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Attending a book release in Malmö

Thirty short stories. Thirty authors. Yesterday, I got to meet five of them. Malmö is a wonderful city. It's a very cultured city, and if you're looking for some culture, for some inspiration and for some foodstuff for the mind, you don't have to look far. There is always something going on in this city. Just yesterday, I attended the book release of a Swedish anthology, called Trettio nyanser av saknad or, translated roughly into English, "Thirty shades of want". Published by Ordberoende Förlag (or Word addict publishing), this anthology contains thirty short stories that won the third annual #älskanoveller short story contest . This year's theme was "want". Want, as in regret of not having something, that feeling you have when some important part of your life is missing. This is the red thread that runs through all these stories. Thirty short stories, by thirty authors. Thirty women from all over the country. Five of whom reside in the...