Henrik Karlsson
Swedish essayist; writes Escaping Flatland on relationships, thinking and agency.
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- Henrik Karlsson is a Swedish essayist who writes Escaping Flatland, a Substack of essays on relationships, thinking, writing and agency, often shaped with his wife Johanna.
- Before writing he was a programmer, factory worker, poet, teacher, lab technician and art gallery coordinator.
- His writing has appeared in WIRED, Asterisk and The Spectator, and Escaping Flatland was one of Substack's featured publications in 2023 and 2025.
- He lives on an island in the Baltic Sea.
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- Writes
- Escaping Flatland, essays on Substack1
- Published in
- WIRED, Asterisk, The Spectator1
- Before
- Programmer, factory worker, poet, teacher, lab technician, art gallery coordinator1
- Lives
- On an island in the Baltic Sea1
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