Se?n Virgo knows the power of short fiction. He knows that the act of storytelling is hardwired into human consciousness and that the well-told story can appear in various shapes and sizes. The full force of Virgo's writing energy in Dibidalen is directed by this knowledge. We see this clearly in the exquisite simplicity of the collection's opening pieces - 'Before Ago' and 'Eggs in a Field' - where he uses verse fable and folktale interchangeably...