Allan´s Weblog

Yes, I was always a book-lover. I must confess.

I don't know why, but letters, pages, newspapers and books has always attracted me. For some odd reason I could read from the age of 5 - which was two years before I began going to school. I have been told numerous times by my parents, how I surprised them when I was five years of age and they sat watching an English movie on TV. I was partly watching it, too - at the same time as making a drawing sitting at the table in our living room. Suddenly I commented on something concerning the movie - something I had no chance knowing about unless I was able to follow the dialogue of the film. I didn't speak any English at the time, so my mother asked me with her eyebrows raised, how in the world I knew about what was happening on the screen?

I read the subtitles, I answered. Her eyebrows raised even more!

Somehow I had taught myself the art of reading - and I don't remember how.

Well, I am still very fond of reading. The below photo taken 10 minutes ago shows my favourite place in our living room - the bookshelves and my comfy chair next to them.



I am always in the middle of two or more books. Sometimes art books, sometimes novels or short stories and sometimes the occasional book about psychology or pedagogics.

And then there's always the daily newspaper, too.

I love literature, and plenty of it. My reason for telling you all this is, that I would very much like to recommend a story I just read. The story was written by no other than our very own Edward Piercy, and it's called Those Songs We Sing To Ourselves.

I printed the story on paper, since I have a hard time reading for a long time from a computer screen. Yesterday in the darkest of night I sat in my chair reading his wonderful detective-novel and at the same time sipping a Scottish Islay Single Malt Whisky found in the cupboard within reach of the comfy chair.

A great story that was. I will recommend it to anyone who'd like to read something good. And, if you should wish so, also read some of his other stories.

I think I know good literature when I see it.