To live in Sweden
On my way home from up north I stopped at Gamla Uppsala to see the famous burial mounds. The morning was fantastic for a photo shoot with a lazy sun rising after one of the first frosty nights of the autumn. Orange leaves falling from the trees, frosty cobwebs and the fields were steaming as … Continue reading Gamla Uppsala
Folk Lab is a place where everyone can come and learn to use technology to create things. We have 3d printers and laser cutters and tools and materials to create stickers, key hangers, fridge magnets — and games. One day per week I run a game design workshop where we design and construct games. Afternoons … Continue reading Folk Lab and a game about language
The first full week of October is buzzing here in Stockholm. This is when the winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes are announced. One prize each day: Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace. Monday next week the prize in Economics which was added later. The Nobel Prize Museum at Stortorget, Stockholm. The Nobel Prize organisation does … Continue reading Nobel Calling 2026
I was in Nyköping yesterday and took the opportunity to visit the nearby Släbro rock carvings, not far from the freeway. I’ve used one of the images from Släbro in my game Petroglyph and I want to see if I can find it. While rock carvings elsewhere in Sweden features boats and objects that can … Continue reading Släbro rock carvings
We have gathered a mighty fine group of game designers here in Stockholm that meet up every now and then and playtest each other’s games. Once per week it’s been now after the summer and this week we were six so we split in two tables. We are all hobby designers, designing games for fun … Continue reading When do you tell the story?
In an open area not far from the city centre of Norrköping you can find the Himmelstalund rock carvings. Ships, swords, animals, people, carved into the flat rocky surface millennia ago. Norrköping sits at Bråviken, a large fjord that cuts into Sweden’s east coast 100 km south of Stockholm. When the glacier that covered Sweden … Continue reading Himmelstalund rock carvings
We are starting up again with boardgame nights at Folk Lab Hallunda. Every Friday from 16-20 we play and create boardgames. Find us at 16 outside the library where you can learn new games and hang out with friends. At 18 we move to Folk Lab where we create games using 3d printers and laser … Continue reading Play and create boardgames in Folk Lab Hallunda
In a few weeks, September 13, Sweden holds elections. Today early voting opened, and as I will be working on election day (helping out with the election), I voted today. Sweden holds elections for municipality, regions, and national assemblies on the same day and the election period is 4 years. The current majority is predicted … Continue reading Election time
I will be at The Happening 2026 in Norrköping next week. The Happening is a roleplaying event hosted by Ron Edwards in Spelens Hus in Norrköping, this year is the third incarnation. The event is drop in, open every day from August 29 through September 6 from 10 AM to 6 PM. Donations accepted but … Continue reading The Happening
Kids are back in school. What a fantastic summer it has been this year. The advice to never leave Scandinavia during the summer has never been more appropriate: We planned family trips to three destinations in Sweden and were rewarded with scenic trails and deeper understanding of Sweden's past and present. In addition to the … Continue reading Photography: Best of Summer 2026
