Tag Archives: Danish ballads

Short Stories Online

Posted on August 8, 2018 by K.V. Johansen

This month I began experimenting with a new way of republishing short fiction. I have the first story from The Serpent Bride, originally published by Thistledown back in 1998, up at Curious Fictions; you can support me by visiting my … Continue reading →

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Tallying the Books 2: The Serpent Bride

Posted on September 2, 2017 by K.V. Johansen

The Serpent Bride, my second published book, was a collection of ten short stories that were literary fairy tales, retellings of ballads from Medieval Denmark, was published in 1998 from Thistledown Press. (For non-Canadians, that’s a venerable small literary press … Continue reading →

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Book giveaway!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by K.V. Johansen

Update … Congratulations to Anna D., whose name was selected by Mr Wicked as the winner. Please note that the contest is now closed. I’ve suddenly realized it’s Valentine’s Day, or will be tomorrow. I know that if I go … Continue reading →

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Shapeshifters, chest-wax, and fairy-tales . . .

Posted on August 31, 2011 by K.V. Johansen

A while ago, I was invited to write a guest blog post for SF Signal. I decided to do something about why so many of my stories have shapeshifters as important characters, where the roots of my fascination with this … Continue reading →

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