From the Desk of Alf Rehn
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Things Cheap and Expensive
So, what have I been up to? Well, various things. No, not writing in a café in Paris while looking particularly hunky and swole (I wish…), as that's just some AI-funnies, but quite a bit of writing. Still working on the Crime-book, spent some time translating my old book "Innovation" to Danish,...
Feb 13, 2026
Of Crime and Comedy
So, as a way to procrastinate and not write on my book on management and crime, coming later this year from Bloomsbury, I've been watching the rather brilliant Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, a tender documentary that shows how even the zaniest of comedies can be built on a lot of deep thinking...
Jan 29, 2026
The Power of Procrastination
Well, friends, so far 2026 has been all about headcolds and procrastination. I'm supposed to be working on the manuscript for Bloomsbury, and although I still have 2,5 months to delivery… Let's just say I've been quite productive in other writing! Which is OK too, it all counts. Anyway, today's l...
Jan 13, 2026
Not Dead Yet
Yeah, I know… It's almost like I've abandoned these missives from my desk, my dispatches to my private list. That's not true, however. What happened was that I went to Brazil, had a lovely two weeks off, followed by one week of being completely and utterly smashed to smithereens from the return j...
Dec 17, 2025
Notes on the Architecture of Innovation
So, the autumn has started with me working on a lot of writing projects, getting things submitted, talking with various writers and publishers, and also trying to figure out how not to get too fragmented. I've not always succeeded. That said, the books (yes, plural) are coming along, and I'm look...
Sep 17, 2025
A Turn to Art
Summer passed, and man, it felt like it passed at speed. I had a lovely summer, crowned by getting married to my beloved Mette on the quays by Knippelsbro (it was an incredibly sunny day, we had the most amazing long table set up by the wine-bar who hosted the event, and seeing as how many touris...
Sep 01, 2025
Summer Is for Writing
This will be the last missive from The Desk of Alf Rehn for a while, as I am now going on what some people refer to as "a holiday", but which in my world is often better spoken off as "blessed time to write the things I want to, rather than the ones I need to". So yes, I am taking time off of bas...
Jun 30, 2025
Crime In Progress
One of the reasons I wanted to have this private email-list was to share work in progress, the kind of work that most people never see but which forms the everyday of the writing life. So, I've been asked to write a book for Bloomsbury (and yes, I'm totally chuffed about this!) which would discus...
Jun 15, 2025
Data Is Not Data, and Neither Is Data
Much of what I have sent out this far has tended to be stuff that I've worked on before, that I felt deserved another viewing, or that I just happen to be extra proud about. I do however work on new stuff as well, and today I wanted to share some short, popular pieces that show what I'm working o...
May 04, 2025
My Favorite Things
The reason I set up this email-list was that I wanted a place to share stuff that really was about me and my process, not just a theme or an attempt to capture a specific vibe. This also means that I will at times use this to share stuff that is of particular importance for me, and which I find s...
Apr 15, 2025