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

Reflections and visual impressions after a ski trip at Selbuskogen — What’s the point of dressing up in outdoor clothes and ski boots on a random March day?

Tankar og visuelle inntrykk etter ein skitur på Selbuskogen — Kva er vitsen med å kle seg i uteklede og skisko ein tilfeldig marsdag?

Maybe we have reached a saturation point on our favourite platform. — I see myself as an author among tens of thousands of other good authors. Each of us is like a small boat floating on an enormous ocean, where we are at the mercy of currents and winds and are led in different directions. I don’t write because I have to…

You walked the streets in your youth. You didn’t meet anyone else, and you might have thought you were the only one, as in the afternoon after school, it went down the main street. You didn’t want to be at home, sitting in your room doing homework. …

Introducing the new novel, We Never Talked About Love, by Øivind H. Solheim. Listen for free to the audio book (excerpt) — Chapter 1 I came home at about the usual time. I came in, closed the door behind me. I listened, heard no sound, nothing. I called up the stairs. “Hello!” No answer. It was quiet in the house—an unfamiliar silence. I thought it was a bit strange. I took off my shoes…

“You think you have less than a quarter left to where you’re going” (Thåstrøm) — It’s like you have to fight for your place in this society, and you have to be strong to allow yourself to be weak. It is not the case that others see you and that others have thoughts about you about which you do not know anything. Imagine living in…

How can people on earth find solutions to the global, existential challenges? — An important obstacle or limitation to human creativity, productivity, and innovation is the tendency to repeat, to do the same thing over and over again. I often see it in myself; I often follow the same tracks, paths, and habits. We humans are often creatures of habit. It may seem…