The Calves of Björkliden
In the far north of Sweden, above the Arctic Circle, the town of Björkliden endures something called the polar night. From late November through mid-January,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Malachi 4:2.
In the far north of Sweden, above the Arctic Circle, the town of Björkliden endures something called the polar night. From late November through mid-January, the sun never rises. Not once. Shopkeepers open their doors in darkness. Children walk to school under stars. For fifty-two days, the people carry on beneath a sky that offers nothing but cold black overhead.…
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