened yesterday. An award ceremony for a national literary prize in Hungary, for which I was a finalist. The event was in a distant city, so I turned the whole trip into a romantic surprise for my wife: a day of sightseeing, a visit to a beautiful royal palace, a wonderful day that would […]

Writing a Novel in Three Months: The Brutal Alchemy of Doubt and Discipline

Writing a Novel in Three Months: The Brutal Alchemy of Doubt and Discipline

September 28, 2025. 7:05 AM. I closed my laptop and stared at the word count: 102,333.The final line of my novel—Ördögszaltó or Flip of Doom—hung in the dawn-lit room, vibrating like an overused nerve. They never tell you what it really feels like to finish.Not the Instagram self-congratulation, not the “another milestone!” LinkedIn dopamine shot,but […]

Hello world!

Hello world!

Welcome to Lemondrilla 🍋🦍 So yes — this is supposed to be the “Hello world!” post. But let’s be honest: the world isn’t always that friendly. Most of the time, it just says NO and slams the door. That’s why I built this strange, citrus-soaked corner of the internet. What is Lemondrilla?It started as a […]