Will You Take Her?
February 14, 2025
A story of impending loss and surrendering your external heart to the ferryman of the ‘Next.’
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The path opened up. The trees bent back like brittle skeletons to reveal a clearing bathed in a sickly, pale light. The night sky hung lower here, the stars stared cold. Emily’s heart raced, but she kept following Whisper, who moved ahead as if none of this was out of the ordinary.
I’m Johan, a Norwegian writer. I write introspective, nostalgic, and tragic short stories, and I’m currently working on longer fictional pieces, including my debut novel, Engines Overhead.
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A whimsical, harrowing, and tragic, yet colorful tale of an imaginative six-year-old girl, Emily, who leaves her fractured home life behind to venture in a harsh northern world.
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A story of impending loss and surrendering your external heart to the ferryman of the ‘Next.’
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