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Welcome

There are some who call me… Tim? Pronouns they/them. Former astrophysicist, current poet and storyteller, perpetual weirdo.

I intend to follow Mary Oliver’s Instructions for living a life:
1. Pay attention.
2. Be astonished.
3. Tell about it.

You are invited to follow along on my poetic life journey. This web page is mostly a blog where I irregularly share my poetry, recaps of adventures and general musings. For the most part I write in English, but occasional Swedish may occur. It’s been alive for 14 years and counting, although (like me) it has gone through some shape-shifting along the way.

For the latest posts, scroll down on this page. If you’re looking for a specific topic or post, you can find a search box and a tag cloud in the sidebar on this page.

If you’re curious about other pieces of art or science I’ve scattered across the internet, do take a look at my list of creations.

Well met, until our paths cross in Cyberspace or Meatspace. (Meatspace is my favourite, really. Hope to smell and touch you at some point.)

  • First impressions of La Palma

    And so the adventure begins. Holy shit people, I am currently located at a volcanic island, at the top of a 2.4 km mountain, the farthest south I’ve ever been, in a telescope building. Holy shit! How did this happen? I’ve begun my ten-week assistantship at the Swedish Solar Telescope…

  • Androgynity, how it itches

    Still insanely busy, but just have to share these anecdotes. So, apparently some people have problems with my somewhat androgynous appearance. This weekend I was walking down the streets of Brussels, when two dude-bros started talking loudly as I walked past. Dude-bro 1: “Is that a guy with long hair,…

  • Update of unupdatedness

    AAAAAA GENERAL RELATIVITY MADNESS AAAAARGH In case you wondered about my absence in the blogosphere recently (like, the last couple of months or so). Will return when this insanity is at an end. Expect me when you see me, Winterdragon

  • Curiosity

    We pretend it’s personality But it’s really sexuality We put faith in love and honesty But the stuff that makes our history And sets us free is CURIOSITY

  • Frihet, rollspel och queerfeminism

    Hemkommen från GothCon sedan nästan en vecka tillbaka, och känslan av nördigt awesomeness som spelkonvent brukar föra med sig sitter fortfarande i. Den här gången har jag dock fått mer att tänka på än spel och underbara människor. Diskussioner på temat feminism i spelnördsammanhang har florerat bland mina vänner, bekanta,…

  • A moonlight run

    I had the most fantastic run yesterday evening. I headed out just after sunset, bringing a headlight, but as it turned out I didn’t need it. Instead I found my path illuminated by the moon. So I ran along the fields, with the stars above me, moonlight behind me, music…

  • Fight like a girl

    It’s eighth March, which means international women’s day. This year we’ll smash down the patriarchy once and for all! Get out, get angry, get involved. Fight like a girl! Who’s with me? There is no such thing as justice All the best that we can hope for is revenge A…

  • I can’t keep it in

    I crawl out from under my rock after a week of fever-dazed paralysis. Find a shining sun, spring winds in the air, most of my health back, and an exuberant happiness at life in my heart. If my lungs weren’t still sore from all the coughing I would be running,…