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 highlights

2021:

• Short stories published in Familie Journal and Hjemmet.
• Short story forthcoming in The Big Fang anthology.
• Article published in Munkiana magazine.

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 have a master's degree in public history from American Public University and graduated in 2021 receiving the Graduate Scholar Award. 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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