Natalie Forslind

129 articles published

Beach Read

UncategorizedJuly 11, 2022661Views 0Likes 0Comments

The book Beach Read by Emily Henry is a story about a romance writer and an acclaimed American novelist facing the same problem – they have writer's block. At first they seem to be the exact opposite of each other, with January, the romance writer, being a hopeless romantic and Augustus writing dark stories having…

Phone Addiction

Articles, JournalismMarch 20, 2019601Views 0Likes 0Comments

Me and a friend I haven't seen for a long time meet at a café close to Slussen. Both of us order a large cup of coffee and sit in a corner. I pick up my phone, take a picture of our cups, add the text "reunion" and upload the picture to my Snapchat's story.…

The art of reviewing art

Articles, JournalismFebruary 20, 2019620Views 0Likes 0Comments

Imagine going to art exhibitions, reading books, watching theater, film or opera and then writing about your experiences. It sounds like the dream. Getting paid for your opinions. Forming opinions on things that interest me. It quickly turns out that writing reviews is more complex than that. We live in a time when everyone is…

Nanowrimo

JournalismJanuary 20, 2019793Views 0Likes 1Comment

Chronicle. At 18.00 every Thursday during November, a group of students from different programs gathered in a corridor at the University of Gävle. The tables were moved to form a long table and the sofas were placed around. Some students sat with headphones on, others without. Their faces were illuminated by the glow of computer…

Slow text in a fast world

JournalismJanuary 20, 2019664Views 0Likes 0Comments

The alarm goes off at 05:25. I turn it off and am met with a stream of push notifications about what I missed during the night. I reach for my glasses, turn on the lamp on the bedside table and scan through social media and news sites. What place does slower, more challenging texts have…