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Anitra

@arcticwriter.bsky.social
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I read good books, often Science-Fiction and Fantasy. In between, I write. Life in the arctic is just fine right now. No darkness at all until late July. A very long day. Makes us very adaptable to cold, but not to heat.

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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Soon Fantastika, a great SF- convention in Sweden fantastika2026.com
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Fantastika 2026
SF Convention in Stockholm - October 23 - 25, 2026
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
30 days of great books? No problem. Day 1: Skogland (in Norwegian) (translated title: Woodland or Forrest-land) by Thore Hansen.
Cover image of “Skogland”
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I wish a phone had the same kind of screen, but kindle and kobo lets me read far longer without gaining a migraine. Also, two weeks without charging….
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Almost time for Norcon, the annual science fiction and fantasy literature convention in Oslo. Honor guests are Naomi Novik, Thore Hansen, Samantha Shannon, Anette Lauen Borg. @norconsf @norconsf.bsky.social
Image of flyer for the sff-congress Norcon 32 in Oslo
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Alle som liker fabelprosa/sff: Nå kommer Norske Fantastiske bøker, av Cato Pellegrini, «Himmelstormere. Norsk fantastisk litteratur fra Niels Klim til Odinsbarn» på forlaget YMR. Boka slippes under Norcon, 12-14 juni. Den kan forhåndsbestilles på post(at)ymrpublishing.com
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A new books is a writer’s potential new best friend. Either because it’s great or because it’s awful. I just found a good one! #writers #books #editing #writing
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Dessuten oster
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Essensielt på et koldtbord jeg mener er komplett: Røkelaks, eggerøre, roastbiff, potetsalat, rundstykker, smør, kokt skinke, tomat, majones, rørte jordbær og sylteagurk. Helst også piccalilli, men det er blitt umulig å få tak i.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Folk vil ikke kjøpe smått, de har ikke råd til de håpløst dyre leilighetene de vil ha. De vil slippe å pendle, selv om kvadratmeterprisen er lavere. Da ser de etter små leiligheter.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Det er rart å bla i elektroniske og papirutgaver av nyheter etter influensa. De elektroniske skiller lite mellom nye og gamle nyheter, bortsett fra en og annen påskrift om at informasjonen er mer enn to år gammel og kan være utdatert. Men: Ny pave fra USA! Ny LO-leder! Ting skjer.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Å lese om igjen gamle favoritter i influensatåke gir en behagelig følelse av å ha oversikt i verden. Nyttig motvekt til nyhetene som har en deprimerende déjà vu-komponent for tiden. #ElizabethMoon #sf #bøker #bok #space 📚💙
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Probably because AI does?
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Tid og rom til å skape! Ikke bare produsere! Da jobber de best og mest langsiktig, og blir dessuten sjeldnere utbrent. www.forskerforum.no/hoyere-utdan...
forskerforum.no
Høyere utdanning trenger en sjel
Akademikere kan ikke ledes med makt eller tall alene – de trenger tid, rom og frihet til å skape, skriver Ahmet Soylu.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Les om en litt annerledes første kontakt! Takk til Nye NOVA!
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
What? Doesn’t everyone love black licorice? I thought the divide was between sweet and salty.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Crime reading for Easter is an old tradition. Donna Leon writes police investigations with lots of delicious food in modern Venice. I haven’t read them all, give me time. Some are faster paced, others are way slower. #DonnaLeon #Brunetti #Påskekrim #mystery #crimeFiction
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Det syns jeg og. Men det er vanskelig å huske hvor hardt det var, selv om man har opplevd strømstans i timevis, ingen tog, og buss bare 2 ganger om dagen. Man glemmer fort hvis man bor sentralt etterpå. Hvor vanskelig er det ikke da å forestille seg det?
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Poetisk naturfantasi fra Mona Høvring. Vakre strofer gitt i dyrs perspektiv, som var de selv mennesker: «Jeg ønsker meg tussmørkets unnskyldning/ når uendeligheta mister likevekta si» #MonaHøvring #OktoberForlag #SkogsinteriørMedRevOgAndreDikt💙📚
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Alle samferdselspolitikere burde kanskje innimellom bo lenge nok et sted i Norge der transportnettet er skikkelig dårlig, til å skjønne protester når det blir enda dårligere. Samtidig som det bygges enda en milliardstrekning mellom byen og hytta i sør.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
What were the effects? Besides fewer international applications? Learning a new language is a lot of hard work. Enjoyable, of course. www.forskerforum.no/fjerner-nors...
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Fjerner norskkrav for stipendiater og postdoktorer
Stortingsmeldingen om forskningssystemet trekker tilbake Borten Moe-reform.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
«A memory called empire» by Arcady Martine is so good, so insightful about representing a small nation and dealing with an all-powerful neighbor. #booksky #books #bookchallenge #TheWriteWomen
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Really enjoying reading Mary Robinette Kowal’s «The Martian contingency» this weekend. Mars is absolutely not a human-friendly environment, in case you thought it a nice tourist spot. 💙📚 #book #sf #MaryRobinetteKowal #novel #AlternateHistory
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Impact of activating energy demand flexibility in the building stock: A case study of Norway as a highly electrified country in the European power market
On the transition towards an electrified European energy system, flexible electricity use is crucial. The building stock, including electric vehicles,…
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Hybrid office work done right, turns out to be better for the employee, their families, the environment, the company’s productivity and the employers! The only ones suffering are employers who believe their employees are slackers unless watched. gemini.no/2025/03/leve...
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Leve hjemmekontoret
Flere selskap hopper av verdens største eksperiment: hjemmekontoret. Men det er ikke så lurt, viser ny forskning.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Cozy mystery sf: friendly aliens help solve crime, and everybody get along afterwards. Like some of #SiClarke’s stories.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Great argument about the denigration of books loved by young people, and young women in particular. Books about female heroes. #Booktok and #Romanticfantasy/ #romantasy, today on NRK. (In Norwegian) 💙📚 www.nrk.no/ytring/feil-...
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Feil bøker og feil lesere
Unge kvinner leser igjen – men i stedet for jubel, får vi kritikk for å lese feil bøker.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
8. Mars 2025 kvinnedagenitromso.no
kvinnedagenitromso.no
Kvinnedagen i Tromsø
8. mars – Den internasjonale kvinnedagen
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Yesterday I tried to find the right building to look for a relative. It was not on the website. Or it might be, but not easily found. Were the designers of the websites never students, faculty or visitors?
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I consider the Science fiction label to be the highest literary honor. Fantasy comes next. However your books are labelled, they are wonderful. Thank you for writing them.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Interessant bok å lese, særlig hvis du lurer på hva som skjedde med lesegleden og konsentrasjonen din. #stjåletFokus #JohannHari #konsentrasjon #SosialeMedier #GodBok
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Les et svært godt essay i Morgenbladet av litteraturviter Hilde Slåtto. (nr.48, 2024) Om George Orwell, om 1984, hans kvinnesyn og hvordan mange litteraturkritikere dekket over dette. I Sandra Newmans Julia, vises 1984 fra en annen vinkel. #Orwell #Morgenbladet #Julia #HildeSlåtto
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
30 writers by whom I’ve read 10 books? Not enough space. Bagley MacLean Asimov Rowling/Galbraith Hobb/Lindholm M. R. Kowal D. Leon Sjøwall & Wahlöö Pratchett K. K. Rusch D.W. Smith D. Adams LeGuin CJ Cherryh J. Fforde C. Harris K. Harrison G. Carriger L. M. Bujold
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
More SFF-writers publishing books in Norwegian every year. Watch out for the new novels. Have you read Siri Pettersen’s books? #NorwegianSff
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Did you enjoy a book last week? Tell people about it. Why did you pick it out, what made you keep reading?
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Writing is such a magical gift. I can free-dive down to a hundre meters in my fiction. I can go to space. And speed up healing. Writing can also give nice revenge-opportunities, without needing to write from prison afterwards. Happy writing, fellow writers! #writingbenefits #writing #writingIsMagic
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Scary, sad days, when four young skiers dies in avalanches. It feels too close to home. Writing needs to be about anything else today. Condolences to the families and friends of the skiers. #skiing #avalanches #France #skiers #Alps
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Thanks. Tell her that the solarpunk genre and her anthology gave me back my excitement and joy in reading sf.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
That book looks good! I’m currently reading an anthology: «Solarpunk winters» edited by Sarena Ulibarri. Well worth my time.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
If you like crime stories, you might like «1222» by Anne Holt. Or if you prefer magical realism: «A winter’s tale» by Mark Helprin. Or a thriller from the last century: Snow Tiger by Desmond Bagley.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I am enjoying reading “Earth”, Sf-novel by David Brin, with fascinating science details. So modern, despite being published in 1990. It’s great to see how some scary scenarios, like ozone layer depletion didn’t happen. Other problems, on the other hand..
Cover of David Brin’s novel Earth
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I am so worried for the future of medical research, specifically for what is important, not so much for that which is profitable. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Such a soul-touching, hard-punching poem. Reminding me why we need more of the right words in the world.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
10:41 am. Sunset.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Sunrise at 10:34. Sunset in a few minutes. One more day before arctic winter/darktime.
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hi fellow writers on Bluesky: Happy writing today! I am counting down towards the most intense writing period of the year. Darktime starts in three days. We’ll next see the sun (at the earliest) January 21. #darktime #arcticwinter
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I just dived into an entertaining mystery series by Elliot Hay. “A bit of murder between friends”. Cozy and including. You won’t get away with murder in this community. #ElliotHay #SiClarke #mystery #cozymystery
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I love great art. Today I want to recommend Tove Hirth. Visual artist, creator of bronze sculptures, teacher, great inspiration. #ToveHirth #sculptures #drawings
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Today I recommend Ida Jackson’s online classes. Wonderfully useful for procrastinators, writers, artists and academics. All in Norwegian, so far, most of them free. #IdaJackson #writing #artists
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Anitra @arcticwriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I hoped being without social media would fuel my writing. Not so. It seems I need a community after all. Let’s try Bluesky! #writing #artists #newfriends #writingCommunity
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