Odin Halvorson

Flash Fiction

Death Becomes Her

They say computers can’t become real, that Turing was wrong.

1 min read Nov 4

Health

Dental Medicine’s Dark Secret

Insurers should have to bend over backwards to court you.

5 min read Nov 3

Flash Fiction

The Last Banana

Two titans battle for the fate of fruit.

1 min read Nov 3

Essay

Anarchism, Metalhead Politics, and the Power of Government

Musings on a history of power.

5 min read Nov 2

Flash Fiction

Refugee

“Past this ocean, there is hope,” he says.

1 min read Nov 2

Film

The Best Film The Year You Were Born! (1931–1971)

From the Silents to the Boomers, experience our history in film.

19 min read Nov 1

Flash Fiction

The Burning Grain

You lost your love, among the burning grain.

1 min read Nov 1

History

Hunger Stones and Long Time

How can a deeper view of time save us from disaster?

5 min read Oct 31

Flash Fiction

Crossing the Hunger Stones

Will we remember the warnings we leave behind?

1 min read Oct 31

Newsletter

Welcome to the Halvorson Times!

A weekly update from Odin Halvorson

7 min read Oct 30

Pop-Culture

Boo! 15 Family Halloween Movies to Stream This Year

Get your pumpkin spice popcorn ready for this mix of modern and classic Halloween flicks!

5 min read Oct 29

Writing

The Dangers of “Speed of Plot” and the Limitations of Maps in 3D Space

or, things I wish J.J. Abrams would stop doing

3 min read Oct 28