Author: Emily C. Skaftun

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Emily C. Skaftun, former editor-in-chief of The Norwegian American, is a writer of science fiction and fantasy stories. In her spare time, Emily loves to play roller derby.

Experience is the new luxury

Emily C. Skaftun was lucky to experience the newest member of Hurtigruten’s fleet, the hybrid electric MS Roald Amundsen, designed to explore polar waters.

What is a year?

Editor Emily C. Skaftun shares some the highlights of The Norwegian American 2018, by most measures a great year from the newspaper, but warns of the uncertainty of the publication’s future.

Have we been there yet?

How many places have you visited? What are the criteria for having “been there”? Emily C. Skaftun asks these questions to introduce our Travel Issue.