http://ladurabilite.wordpress.com/ Do you speak French? Or maybe you want to practice your French, by reading a 49-page, simple, clear, and entertaining little book about sustainability? La durabilité est l'affaire de tous is for you. Your colleagues. Your French class. Basically, tout le monde. As I wrote in my previous post, Sustainability is for Everyone was … Continue reading Voilà! The French edition has arrived
Do you Speak Swedish? This book is for you (and it’s free)
https://hallbarhetforalla.wordpress.com/ Back in 2013, I wrote a little book whose purpose was to inspire my colleagues in sustainability. The book, complete with little stick-figure illustrations that I drew myself, was a surprise hit (in relative terms). It sold many thousands of copies, often in large group sales to whole companies or university programs. Sustainability is … Continue reading Do you Speak Swedish? This book is for you (and it’s free)
Reflections on (Covid) Ephiphany
Stockholm, Old Town (Gamla Stan), 6 Jan 2021 I confess that I went to a museum today. Stockholm’s Fotografiska lets in just 8 people every half hour, for 90-minute slots. There are never more than 24 people in the whole museum of photography, which occupies a large former warehouse at the docks. So I felt … Continue reading Reflections on (Covid) Ephiphany
Covid side-effects: two books, two stories
Covid-19 has had many side unexpected side-effects. While I have so far avoided the virus (I think), I have not avoided certain side-effects — like having more time to write. The result was two books, two stories. Story 1 Last summer, I completed a new book. It is a very unusual book, even by my … Continue reading Covid side-effects: two books, two stories
Take a break from Corona and travel back in time
On March 24, 1995, I performed at a small club in New York. On March 24, 2020, at 8 pm Swedish time (or anytime thereafter), you can travel through time to that club, that show. Grab a virtual table and a drink, sit back and enjoy. The Covid-19 pandemic is a major global crisis, the … Continue reading Take a break from Corona and travel back in time
Remembering Joan Davis, 1937-2016
Today would have been the birthday of my dear friend Joan Davis, who passed away four years ago, on 11 Jan 2016, just a few weeks shy of her 80th birthday. A website was created to capture remembrances of her, and since my written piece appeared first, and many followed, it is now at the … Continue reading Remembering Joan Davis, 1937-2016
New Album. With a Twist.
I am releasing a new album today called "The Last Dice". Spread the word. And the music. You can stream it on all major services, or download it free, here. The twist: these are the same songs as on my previous album, American Troubadour. But they are in reverse order. New album title. New package. … Continue reading New Album. With a Twist.
Hence this Facebook page … about my music
Today I opened a new Facebook page — http://www.Facebook.com/AlanAtKissonMusic. Here is the text from the "About" section. What you can expect from this Facebook page: Info about me, my music, other people’s music, thoughts about music in general, and the occasional shout-out to the work of other friends — which may have nothing to do … Continue reading Hence this Facebook page … about my music
Words&Music 4: Reflections on an Old Manifesto
Dear Friends, Exactly 20 years ago (29 December 1999) I put pen to paper at a friend’s house in East London and began to write a personal manifesto for the new millennium. The resulting document, ”Sustainability is Dead — Long Live Sustainability”, had a short, modestly viral life. It was emailed around the Internet, released … Continue reading Words&Music 4: Reflections on an Old Manifesto
Words&Music 3: Believing Cassandra at 20, Mobilizing global investors for the SDGs
Dear Friends, A year and a half has gone by since I started working at Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The work is challenging, rewarding, all-engrossing. It has been an extraordinary honor to represent Sweden in international venues and lead my department of over 100 very skilled and experienced professionals. But that is … Continue reading Words&Music 3: Believing Cassandra at 20, Mobilizing global investors for the SDGs