Archive - Escaping Flatland

Collaborative writing

A common phenomenon in the history of literature is couples writing together.

Aug 26 •

Henrik Karlsson

When facing a complicated problem, don't try to solve it, try to understand it

On problem solving and form-context-fit

Aug 18 •

Henrik Karlsson

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Johanna Karlsson

July 2025

June 2025

On the pleasure of reading private notebooks

One reason I like this genre is that people censor themselves less when they are writing in private.

Jun 15 •

Henrik Karlsson

Caring for others

At Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen, I see a passport fall out of the back pocket of a man and immediately (at least) three strangers call out.

Jun 9 •

Henrik Karlsson

May 2025

April 2025

Sometimes the reason you can’t find people you resonate with is because you misread the ones you meet

Sometimes two people will stand next to each other for fifteen years, both feeling out of place and alone, like no one gets them, and then one day, they…

Apr 23 •

Henrik Karlsson

The newness of depth

Fragments from the cutting room floor, vol 4

Apr 14 •

Henrik Karlsson

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