Zen writing: the art of the clean, meditative paragraph
"And Zen nothing turned itself inside out . . . "
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Toxic Gulf
years since the gap first appeared between the teeth of a little girl picking raspberries from her mother’s hand by the poisoned stream a toxic tale of porcelain has traced its tiny fingers round the lines on contour maps (&…
Farstaviken, Värmdö
Another staycation post, on a place where I like to go for a walk but never swim.
Gustavsberg, Värmdö
This is more a post about staycations but it's still travel, right?
Eurovision 2015: Ah, Vienna!
Having watched the 2015 Eurovision final in its entirety, I would agree with the general observation that the entrants this time around were mostly lacking in the somewhat indescribable pizazz that is compulsory if you want to win.
Åsa Strålande in ‘Tanto’
Tanto is a work of fiction set in present-day Stockholm, and features locations and practices that will be familiar to residents of that city but which may seem strange to non-Swedes (as may the dialogue, which is almost exclusively rendered in Swedish).
However, the story also features several fictional venues and—needless to say—characters and is suitable for all readers over the age of 18.
All you really need to know is that Tantolunden (or Tanto for short) is a park on Södermalm in central Stockholm.
This first chapter of the story was sent to subscribers to my Poem of the Week email newsletter in April 2014. It also appeared on Medium for about two minutes.
Come and join me on a journey to ... Tanto ...
SIPRI Yearbook 2012: its part in my downfall
Heh, heh. Well, not really. But in the spirit of Spike Milligan, one could say that the last six months, during which I've been working at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) as an editor, have well and truly opened my eyes to what's goin' ahn in this crazy, mixed up world.
Photo Memories: Karlskrona 2011
In celebration of my impending departure from K-Town, here's a little gallery of images taken throughout 2011 that, for me anyway, brings back some lovely memoreez ...
