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Fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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Illustrated short stories and flash fiction inspired by animals.

The stories feature dogs, polar bears, sharks, mosquitos and other animals, more often than not reflecting on the interaction between domestic or wild animals and the self proclaimed sophisticated animals that refer to themselves as human beings.

flash fiction

Dog in the Soul

December 29, 2021December 22, 2021
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Dog in the Soul

A discussion under the sun about dog, souls and short stories.

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flash fiction

The big question

October 10, 2020November 7, 2021
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The big question

A young man anxiously seeks the right moment to pop the big question.

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flash fiction

One way or the other

August 22, 2020
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
One way or the other

Reflective dialog between two toucans as they bake themselves in the early morning sun.

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short stories

The Concept

January 26, 2018January 26, 2022
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The Concept

The Minister for Culture is presented with the concept of a virtual reality zoo and it is not quite what he was expecting.

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flash fiction

The dog whisperer

December 2, 2017March 29, 2022
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The dog whisperer

A tourist couple goes on an after-dinner stroll about the farm where they are staying and runs into a pack of aggressive sounding dogs.

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flash fiction

Death of a bullfighter

August 16, 2017March 29, 2022
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Death of a bullfighter

A bullfighter meets their fate outside the village pub, after having spent the night telling stories of their own heroic acts.

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