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Fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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forces of nature

Illustrated short stories, flash fiction and poetry inspired by the forces of nature.

Börkur is a fan of nature and from time to time seeks inspiration in its strongest forces. Stories about storms, lightnings or the ocean and its power to pull you in.

poetry

Mind as an ocean

January 12, 2018January 6, 2018
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Mind as an ocean

Tale of a troubled mind told in English using a traditional Icelandic poetry form.

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flash fiction

The sign

September 6, 2017March 29, 2022
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The sign

In light of the somewhat puzzling consequences, the storyteller regrets having asked God for a sign.

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flash fiction

Waves

March 29, 2017March 29, 2022
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Waves

Floating in the ocean without a sense of time and place.

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short stories

The Storm

April 25, 2011March 26, 2022
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The Storm

A rare Mediterranean storm takes a sleepless Icelander on a ride across the Atlantic Ocean and back in time, to his childhood home on the East Iceland fjords.

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