About Lars Trodson
Lars Trodson is a novelist, journalist, and photographer whose work explores the relationship between place, memory, and storytelling. Through fiction, essays, and visual narratives, he documents the people and landscapes that shape cultural identity, with a particular focus on coastal New England and island communities.​​
Storytelling has been central to Lars’s life from an early age — he wrote his first handmade book as a child, long before journalism and fiction became his professional path. Today, his work moves fluidly between literary fiction, cultural commentary, and documentary photography, each medium informed by careful observation and a deep curiosity about how environments shape human experience.
Lars has spent decades working in journalism and publishing, serving as a reporter, editor, and newsroom leader at several regional newspapers, including The Portsmouth Herald, The Pawtucket Times, and The Woonsocket Call. He later became editor of The Block Island Times, where his work reflected a long-standing commitment to community-centered storytelling and local journalism.
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An award-winning journalist and filmmaker, his professional career has consistently bridged narrative reporting with creative storytelling across multiple formats.
Alongside journalism, Lars writes fiction and essays exploring psychological tension, isolation, and the influence of landscape on character. His novels, including Eagles Fly Alone and The Block Island Mystery Writers Retreat, reflect a fascination with mystery, human behavior, and place-driven storytelling.
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His photography extends this same sensibility, capturing quiet atmosphere and coastal scenes that echo themes found in his writing.
Today, Lars continues to write essays and cultural reflections while developing new literary projects and visual essays. His ongoing work examines art, film, memory, and the evolving texture of contemporary life through both words and images.
He lives and works between mainland New England and Block Island, where much of his creative inspiration is rooted in observation, history, and the enduring relationship between people and place.