My name is Christopher, but when I create, I go by Arro.A name carries a past, an identity, an image. When I write, I try to leave all of that behind.Arro gives me that freedom. A little more space to create, and a little less space for the ego.
The essence behind all things
The first part of my life was fast-paced, filled with entertainment and excess, until a burnout brought everything to a sudden halt and triggered a spiritual awakening.Today, I know that something greater lies behind everything visible in this world — a presence that is always there, quietly waiting to be discovered.
Writing and Books
The smallest island in the worldWriting came through reading. I spent two years living in a small cottage in nature, where I devoted my time to silence, slowness, and reading. Without distractions, without a phone, I began writing poems, and gradually I started to write stories.I write in French, my native language, but being bilingual, I also translate my work into English.
What enchants me?
Nature, beauty, and silence. In silence, you begin to truly meet yourself for the first time, and a deeper kind of knowledge emerges—one that can’t be learned from books. It’s a knowing that has always been there, beneath the layers we’ve built out of fear.
My favorite place on Earth?
Patagonia.There, people are few, and the noise that follows them disappears. Nature is in command. You almost feel the need to introduce yourself to the forest before stepping inside. As you walk, the trees seem to lean toward you, reminding you just how long you’ve been away from their community.In Patagonia, the vastness of nature and its wild energy awaken something in the sleeping soul. In those endless open spaces, in that absorbing emptiness, something quietly whispers that you are not alone and that you are deeply loved.
What do I aspire to?
An authentic life.