How sad to read the announcement that SoFoBoMo is closing down. Reason: no resources for web hosting and further development. There are probably a bunch of other reasons to add, why it didn’t work out. Personally, I don’t think the web page and associated forum really took off. The straightforward way contacts were made before [...]
– Everybody! Welcome to this wonderful release party. – Please, do visit the bar, there’s plenty of champagne, for all of us. – Join me in the celebration of my latest SoFoBoMo book. It’s about Kökar, the island where I’m partly rooted, the island on which I for a long while thought I had spent [...]
Thinking of everything that has happened on these islands, of all who have lived and thrived here, from medieval times to present, it’s easy to see where the glow comes from. People have always been extraordinarily creative. It came with the life conditions, either you found a way, or you starved. There are even stories [...]
The modern age came fast on Kökar, like a surprise party with sparkle sticks and all. Up until the fifties, life was pretty much what it always had been. There was no electricity, you had to dig to get fresh water, and if you wanted food on the table, you had to get out in [...]
The church is the first thing you see when approaching Kökar, like a lighthouse, but with no light. There’s a small lighthouse, downhill from the church, on a reef, to help ships finding their way, either to pass by or to get into the small harbour that is located right beside where the church lies. [...]
Two and an half hour to main land. A view from the deck that beats anything, a view you don’t really see because you’ve made the trip hundreds of times. From Kökar to main land, Åland, and then back again. Kökar. It’s an outpost, an island in the great archipelago that Åland makes up. It [...]
The ferry trip between Sweden and Åland, on this particular route, takes about two hours. Two hours to kill, or two hours to enjoy. It can be as depressing as it can be, or a pure joy. It depends on who you are. There are the ones that stay in Sweden over the weeks, usually [...]
I have been totally busy, lately, with work mainly. Finally, it’s time for Holidays, and I will shortly leave for a week on Kökar, this island I visit every Summer. This year, SoFoBoMo coincide with my trip, and if I come up with an idea, I will definitely make a book. I’m sure I will, [...]
This scene reminded me about the sofobomo project I made, two years ago. It was fun, definitely. This year, I’m quite confident I will participate again. The month will coincide with my trip to Åland, which is rather fortunate. Let’s see where this will take me.
Quite unintended, this started some music in my head. Pink Floyd, a phrase from one of the tracks from the Wall. This has nothing to do with that record, not even unconsciously. The phrase fits the theme of this post, although. I’ve been away for a while, away from everything that spells out Internet and [...]