Thoughts on repatriation-8

November 13, 2017 By Jodi

Some Categories of Anger (and Melancholy, of Course)

February 8, 2019 By Jodi Leave a Comment

What's your Achilles' heel? Mine is definitely anger. I get angry a lot. (I have a lot of other shortcomings, but that's the one that dominates.) I get angry irrationally and I get angry for totally appropriate reasons (though my husband and children might disagree). So I was immediately intrigued when I came across this...

So Long, Leonard Cohen

November 18, 2016 By Jodi 5 Comments

I'm a bit late to the point on this, but still I wanted to note the passing of one of my favorite singers. I've been listening to Leonard Cohen on repeat since he died last week, and his lyrics have been running through my mind. Especially, in the light of the election, this one, allowing...

Missing My Dad, Three Years Later

October 13, 2019 By Jodi 2 Comments

My dad passed away three years ago today. We were still living in Sweden; I was five months pregnant with Zoë. It was late evening when my mother called, the sea and sky outside our windows dark. I felt helpless, and so far away from everything that mattered.

Eight Views of an Abandoned Dock

December 9, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that I'm fairly obsessed with a certain abandoned dock not far from our home, which I encounter on my midday walks. The scene varies day to day, depending on the light, the clouds, the season, the surface of the sea.

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