Due to a sudden worsening of my physical condition, I have not been able to publish anything here for a while. I hope to be back on track soon, but in the meantime, here are some poems that I wrote in 2007 about chronic illness. Since the same, still undiagnoced symptoms that I wrote the … Continue reading “Intermission or Waiting For Godot”
Author: Bokfurien
Living With Energy-Related Disabilities or Why Can’t I Ever Finish Writing That Damn Book?
NOTE: The purpose of this text is to describe a sort of invisible disability that many people might not even be aware of. I am not trying to score sympathy points, or to give “normal” people a guilty conscience for being healthy. I have entertained myself with a bit of math lately. It started one … Continue reading “Living With Energy-Related Disabilities or Why Can’t I Ever Finish Writing That Damn Book?”
From The Butter Hole or Book Titles I Am Glad I Did Not Have To Translate
Working as a translator has its challenges, and one of the most exciting, challenging and frustrating parts of translation is to name things. Take the name Frodo Baggins, for example. Should you translate it around the word for “bag” in your language, like Tolkien wanted? Or should you focus on the sound of the name, … Continue reading “From The Butter Hole or Book Titles I Am Glad I Did Not Have To Translate”
The Unexpected Aging Epiphany or Catching Up On My Character’s Ages
I have been writing stories all my life, but when I was around twenty, I slowly started taking my own writing seriously. 2008, ten years ago, I was twenty-two and had a first draft ready of my first novel. A few years later I had several book projects going. So far, so good. I was … Continue reading “The Unexpected Aging Epiphany or Catching Up On My Character’s Ages”
The Opening Of The Story About The Wannabe Hollywood Mom — Novel In Progress
And I’ve got sequinned tits! The Wannabe Hollywood Mom shouts happily and spreads her arms wide, because she does. The Wannabe Hollywood Mom’s name is really Helle. She’s never been to Denmark, but her mother apparently had family in Aarhus, and thought that Helle sounded nice, or exotic, or something like that. The Wannabe Hollywood … Continue reading “The Opening Of The Story About The Wannabe Hollywood Mom — Novel In Progress”
The Murakami Syndrome or Why Does Nobody Talk About Haruki’s View Of Sex?
”Finally, she gently licks your swollen penis, as if healing it. You come again, in her mouth. She swallows it down, as if every drop is precious.” Kafka on the Shore The popularity of the Japanese author Haruki Murakami grows year by year. He is a constant candidate in Nobel Prize discussions, and he is … Continue reading “The Murakami Syndrome or Why Does Nobody Talk About Haruki’s View Of Sex?”