Small Talk
A flash fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A high school student from Reykjavík searches for inspiration to make small talk in the company of farmers at a countryside community center in Iceland.
Fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Illustrated short stories and flash fiction inspired by Iceland.
Born and raised in Iceland, Börkur often seeks inspiration or story settings in his old home country. The stories can touch on various themes characteristic themes of the land and nation—the beautiful nature, the dark winters, the bright summers or the small but tightly knit social network.
A flash fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A high school student from Reykjavík searches for inspiration to make small talk in the company of farmers at a countryside community center in Iceland.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Emil visits his grandfather who is traveling through space and time.
A flash fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. The narrator sits by the window, staring into the darkness. The clock counts dutifully every second. Something is about to happen.
A flash fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Jamie is drinking his morning coffee when he gets the funny feeling that there is something odd about his surroundings.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Young siblings walk together along a gravel road on a dark Icelandic autumn night, discussing whether there exists things that one sees better in darkness than in daylight.