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The Art of the End

December 7, 2025 by cpgronlund 2 Comments

Sunlight breaks through, and illuminates, a forest in a magical glow. Text reads: The Art of the End - Written and Narrated By Christopher Gronlund

Nine years ago, I released the first November anniversary “lumberjack” story. Titled “The Art of the Lumberjack,” I described it like this:

When Erik Nilsson has a minor heart attack and is told to take some forced time off of work to recuperate, he finally reads a book left to him by his father much earlier in life. What he finds hidden among the pages changes him forever…

Nine years later, we catch up with Erik and his father in a sequel to that story.

Content Advisory: “The Art of the End” deals with the death of a parent, an argument with an estranged parent, and…that’s really about it. Oh, there is one bit of swearing.

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Credits:

Music: Theme – Ergo Phizmiz. Story – Christopher Gronlund and an additional traditional track, licensed through Epidemic Sound.

Story: Christopher Gronlund.

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: Literary, Lumberjacks, Sequel

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    February 17, 2026 at 5:22 pm

    […] this commentary contains spoilers from the last two episodes, so you might want to listen to “The Art of the End” and “Christmas Miscellany 9,” […]

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