The First Light Over Longyearbyen
Every February in Longyearbyen, Norway — the northernmost town on earth — residents gather on the old hospital steps for a moment they have waited...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 2:10-11.
Every February in Longyearbyen, Norway — the northernmost town on earth — residents gather on the old hospital steps for a moment they have waited months to see. Since October, the sun has not risen. The polar night has wrapped their small Arctic settlement in unbroken darkness. Streetlamps burn at noon. Children walk to school under stars. The cold feels heavier without daylight to break it.…
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