“I’m used to it.” And so reality finally caught up with us. Wednesday went well, and Thursday passed without major problems. We had a really nice time barbecuing freshly caught fish, hot dogs, and reindeer and had a bath in the lake and the kids had a great time with grandma and grandpa. It actually went so well that we — my wife and I — started to talk about renting a … [Läs mer...] om A week in paradise: part 2
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A WEEK IN PARADISE (part one)
Summer, holidays and a future close to hell. At last it was time for us to leave. Already two days before our departure the wife had packed half our apartment in bags — “well, we must take it with us, what if they don’t have one”, “you never know if we can get use for it” and so on. “Dad, can I bring my Gameboy?” the youngest asked. “No you can’t. We don’t have any … [Läs mer...] om A WEEK IN PARADISE (part one)
In the footsteps of Baudelaire – my short life as a poet
All good stories start with the words "once upon a time". And so does this one. Once upon a time there was a website called Poetry.com. It is not the same Poetry.com you find today. The one I found was an older one, which now has disappeared. If that has anything to do with my efforts as a poet I don't know. I guess the jury is out on that one. One thing that … [Läs mer...] om In the footsteps of Baudelaire – my short life as a poet