@skepost (mail from Aske) is a email epic which has been going on in Politiken for quite some time (I think min. half a year??, I've been reading it each sunday for ages, it seems). It consists of mails to and from Aske and his friends, usually one episode contains 3-5 mails. It is a brilliant series, I love it for its ironic, but loving rendering of what goes on inside the head of your averagely confused thirtysomething male Danish single - it's a bit like a Danish version of a Nick Hornsby novel or perhaps a male version of Bridget Jones, only Aske is more concerned about footballmatch results than his own weight.It is written on a week to week basis by a non-disclosed Danish writer (wonder which gender he/she is?). So, comminting on recent events, one of this Sunday's mails goes to Aske's friend HC, who lives in New York, to check whether he is OK. Which he is, of course; after all it is pretty easy to rescue a fictive person, could but life be as easy to manipulate as fiction, sometimes...And talking of New York, the title of the episode Sunday Sept 3 was "Terror in New York", and chronicles Aske's brief visit to New York to find ex-girlfriend. A bit spooky....

Finally, Politiken has put some of the episodes online (but been terribly sloppy about the look, they could have done more to make it look like real emails) - look here and meet Aske.
# posted by Lisbeth at: 13:37