From Fortune Birds to Treacle Future
At last, a reading diary entry that stretches over six months and reaches from The Fortune Men to the Ministry for the Future
Official Competition in an empty cinema
Empty stomachs, an empty cinema and actors performing in an empty space. Peter Brook would have approved. Viewing “Official Competition”.
Serneke’s phallus is pushing into view
Serneke’s Karlatorn has pushed into view over the crest of Ramberget and permanently changed the view from our living room. A photo essay.
Impressions from the SWF22
Last weekend I attended the SWF22 – the Stockholm Writers’ Festival 2022. I’m still digesting it, so what follows here is just a series of impressions.
Does a poem a day keep the engine turning over?
For nearly three months I’ve been writing a poem a day as a creative writing dscipline and I’m quite pleased with how it’s turning out.
On the The Guardian Masterclass Summer Writers’ Retreat
A short notification that I’m taking part in – and very much enjoying – the Guardian Masterclass summer writers’ retreat.
A Day out at the Trollhättan Falls
Photo essay of Trollhättan Falls with pictures and short animation from the Falls in 2022. Includs Mary Wolstonecraft’s 1795 impressions.
Summer 2022 greetings!
Greetings and some pictures from holiday Sweden, summer 2022. After several posts that ran on for many words, here’s something fairly brief!
Machine translation and translating a literary text
The concluding piece in my short series about translating a section of Alex Schulman’s Överlevarna with the help of machine translation software.
Twenty-five percent less wisdom
I’ve had a wisdom tooth removed, consequently I am 25% less wise – but canny enough to use it an an excuse not to write a post this week.