Humanity
Roads Not Taken
History remembers the roads humanity took. Roads Not Taken asks what happened to the ones that disappeared before we even realized they were there.
Essays
Technology
The Smile Test
It took the Norwegian government weeks to issue my passport. Upwork wasn't convinced. What followed was a surprisingly ordinary experience that left me wondering how much of ourselves we now have to surrender simply to log in.
Everyday Life
The Poor Man
A two-day coffee withdrawal ends in an ordinary shopping centre café—and an unexpectedly expensive lesson in modern Norwegian pricing. A small story about coffee, inflation and the feeling that everyday life has quietly become a luxury.
RABAGAS
Nobody Is Driving the Bus
As children, many of us believed that somewhere, someone was in control. As adults, we gradually discover something far more unsettling—and perhaps more hopeful. A reflective essay about uncertainty, responsibility and the quiet power of human agency.
Society
The New Class Divide
The biggest divide in modern society may no longer be income. It may be something far less visible: who you can call when life falls apart. A reflective essay about family, safety nets and the invisible inequalities that shape everyday life.
Everyday Life
Humanity vs. Customer Service
Modern life no longer pits us against the forces of nature. Instead, we battle phone queues, chatbots and customer service departments that seem designed to test the limits of human patience. A humorous essay about bureaucracy, technology and the quiet art of surviving modern life.
Global Affairs
Refugee or Emigrant?
What separates an emigrant from a refugee? Once, the answer seemed obvious. Today, the distinction is becoming increasingly blurred as climate change, economic inequality and political instability reshape why—and how—people move.
Climate
When the Pacific Sneezes
It begins with a broken coffee machine and ends in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. An essay about El Niño, the hidden systems that shape our world, and why a warmer ocean can eventually be felt in places that seem impossibly far away.
Culture
Peter Pan in 2026: The Dark Side of Never Growing Up
Peter Pan was never just a story about a boy who refused to grow up. In an age of algorithms, endless entertainment and digital escapism, Neverland feels less like a fantasy—and more like a mirror.
Housing
The Modern Marathon Nobody Talks About
Moving house is often described as a practical task. In reality, it can become a logistical marathon, a financial endurance test, and a surprisingly lonely experience—especially when all you own is a bicycle. An essay about modern life, hidden assumptions, and the invisible cost of starting over.
Digital Life
Modern Humans Are Just Passwords and Receipts
Modern life is less about living than remembering passwords, collecting receipts, and proving to machines that we are who they already know we are. A humorous essay about the quiet absurdities of the digital age.
ADHD
Five Minutes
Laundry only takes five minutes. Unless your brain insists on turning it into fifty tiny tasks first. A humorous personal essay about ADHD, everyday life, and the invisible distance between intention and action.