From “The Cliff” via “The Factory” and “The Heart Never Gets Full” to “We Never Talked About Love”. — My upbringing was safe, but also marked by loneliness. I was a careful little boy who lived with my parents and my brother in an apartment, a block of flats with 6 apartments in Røldal Haukelivegen in Odda. My father was a factory worker, and my mother worked at home…

A story I wrote several years ago, now republished here in ILLUMINATION. I’ve become four years older, and I am grateful for what I have in my life. 11/2021 © Øivind H. Solheim — — I feel privileged for being who I am, and where I am now. I am happy to have good health and no serious illnesses. Good mental and physical health is fundamental. This does not come by itself. I know that I can do a lot to feel good in my…

I write fiction: novels, short stories, poetry. I also write articles, personal essays, hiking stories, photo reports, and other experimental stories. — A selection of stories from Øivind H. Solheim: Mar 30, 2022 · 8 min read A story on intimacy. Relax! Enjoy! Why Sex Is Good for the Relationship Success Depends on Empathy, Commitment — And Willingness to Givemedium.com

We Live in a Universe of Love — a Kind of Near-Love Experience — I woke up, and from the moment I opened my eyes, I knew everything had changed; everything was new, shrouded in the darkness I had descended into. I was in the deepest of the dark, and the thought of sinking further down was strangely alluring. I mostly wanted the light…

Fiction from novels — A chapter from The Man Who Refused to Pass Away, a tale of an individual’s defiance against the inevitability of death, exploring the profound depths of human resilience — the quest for immortality and the philosophical complexities of existence. The sky today bore a hue of gray, the clouds like…

A tale of an individual’s defiance against the inevitability of death exploring the profound depths of human resilience — the quest for immortality and the philosophical complexities of existence — Amidst the quietude of my study, surrounded by the myriad of books and souvenirs of a life richly lived, I find myself reflecting on the grandeur of our human journey. It is a voyage that begins at the miracle of birth and meanders through the tapestry of life, with its…

The Philosophy of Albert Camus, excerpt from an unpublished novel script — In the hush of the valley, distant from the city’s tumult, I stand—a seeker of sunsets, ever probing the enigma of dawn. Today, I walk alone. My thoughts are my only companions. I’m delving into the existential questions that have haunted me since I was young. I think of the…

From an unpublished novel script. — I had chosen to rest atop one of these formidable peaks, to immerse myself fully in the wilderness, and to embrace its unforgiving splendor. As I set up camp, the wind whispered the secrets of solitude, and the stars overhead bore witness to my solitary rebellion. …

The fraudulent Stock Trading Company XPro Markets — Have you been tempted to invest money online recently? There’s a company called XPro Markets that if you open an account with them and deposit your money, they will use the money to invest in stocks using artificial intelligence. If you go for this, what actually happens is that you…