Peter H. Fogtdal
@danishnovelist.bsky.social
Author of 15 novels in Danish and 2 in English. Novels translated into French, Portuguese, Ukrainian, and Serbian.
World Traveler, Spiritual Airhead, Danish Citizen, Portland, Oregon Resident, Ex-Astrologer, Beatles Fan, Giraffe Lover.
World Traveler, Spiritual Airhead, Danish Citizen, Portland, Oregon Resident, Ex-Astrologer, Beatles Fan, Giraffe Lover.
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Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
Watching Spurs playing Chelsea is like being at the dentist.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Watching Spurs playing Chelsea is like being at the dentist.
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
San Francisco on a blue day.
September 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
San Francisco on a blue day.
Istanbul, Turkey
September 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Istanbul, Turkey
Beautiful Kathmandu in 2012. I would love to go back to Nepal someday.
September 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Beautiful Kathmandu in 2012. I would love to go back to Nepal someday.
Sometimes Portland, Oregon is very Portland. Can you dig it, man?
August 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Sometimes Portland, Oregon is very Portland. Can you dig it, man?
That’s for you. You’re welcome.
August 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
That’s for you. You’re welcome.
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Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.
July 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.
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I will take "Blame Obama" and if that fails, "Start a War"
July 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I will take "Blame Obama" and if that fails, "Start a War"
Breakfast of Champions? Well, my spirit animal is the bear so…
July 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Breakfast of Champions? Well, my spirit animal is the bear so…
Visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico’s funky train station.
July 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico’s funky train station.
Flying over Mount Hood here in Oregon yesterday. One of my favorite shots this year.
July 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Flying over Mount Hood here in Oregon yesterday. One of my favorite shots this year.
Sometimes I’m a shadow of myself.
June 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sometimes I’m a shadow of myself.
Portland squirrel is enjoying his brunch.
June 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Portland squirrel is enjoying his brunch.
I just read that Bezos is planning on getting his divorce in Sevilla. At least he has good taste in cities.
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I just read that Bezos is planning on getting his divorce in Sevilla. At least he has good taste in cities.
Elsinore, Denmark north of Copenhagen. Hamlet lived here. It’s one of my favorite cities in Denmark. #Helsingør
June 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Elsinore, Denmark north of Copenhagen. Hamlet lived here. It’s one of my favorite cities in Denmark. #Helsingør
Neptune in the beautiful old town in Gdansk, Poland - one of the most beautiful cities in Northern Europe.
June 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Neptune in the beautiful old town in Gdansk, Poland - one of the most beautiful cities in Northern Europe.
Gorgeous Gdansk, Poland where I’ve been twice. Gdansk has an old town to die for.
June 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Gorgeous Gdansk, Poland where I’ve been twice. Gdansk has an old town to die for.
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May 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Granada, Spain.
May 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Granada, Spain.
Kyoto, Japan. I was there in 2005 and the city still lives in me. #ilovejapan
May 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Kyoto, Japan. I was there in 2005 and the city still lives in me. #ilovejapan
Damascus, Syria in 2007. I miss pre-war Syria. It was a fantastic place with fantastic people.
May 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Damascus, Syria in 2007. I miss pre-war Syria. It was a fantastic place with fantastic people.
Sevilla, Spain. It doesn’t get much better than that.
May 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sevilla, Spain. It doesn’t get much better than that.
No, Apple, you can’t track my medications because believe it or not, it’s actually possible to be in your late sixties without being on any!
April 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No, Apple, you can’t track my medications because believe it or not, it’s actually possible to be in your late sixties without being on any!