Grandmother, Me?
Grandmother, Me?
Wintry outside, warm inside. The window offered a slice of Gothenburg enveloped in wintry haze: the tram station of Princess’ Street, Haga Cinema,...
Reality Hits, Really
Reality Hits, Really
On the hottest day in a summer of twenty-first century, when Sweden reached quarterfinals in football’s world cup held in Russia, Sakina...
Unwittingly, Henrik Came Out of Helene
Unwittingly, Henrik Came Out of Helene
Concerned, and conscientious Gothenburgers came out on to the streets, formed themselves into a long line, two-to-three behind two-to-three...
Three over Lunch
Three over Lunch
A pop-up on Vide’s desktop alerted him: Lunch!, and the lunch was with Greta.
For Greta, Vide has become more than a friend...
Cheesy Matters of Divorcees
Cheesy Matters of Divorcees
Ove Vinson sat at the dining table dangling his legs. He thought the former man of the house was a taller...
Abuzz
Abuzz
Elsa sat by the aisle without noticing who the person was in the window seat. All the preferred seats were occupied except for the...
“Is it Sweden or America or North Korea?”
“Is it Sweden or America or North Korea?”
Oscar Eklund, the sexagenarian past working age of 65, arrived at the Central Station 15 minutes before...
An Inebriated Elias
An Inebriated Elias
For the last twenty-four hours, the sun has adamantly remained invisible. It did not deign to show itself up for a second...
Sight of Ida’s Loins in Sauna
Sight of Ida’s Loins in Sauna
Ida climbed up the wobbling iron staircase of the sauna with her toddler son whose legs dangled on either...
Leaving Sweden, Going America
Leaving Sweden, Going America
On a sunny noon during summer in the year...