Hal KeelinReflections from the Viking Burial MoundsFeeling claustrophobic and bored by my day so far spent behind a laptop, I set out for the Viking mounds again. I observed the change of…6 min read·Apr 3, 2021----
Hal KeelinÖstersunds, Northern SwedenThe air feels thin. Others would describe it as crisp, cold yet refreshing. Weak sunlight overhead. An ill sun desperately tries to warm…6 min read·Jun 16, 2020----
Hal KeelinReflections from Uppsala, Sweden: Year AbroadFirst week of September 2019: Gamla Uppsala7 min read·Feb 19, 2020----
Hal KeelinViking Burial Mounds and reflections on Deep TimeFeeling Claustrophobic and tired of sedation I set out for the Viking mounds again. I observed the change of season. Autumn colours were…5 min read·Oct 2, 2019----
Hal KeelinPeter Matthiessen’s The Snow Leopard: The greatest meditation on the present moment and human…“Upstream in the inner canyon, silences are deepened by the roar of stones. Something is listening and i listen too. Who is it that…4 min read·Sep 19, 2019----
Hal KeelinA Laurie Lee appreciation postLaurie Lee, As I walked out one Midsummer Morning and how a portrait of the past is all too revealing of the present.3 min read·Sep 13, 2019----
Hal KeelinThe Case for more Slowness, the case for more SilenceReflections on Erling Kagge’s Silence in the Age of Noise and Sten Nadolny’s The Discovery of Slowness3 min read·Sep 5, 2019----