My father was born in Saint-Petersburg in 1902. Russia is the country of his ancestors. They were members of the aristocracy. Some immigrated from Europe […]
Book Launch Scheduled
Belmont Books will host my book launch on June 18 at 7pm. Copies of my debut short story collection, The Nansen Factor, Refugee Stories, will […]
Tanums Gestgiveri
This building in Tanum may not look like much, but it was built in 1663 as a roadside guesthouse and restaurant. Sven took me there […]
Thoughts on ‘Lagom’
Lagom was new to me. Balance as a principle for society. The right balance between the individual and the whole. But the author of the Christian […]
What is Lagom?
Happy March! Today, a guest post … Seeking to learn more about Sweden, where my sister is laid up with a concussion, I found some […]
Explaining Putin’s War to Grandchildren
Two years now since Putin invaded Ukraine. Spring, 2022. My granddaughters were having their after-school snack. Chocolate chip cookies. I asked about their day. “The […]
Talk About Fast!
We have a flyer for our literary event on July 24 at the Wellfleet Public Library! Outreach coordinator Racine Oxtoby designed it in a flash. […]
First Reading Planned
After the page proofs are returned, the waiting begins. I’ve heard all is progressing well. That I may even hold a physical book in my […]
View from Strömstad, Sweden
Yesterday, the former president of the United States made another asinine remark about not protecting NATO countries from Russia. It does not take much of […]
“A Writer By Any Other Name”
Snow today in Sweden, but bright sunshine in my heart because the Washington Independent Review of Books published a fun essay I wrote about daring […]