So Much for That Winter by Dorthe Nors

Author:Dorthe Nors
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-55597-938-6
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 2016-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

Minna’s put on her bathing suit under her sundress.

Minna wants to go out and sing and get tan.

Minna wants to rock-bathe.

Minna has to get provisions first.

Minna’s gone for a walk in town.

Svaneke’s lovely.

Svaneke’s light yellow.

Svaneke’s a set piece, thinks Minna.

The sky a stage border.

The smokehouse a sort of canteen.

The knickknack shops = the costume department.

Minna plays with the motif, and there’s something to it.

Minna does like Svaneke, but

Svaneke reminds her a bit of Linda.

The houses have tricked themselves out for the season.

The houses bulge with whitewashed plinths.

Minna raises her eyes to the horizon.

The ocean’s not going anywhere.

The ocean’s seen much worse.

The cliffs are above thoughts of time.

The Baltic! Årsdale!

Minna wants to hike toward Årsdale a bit later.

Minna wants to hike so far south that she can hike in peace.

Minna’s looked at the map.

The rocks extend a long way out down there.

The rocks permit clambering.

Minna can walk far out onto the rocks.

Minna’s on her way down and out, but

Svaneke Dairy is famed for its beer ice cream.

Svaneke Dairy lies en route.

Minna wants to have an ice cream to hike on.

The weather’s good for ice cream, and lots of people have thought the same thing:

The tourists have formed a line.

The line reaches far out into the gravel.

The line hardly budges.

The small children crawl around on a plastic cow in the courtyard.

The mothers stand in line.

The fathers look after the kids.

The retirees rummage in their purses.

The retirees cannot find their spectacles.

The waitresses are dressed in Morten Korch costumes.

The waitresses resemble actresses from the fifties.

The waitresses look like Tove Maës and Ghita Nørby.

The waitresses hobble becomingly in their feudal shoes.

The waitresses look homespun by the latte machines.

Minna’s crept forward a little ways in the line now.

Minna can see that there are celebrities in the line.

The celebrities take a long time to serve.

The retirees are on a first-name basis with the celebrities.

The small children ride the cow.

The fathers look at smartphones.

The mothers are ready to crack.

Minna on the other hand is of good cheer.

Minna wants to have a cup of coffee with her ice cream.

Minna’s advanced far in the line.

Minna’s about to order.

Tove Maës just can’t see Minna.

Tove Maës can only see the celebrity.

The celebrity’s from on TV.

The celebrity will have ice cream with licorice in it.

The celebrity will have espresso.

The celebrity flaunts the fact that he comes here often.

Tove Maës and the celebrity gossip about the locals.

Ghita Nørby limps out after more sherbet.

Ghita and Tove want most to serve the celebrity.

The celebrity can get what he wants.

Minna’s been cut in front of twice now.

Minna raises her hand tentatively.

Minna gets up on tiptoe.

The celebrity laughs loud and long.

Tove Maës laughs loud and long.

The retirees’ hip cement begins to crumble.

The kids will be confirmed soon.

The mothers and fathers have long since divorced.

Minna says, Excuse me!

Minna’s surprised to hear her own voice.

Minna continues, There are lots of folks who’re waiting.

Tove Maës freezes under her bonnet.

Ghita Nørby moves in frames.

Minna blushes with justice on her side.

Minna orders a caffe latte.

Minna orders a tub of beer ice cream.

Tove Maës hobbles over to the coffee machine.

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