Boys
Ulrik Andersen is a queer writer out of New York / Copenhagen. He is the father of two boys, a husband to one woman. He writes about masculinity, men, boys, dads, growing up closeted and queer. These are notes and first drafts.
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Noise
*This was originally published at Trampset Magazine in January 2025. Go check them out and support small press lit mags while you are at it.
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On the rare moments Ola sat still, you’d catch how handsome he was. His eyes would...
I got rejected from the New York Times and all I got was this weird demon to exorcise
I submitted a piece for a New York Times Modern Love podcast. The theme was fatherhood and they asked for examples of when listeners' fathers had opened up to their kids or, in turn, when listeners had been vulnerable with their kids. Somet...
Mother Mary full of grace
If you really knew me, you’d know about that time in Thailand where I became infatuated with a ladyboy. We partied in a small local disco tucked away from the main drag, on a minuscule dance floor the size of two ping pong tables pushed tog...
We're having a good time
1. I tell her it’s weird not to be flirted with anymore. She says shit I’m sorry but I tell her its OK; I’m middle aged, I’m a Dad, it’s not surprising really. I don’t know if we disappear or if the world just kind of disappears around us,...
Weight
*This was originally published at Solstice Magazine in their Spring 2024 issue. They kindly submitted it to Best American Essays 2025. I encourage you to go check them out. They are a great magazine.
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My son is born in the mo...
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Ulrik Andersen is a queer writer out of New York. He writes about men, dads and boys of which he is the father of two. These are his notes and first drafts.
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