home writings photoshop about me contact Writings I have written relentlessly since I was able to hold a pen and form letters. What do I write? My ambition is to eventually write a novel, but for now I write only short stories and poems. I also write very short stories at times at between 100 and 300 words, and post some at my literary blog, Octarine Light. My personal favourite is "Alaric Adair and the Dragon". There's not much here at the moment, as my poems are usually defended with teeth and nails before anyone can get to them, but I'll survive the embarrassment of letting you read a few - hopefully. I write in both Norwegian and English, though only the English ones are represented here. Pausing Like smoke rises from a tea cup dawn rises towards day pausing in twilight pausing in night as the world holds its breath take me away take me away to those far-away clouds pausing in night pausing in twilight the world holds its breath A Story Let my tears paint your skin white trail your lips in place of my fingers thoughts too impure to rest on you yet, they do Let my tears darken your soft hair instead of the shadows of my hands such cowardice as a nocturnal caress must I suppress Let the residue of my tears warm you when all is forgotten, beneath the ice a dream slipping away in sand yet, I dream