About Me

I was born in Denmark in northwest Jutland where the wind is so strong that all the trees point to the East. I moved to the United States fifteen years ago after I fell in love with a Brooklyn boy. After some great years in New York City, I now live in coastal South Carolina, a widow, with my daughter. I write fiction in Danish and English and study and write about history, especially Danish American immigration history and WWII.

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 Recent creative highlights

2020:

• Short stories published in Familie Journal and Hjemmet.

2019:

• Piece included in LIME magazine, Denmark. 
• Flash fiction included in the indie anthology Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove (Atthis Arts).
• Craft story in Highlights for Children (forthcoming).

2018:

• Winner of the Danish short story contest Kær-Litt.
• Short story published in Familie Journal and an anthology.
• Photo/text installation in the exhibition The Dead in Our Lives, Funebariet, Denmark.

In the field of history

I completing a master's degree in history at American Public University in December 2020.
My focus is Danish American immigration history and the WWII home front. I've had articles published in ​The Bridge and America Letter. 

​You can see my online exhibit about the Danish American ​WWII home front here: www.danesusawwii.com.
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Working with the Danish American Archive and Library, I created this exhibit about the Dana College theater troupe tour of 1942: www.dana1942theword.org.   

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