Synne Borgen | The Sun Magazine

Synne Borgen

Synne Borgen grew up in a Norwegian coastal town and has lived in New York City for the past decade. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Columbia University, where she has also taught. This is her first publication.

— From June 2023
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

Observations On Ice

We have been repeatedly warned about the dangers posed by calving ice. Yet I still hope to see it: a spectacle of devastation. Reveal yourself to me, I demand. The glacier answers with silence.

June 2023
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