The Urban Volcano is a collection of illustrated short stories, flash fiction and poetry written by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. The stories fall mainly in the genre of realistic fiction but often include an element of fantasy, introducing interesting characters, intriguing situations or funny dialogs. The works can be read online in English, Spanish and Icelandic.
Seeking monarch
Job advert for the position of a monarch, listing their essential and desired qualities.
Rain in Kraków
A traveller stuck in a café in Kraków due to rain starts to fantasize about the waitresses’ phone conversations.
999 Abroad
999 Abroad is a collection of short stories about an Icelander living aborad. Although the tales contain grains of truth, they are melded with fiction, making the reader curious to know the line between reality and fantasy.
Car owner’s log
Limerick about the love-hate relation between a car owner and public transport.