Inspiration and overwork

I’m flooded, trying to get done everything I need to get done before the end of the year so for today I’ll just leave you with this image from my recent inspiration trip to Tallinn, Estonia: Your true love is waiting in the middle and there are mermaids in...

Yuletide approaching

I am heathen. Living in a country with an official state church you’d think it’d be impossible to escape being baptized and included in some form of religion. But no, though many have tried. Being a heathen doesn’t prevent me from celebrating...

Setting goals for 2015

I know it’s customary to start setting goals at the New Year but I’m ready now so I’m going to set them now by George. I’ve been re-evaluating my writing life since the World Fantasy Convention in November and I think I’ve got this...

5 reasons why Finland is Totally Awesome

97 years ago today the Finnish senate declared its independence, which was ratified by the newly formed Bolshevik government of Russia. We Finns don’t like to boast about ourselves and Independence Day in Finland is mostly spent indoors watching television, be...