The 7 Guesses of Psephologist
The 7 Guesses of Psephologist
“Are you visiting this area?” Bengt Magnusson asked.
Mary de Souza answered, “No.”
The housing association of the neighbourhood was organizing...
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...
Mob Attack at Carnival
Mob Attack at Carnival
On the last Saturday of May, a relatively no-go area turns to let’s-go-area in Gothenburg: annual Hammarkullen’s carnival. The crowd is...
Handwash Disorder
Handwash Disorder
The sound of handwash was consistent and coarse: …splash after splash soap after soap scrub after scrub splash after splash…
Sitting in a cubicle...
“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...
Mrs Strabach’s Expectation
Mrs Strabach’s Expectation
Most parents expect their children to become parents, expect their children to have a family like they have had, and expect their...
Chorusless Choir
Chorusless Choir
The long dark days of winter have begun: the longing for long sunny days of summer is creeping in to the weather-determined minds...
Ian the British, Anna the Latvian
Ian the British, Anna the Latvian
Gustav Adolf Square is lit. Many Gothenburgers have prepared for the Christmas and New Year, and some are preparing,...
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...
Leaving Sweden, Going America
Leaving Sweden, Going America
On a sunny noon during summer in the year...