The Einstein-machine
“But there at the edge of the embankment stood God’s/ blue Morris forgotten in the lyme grass…” Weekend Poem, by Niels Hav. Translated from Danish by P. K. Brask & Patrick Friesen
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Author of the Month: Adda Djørup (Danish version)
Original text of Adda Djørup’s Author of the Month interview with Jacob Silkstone.
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Greatest of These
“It was a picture of St. Christopher hanging above two portraits of the children, the same two portraits as those in the basement. He said he had hung it there to remind himself that he wasn’t an evil person.” Story of the Week (March 13), by Henriette Houth. Translated from Danish by Mark Mussari.
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Det dør man af
Original Danish text of Maja Elverkilde’s ‘This Will Kill You’.
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This Will Kill You
“He opens his eyes when I come in. “Are you here, my girl,” he says and smiles weakly. I sit down on the bed and gently take his hand between mine…” Story of the Week (March 6), by Maja Elverkilde. Translated from Danish by Peter Woltemade.
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Sara Drawing
“The picture paints itself again and again… a room, a floor, a window. A table, a chair. Squares of sunshine on the floor. An indeterminable potted plant on the windowsill.” Story of the Week (January 23), by Adda Djørup. Translated from Danish by Peter Woltemade.
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This is Not Their Normal Life—Not at All
“A young man approaches me… He would like to show me his home, his wife and his children. He pushes the tarp to the side, and I look into their 32-square foot residence.” Peder Frederik Jensen reports from the Guiwa refugee camp. Translated from Danish by K.E. Semmel.
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New Year’s Resolutions
“Welcome new year/ just what we need…” Weekend poem, by Benny Andersen. Translated from Danish by Michael Goldman.
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The Window Ajar
“We keep our noses in our private chess games. But at certain moments in our lives this changes. Then, it is as if we get permission and the situation demands we lift our gaze….” New Year reflections from Knud Sønderby, translated from Danish by Michael Goldman.
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Kalundborg 7:11
“He follows a blogger by the name of Fjordman, and he’s read Anders Behring Breivik’s 2083 manifesto in its entirety… He agrees with Breivik, but not with his method.” Story of the Week (November 28), by Simon Fruelund. Translated from Danish by K.E. Semmel.
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