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“Freedom is the best thing”

“Freedom is the best thing”

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by MHJohnsen
“Freedom is the best thing” read the caption next to the first moomin, drawn as philosopher Immanuel Kant, by artist and writer Tove Jansson. While her best-known creations are adorable, t... Read More
Hag-Seed and the Tempest

Hag-Seed and the Tempest

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by MHJohnsen
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood is a re-telling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, part of the Hogarth Shakespeare project. I was keen to read it as I have a soft spot for a revenge tale, and vengeance i... Read More
To read or not to read

To read or not to read

Posted on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by MHJohnsen
My reading target this year was a modest 25 books. It is well within my typical range, and I had a number of good books lined up that I was keen on reading, so it looked like it would be a breeze. But... Read More
Horror, at long last.

Horror, at long last.

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by MHJohnsen
Every year since 2016, I’ve written a small piece for the Journal of Imaginary Research: a mock-science abstract plus a fake author biography and an illustration. In the latest edition, I wrote ... Read More
Worldbuilding

Worldbuilding

Posted on February 4, 2019April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
This week’s episode of the Writing Excuses podcast is on a highly interesting topic: how to insert worldbuilding into character viewpoint, and why is this a good idea. Essentially, we are talkin... Read More
Toil and Trouble

Toil and Trouble

Posted on January 3, 2019April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
Out of all of Shakespeare’s works, Macbeth is my undisputed favourite. With its gloomy themes of madness and murder, it is pretty unbeatable for those of us who favour the tragic plays over the ... Read More
Reading challenge 2019

Reading challenge 2019

Posted on January 2, 2019April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
It’s that time of the year again – time to reset the reading challenge. The challenge is mostly to remind myself to keep turning the pages in between all the other things life throws at me... Read More
Science/fiction: 10%?

Science/fiction: 10%?

Posted on November 13, 2018April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
“It is estimated that most human beings only use 10% of their brain’s capacity,” says Morgan Freeman’s character from a lectern in Lucy. It is a widely-believed myth, oft repea... Read More
Science/fiction: Brain stimulation

Science/fiction: Brain stimulation

Posted on October 23, 2018April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
I am a neuroscientist and physiologist, which means I get to look at a lot of brains and try to figure out how they work. As I am also a writer, I thought I would do a few posts on my particular brand... Read More
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