Jakob Drud
@jakobdrud
Science fiction and fantasy writer (jakobdrud.com). Living in Denmark, writing in English and Danish, imagining things out of this world. He/him.
Ready for a picture of the solar eclipse? I mean, really really ready? Yeah, me too.
Writers, if you're stuck, try something new for a change. I just finished the first draft of a short story. Took me three days. The last one took me two months. The trick? Writing this one by hand. The next one will probably require something else.
My office at home is a family transit hub, so I borrowed my daughter's room for a bit of writing.
If this is a Shein warehouse, we could be looking at several hundred dollars worth of damaged goods.
The vacation included a visit to the Rammelsberg mine in Goslar. The mine was in operation for over a thpusand years.
While we were away on holiday, the creeper plant put on a race across the garden table. And... we have a winner!
I'm so tired of The Strait of Hormuz. Time to try the veggie option, Straight up Hummus.
The local baker, Briançon, is apparently rebranding, and I don't think they're doing it right.
Back in the days before AI copywriters had to come up with this shit themselves.
Last one from #Copenhell2026 Saxon. Strong performance. Younger bands may have that extra gear. Which is good because they'll need it to keep up with these old guys.
A Perfect Circle at #Copenhell Well played, but the audience kept chatting throughout the concert.
Alice Cooper at Copenhell 2026. I aspire to having this much fun when I'm 78.
We don't usually see each other's headers. Here's mine. Quote-skeet with yours (if you feel like it) Butterfly on thistle, Ærø, summer og 2023.
But why stop there? Why not go for an action blockbuster starring Vin Diesel and Jason Stratham? The Word on the Street! Filmed in iMax, only in cinemas!
Writers know their ABC. I can't draw. Doesn't matter. Fuck AI. I do what I do. And I do know my ABC.
The old-school hotel I'm at has odd colonial-style paintings in the bathrooms. This one of a light horseman. I presume the 'light' stems from the fact that he doesn't actually have a horse.
The only thing better than looking out the window is looking out the window that the gullible human opened for you because you looked like you might want to go outside.
A couple of pictures from last weekend's visit to Bornholm. Bornholm is an island in the Baltic Sea and the only part of Denmark to have a bedrock foundation. Sorry about the pheasant mooning - getting the picture required a bit of climbing and he had other business to attend to that day.
...and when you've all cooled down a bit, proceed with excercise 2, the...
Yesterday's election in Denmark saw 12 parties win seats in Parliament. Meanwhile in North Korea...
Don't want to brag about my thrill-seeking lifestyle, but I just played a board game that could have choked me in 29 different languages. Lucky I'm well past the age of three.
Writers aren't the only ones who don't get paid enough for their work...
The cold has a grip on the seashore here in Aarhus. The waves are sluggish close to land.