I'm very proud to announce that the Oslo Writers' League (formerly the Oslo International Writers' Group) will publish its second anthology this month. All the Ways Home is a multi-genre collection of pieces by members of our group. Short stories, essays, and poetry on two themes especially pertinent to expat…
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Påskekrim: Norway's Weirdest Easter Thing
Easter is weird*. We Christians celebrate Easter as the day Jesus Christ raised himself from the dead, tossed off his shroud, rolled back his own tombstone and walked out into the world after three days of, well, death. He spent the next forty days catching up with his followers, inviting…
A Guide to Norwegians
Norway's policies and attitudes about immigration are increasingly complex. There is a deep, dark bias against certain immigrants--mostly Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and North African--and this is one of several reasons that a more conservative political party came to power during the last election. They are expected to crack down…
A Look Inside The Oslo Opera House
You'll be hard pressed to find a building more beautiful than the Oslo Opera House (Operahuset). It rises from the banks of the Oslo fjord--white and angular, sleek and graceful--reminiscent of an iceberg. On a sunny day, the windows sparkle. Operahuset is a modern gem in a city full of…
Writing News! Irrgrønn Flash Fiction Award
Last weekend, the road rose up to meet me! My flash fiction story "Roots" received the Irrgrønn Flash Fiction Award , and my win was announced at the Irrgrønn Festival of Contemporary Irish Literature . Even on an ordinary day, there's nothing I like better than hanging around Oslo's Litteraturhuset . In past…
The Oslo Weekender: Fredrikstad Fortress
Spring is coming. Allegedly. Right now, it feels like the worst winter I ever experienced in California: cold rain whipping against the windows, clouds so thick and so gray for so long you start to forget the sky was ever blue. In the interest of my own sanity, I thought…
How to Start a Writing Group
When I moved to Oslo three years ago, I hoped to plug into a ready-made writing group. I thought it would be the best way to meet people and nurture my writing career. My first weekend in town, I met a woman (a fellow American) who, when I mentioned that…
One Day in the Typical Norwegian Life
I came this close to letting a full month go by without a post here. I came this close to allowing my blog to become stagnant, to appear abandoned. Whew! Here I am again, just in time. All kinds of excuses over here. Good ones, too. We were on vacation…