A Good Tourist in Oslo?
Every adventure should include a messenger who provides the lesson of your visit. Oslo is on a hill. From the central train station, it climbs steadily. Four miles up is Frogner Park— a grand...
Dateline August 2064. Remembering the beginning of the Global Borderless Solidarity Movement
Dateline: August, 2064. Remembering Before the Great Awokening It is a relief these days. At 106, no one expects anything from me. Everything I do and remember is a miracle. This morning I am...
Stockholm Syndromes?
In Stockholm, we stayed in a once grand home on the edge of town now filled with junk, mold, and a dangerous set of stairs. It was super cheap and offered rye crackers, cheese, and oatmeal for...
Norwegian Illusions of Infinity
We are staying in a town, a fifteen-minute train ride from Oslo. Our place is atop a hill: two rooms in the back of a house with a view of fjords and islands. We can hear the freeway at the bottom...
A Good Tourist in Oslo?
Every adventure should include a messenger who provides the lesson of your visit. Oslo is on a hill. From the central train station, it climbs steadily. Four miles up is Frogner Park— a grand...
Dateline August 2064. Remembering the beginning of the Global Borderless Solidarity Movement
Dateline: August, 2064. Remembering Before the Great Awokening It is a relief these days. At 106, no one expects anything from me. Everything I do and remember is a miracle. This morning I am...
Stockholm Syndromes?
In Stockholm, we stayed in a once grand home on the edge of town now filled with junk, mold, and a dangerous set of stairs. It was super cheap and offered rye crackers, cheese, and oatmeal for...
Norwegian Illusions of Infinity
We are staying in a town, a fifteen-minute train ride from Oslo. Our place is atop a hill: two rooms in the back of a house with a view of fjords and islands. We can hear the freeway at the bottom...
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A Good Tourist in Oslo?
Every adventure should include a messenger who provides the lesson of your visit. Oslo is on a hill. From the central train station, it climbs steadily. Four miles up is Frogner Park— a grand...
Dateline August 2064. Remembering the beginning of the Global Borderless Solidarity Movement
Dateline: August, 2064. Remembering Before the Great Awokening It is a relief these days. At 106, no one expects anything from me. Everything I do and remember is a miracle. This morning I am...
Stockholm Syndromes?
In Stockholm, we stayed in a once grand home on the edge of town now filled with junk, mold, and a dangerous set of stairs. It was super cheap and offered rye crackers, cheese, and oatmeal for...
Norwegian Illusions of Infinity
We are staying in a town, a fifteen-minute train ride from Oslo. Our place is atop a hill: two rooms in the back of a house with a view of fjords and islands. We can hear the freeway at the bottom...
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