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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.

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Johan Lundgård

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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Upcoming releases

Engines Overhead

Release date: 2026

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.

The Perfect Ending

A young woman keeps a journal, promising herself she won’t end her life until she’s lived her perfect day. Through her fragmented entries, she searches for meaning in flawed but beautiful moments. As the days unfold and grow increasingly perfect, she must decide whether to learn to live — or to have her perfect ending.

Death Never Knocks Once

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If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, there’s a lot more waiting in the archive. Browse through my full collection of short stories and dive deeper into the worlds I’ve created.

Featured Short Stories

The One You Barely Were. The One I Am.

Short Story
3 min read

A reflection written to the brother who never lived — an elegy for the space between inheritance and identity, where grief becomes the shape of love.

The Fjord’s Pearl

Short Story
4 min read

One bright, perfect day, a love blossomed—now trapped, never having the chance to bloom. Time slips by, but the warmth of that moment lingers, forever sealed under the cold, slabbed fjord.

Of Wonders

Short Story
11 min read

In the twilight between life and death, Malachi walks a final path guided by an ancient, white-clad figure. As the sands of time slip away, he discovers the quiet wonder that lies just beyond the horizon of mortality.