K.V. Johansen
@kvjohansen.bsky.social
Author. Epic fantasy: Blackdog, The Leopard, The Lady, Gods of Nabban, & The Last Road (Pyr). High fantasy: The Wolf and the Wild King (Mystique). Spring 2026: Breath and Bone, new sword & sorcery from Candlemark & Gleam. Cdn, Bay of Fundy. www.kvj.ca
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K.V. Johansen
@kvjohansen.bsky.social
· Jan 12
K.V. Johansen | The Wolf and the Wild King
About The Wolf and the Wild King, book one of The Forest high fantasy duology, by K.V. Johansen
www.kvj.ca
Hello, new people! I write literary epic fantasy (and a bunch of other things too). You're most likely here for THE WOLF AND THE WILD KING, book I of a new darkish high fantasy duology. A troubled assassin, an outlaw, human sacrifice and dragons in a winter forest. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
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Beware Alberta & Quebec you are the appetizers on the attack Canada menu. ❤️🍁💪 #alpoli #qcpoli #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhP...
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Beware Alberta & Quebec you are the appetizers on the attack Canada menu. ❤️🍁💪 #alpoli #qcpoli #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhP...
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The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
Okay, I have to go back and read the big climactic battle because I just started writing another one, forgetting it had already happened, and I can't remember what this is actually supposed to do if I can't make people fight.
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Okay, I have to go back and read the big climactic battle because I just started writing another one, forgetting it had already happened, and I can't remember what this is actually supposed to do if I can't make people fight.
Really hard to concentrate on the ending of this book in this exhausting family situation; why is staring blankly as I scroll through posts here not helping? Also, why so few landscape photos today, people?
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Really hard to concentrate on the ending of this book in this exhausting family situation; why is staring blankly as I scroll through posts here not helping? Also, why so few landscape photos today, people?
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Arthur Ransome's Long-Lost Study of Robert Louis Stevenson
by Kirsty Nichol Findlay.
by Kirsty Nichol Findlay.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Arthur Ransome's Long-Lost Study of Robert Louis Stevenson
by Kirsty Nichol Findlay.
by Kirsty Nichol Findlay.
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Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
I need to stop turning checking the email for important things into "and I'll just take a quick look at nice landscape photos on Bluesky while I have the browser open."
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I need to stop turning checking the email for important things into "and I'll just take a quick look at nice landscape photos on Bluesky while I have the browser open."
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AGREE. Every anti-Stratfordian is a snob. Apparently, if it matters, it was a rather good provincial grammar school.
Of course, he did collaborate from time to time, he worked on others' plays couple of time, others worked on his. Jobbing playwrights with a deadline.
Of course, he did collaborate from time to time, he worked on others' plays couple of time, others worked on his. Jobbing playwrights with a deadline.
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
AGREE. Every anti-Stratfordian is a snob. Apparently, if it matters, it was a rather good provincial grammar school.
Of course, he did collaborate from time to time, he worked on others' plays couple of time, others worked on his. Jobbing playwrights with a deadline.
Of course, he did collaborate from time to time, he worked on others' plays couple of time, others worked on his. Jobbing playwrights with a deadline.
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Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
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Canada must be ready for a US civil war, it can’t just let US refugees flood in unvetted, while their humanitarian needs must be met, national security must take priority to prevent any MAGA extremists from slipping through the border. Plans need to be drawn sooner than later.
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Canada must be ready for a US civil war, it can’t just let US refugees flood in unvetted, while their humanitarian needs must be met, national security must take priority to prevent any MAGA extremists from slipping through the border. Plans need to be drawn sooner than later.
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The Great King's Lost Bride, by R.K. Duncan in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. A delightfully specific voice and style, and amazing attention to detail for the ancient Greek setting.
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Great King’s Lost Bride by R.K. Duncan
I prayed all the gods to steady me when the spirits came close. I would not speak of spirits while there was fighting to be done, and it would be worse to speak of them to explain a fit that looked li...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The Great King's Lost Bride, by R.K. Duncan in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. A delightfully specific voice and style, and amazing attention to detail for the ancient Greek setting.
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
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GATE OF IVREL (1975)
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Board - 17" x 18"
The context for this commission—quite possibly lost in the long arc of our careers—was as C.J. Cherryh’s debut novel. 1/4
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Board - 17" x 18"
The context for this commission—quite possibly lost in the long arc of our careers—was as C.J. Cherryh’s debut novel. 1/4
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
GATE OF IVREL (1975)
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Board - 17" x 18"
The context for this commission—quite possibly lost in the long arc of our careers—was as C.J. Cherryh’s debut novel. 1/4
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Board - 17" x 18"
The context for this commission—quite possibly lost in the long arc of our careers—was as C.J. Cherryh’s debut novel. 1/4
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A new book review today!
The Feeding by Anthony Ryan is a harrowing tale of survival against the odds... And it was exactly the zombie-apocalypse story I've been looking for.
Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-f...
#booksky #bookreview
@anthonyryan.bsky.social @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
The Feeding by Anthony Ryan is a harrowing tale of survival against the odds... And it was exactly the zombie-apocalypse story I've been looking for.
Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-f...
#booksky #bookreview
@anthonyryan.bsky.social @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
A new book review today!
The Feeding by Anthony Ryan is a harrowing tale of survival against the odds... And it was exactly the zombie-apocalypse story I've been looking for.
Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-f...
#booksky #bookreview
@anthonyryan.bsky.social @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
The Feeding by Anthony Ryan is a harrowing tale of survival against the odds... And it was exactly the zombie-apocalypse story I've been looking for.
Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-f...
#booksky #bookreview
@anthonyryan.bsky.social @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
So, I've a (not unexpected) death in the family and aside from grieving I'm kind of running logistical support for Spouse and his kin. I'm going to just lurk to make sure the world hasn't blown up, etc, when I check in at all for a bit. Try to make the world better, maybe post some tree pictures?
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
So, I've a (not unexpected) death in the family and aside from grieving I'm kind of running logistical support for Spouse and his kin. I'm going to just lurk to make sure the world hasn't blown up, etc, when I check in at all for a bit. Try to make the world better, maybe post some tree pictures?
This is a beautifully-written book. I highly recommend it!
Tonight! 6pm! Cambridge (England) (Cambridgeshire cos I think there is another one) (does anybody ever mean the other one)
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
An Evening with Finn Longman | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Finn Longman today.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This is a beautifully-written book. I highly recommend it!
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🎵Like a bookshop,
stocked for the very first time.
Like a bookshop,
with your art books, next to crime. 🎵
stocked for the very first time.
Like a bookshop,
with your art books, next to crime. 🎵
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
🎵Like a bookshop,
stocked for the very first time.
Like a bookshop,
with your art books, next to crime. 🎵
stocked for the very first time.
Like a bookshop,
with your art books, next to crime. 🎵
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I put my new comic up on itch! $8 for a 34-page horror story!
On Halloween night in 1994, two teenagers and their bully walk into a stranger's basement, and discover an uncomfortable secret about a girl they know.
You can read it here: keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter
On Halloween night in 1994, two teenagers and their bully walk into a stranger's basement, and discover an uncomfortable secret about a girl they know.
You can read it here: keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I put my new comic up on itch! $8 for a 34-page horror story!
On Halloween night in 1994, two teenagers and their bully walk into a stranger's basement, and discover an uncomfortable secret about a girl they know.
You can read it here: keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter
On Halloween night in 1994, two teenagers and their bully walk into a stranger's basement, and discover an uncomfortable secret about a girl they know.
You can read it here: keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter
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I reviewed @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE at BF and, on reflection, it's actually even better than I told you it was.
Review! Hello Sunshine – @keezyyoung.bsky.social Keezy Young’s Teen Drama Blends Queer Romance, Explorations of Schizoaffective Disorder, and Horror to Outstanding Effect. @littlebrownyr.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/hello-sunshi...
Hello Sunshine - Keezy Young's Teen Drama Blends Queer Romance, Explorations of Schizoaffective Disorder and Horror to Outstanding Effect – Broken Frontier
The winner of the 2025 Broken Frontier Award for Best Artist, 'Hello Sunshine' is a stunningly illustrated graohic novel from Keezy Young.
www.brokenfrontier.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I reviewed @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE at BF and, on reflection, it's actually even better than I told you it was.
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This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
All The Little Angels
YouTube video by Liber Chorum
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM
This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
Still snowing hard, but must shovel now to get to off-farm-job.
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Still snowing hard, but must shovel now to get to off-farm-job.
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The Feeling You Haven't Had in a Long Time
Steve Driscoll
2021
Steve Driscoll
2021
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The Feeling You Haven't Had in a Long Time
Steve Driscoll
2021
Steve Driscoll
2021
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Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
January 27, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
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Coverage for Gaza has died down recently, so I wanted to remind folks that lots of people are still struggling. The Gaza Soup Kitchen opened its 14th location recently, and they are accepting donations. If you have some money to spare, please consider sending some spare funds their way.
Donate to Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza, organized by Hani Almadhoun
Do you know what it’s like to watch your family starve? I do.
My… Hani Almadhoun needs your support for Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza
www.gofundme.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Coverage for Gaza has died down recently, so I wanted to remind folks that lots of people are still struggling. The Gaza Soup Kitchen opened its 14th location recently, and they are accepting donations. If you have some money to spare, please consider sending some spare funds their way.
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“Nobody”😎
#ToonieTuesday UPDATE
$467 ✅ $11,000🎯
Nobody is more heroic, NOBODY proves it every night. - This GUR unit operates behind enemy lines, stopping threats before they reach civilians.
See our post below⤵️ for info
#NAFO #Ukraine #donatetoukraine #FNDRUA #StandWithUkraine
#ToonieTuesday UPDATE
$467 ✅ $11,000🎯
Nobody is more heroic, NOBODY proves it every night. - This GUR unit operates behind enemy lines, stopping threats before they reach civilians.
See our post below⤵️ for info
#NAFO #Ukraine #donatetoukraine #FNDRUA #StandWithUkraine
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 AM
“Nobody”😎
#ToonieTuesday UPDATE
$467 ✅ $11,000🎯
Nobody is more heroic, NOBODY proves it every night. - This GUR unit operates behind enemy lines, stopping threats before they reach civilians.
See our post below⤵️ for info
#NAFO #Ukraine #donatetoukraine #FNDRUA #StandWithUkraine
#ToonieTuesday UPDATE
$467 ✅ $11,000🎯
Nobody is more heroic, NOBODY proves it every night. - This GUR unit operates behind enemy lines, stopping threats before they reach civilians.
See our post below⤵️ for info
#NAFO #Ukraine #donatetoukraine #FNDRUA #StandWithUkraine
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Interview with me about Murderbot and the upcoming Platform Decay at www.space.com/entertainmen...
Martha Wells' next 'Murderbot Diaries' book is 'the family roadtrip from hell on Ringworld' (interview)
In an exclusive interview, bestselling author Martha Wells talks "Platform Decay," from its moral stakes to Murderbot's bitter humor.
www.space.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Interview with me about Murderbot and the upcoming Platform Decay at www.space.com/entertainmen...