K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author

@karenlykkebo

Author of fantasy & horror 🖤 Socialist, humanist, naturalist, physiotherapist. Confused Scandinavian. Depresso-bean. Punk-rock girl with flowers in her hair. She/her 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈

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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· 28d

So 😍 many 😍 berries 😍

Two bowls and big red strainer each filled with bilberries (blueberries but the right kind)

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· 28d

Me right now trying to come up with literally any other chore I could do 🫠

2 pane meme with a black man looking happy then sad. Pane 1 with happy face and the text "you pick 2.5kg of bilberries". Pane 2, sad face and text "you have to clean 2.5 kg of bilberry"

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· 28d

Anyway, this is book 1: Bear My Heart. It's a series of interlinked sapphic romances about unfortunate women seeking love, belonging and acceptance. And, oh, they're shifters of various animals. Book 1: Bear. Book 2: Wolf. Book 3: Rat, and Book 4: Fox. They're slow, cozy and focusing on healing ..

Trope map for Bear My Heart - a cozy sapphic novella. Ebook cover in green with the outline of a bear in the middle with mountains and a moon within the body.
Text: "spice level: handholding (barely), neurodivergent MC's, a magical mountain, overcoming grief, sapphic romance, a bear-shifter, hermit-vibes deep in the forest, nose-booping, old dying gods.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· 29d

I just managed to complain to bf what a terrible bilberry year it is (true tho) when I stumbled upon the perfect groove and proceeded to pick a whooping 2.5 kg 😅

Bucket full of blue bilberry held over bilberry bushes

Bucket of bilberry on a scale reading 2495g

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· 29d

My morning office 💚 #writersky

Open laptop on a wooden table, green and flowering garden in the background.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 13

Ahsoka: *screams bloody murder to join in the garden* Also Ahsoka as soon as she’s let out:

Calico cat laying flat on a couch, knocked out sleeping

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 13

When eating yogurt becomes a group activity.

Cat sitting on a lap staring intensely toward a (empty) bowl of yogurt

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 13

After trying for 3 years (the first many got eaten by slugs) my hollyhock is finally blooming and showing off such delicate colors 😍😍 Took the seeds from my SIL’s flower and sprouted this baby myself 🥰 #bloomscrolling

Peach and yellow hollyhock flowers in sunshine

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 12

The weeds are cleared ✨ The veggies are thriving 🌿

small green pumpkin still with flower attached on top

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 11

#SaturdaySnippet It's the height of summer ☀️ The gardens are thriving. The flowers bloom 🌸 The weeds come creeping, the garden gnomes... are watching, those roses...keep secrets, and that toad ... is it following you?? www.karenlykkebo.com/dirtyoushallbecome

Snippet from Murder she grew, short story in Dirt You Shall Become: Susanne really hadn’t meant to become a murderer, but on that day – that godforsaken piece-of-a-shit day – where Niels’ snores kept her up all night, her hip ached for hours, the coffee machine went up in smoke, the car blew a tire on the way to the store, the cat puked on her favorite quilt, and when she finally sat down in peace with her crochet needle, Niels stomped through the study, complaining about some inconceivable little beetle that had eaten his favorite rose – ah, well...
She snapped.

Cover for Dirt You Shall Become. Pink peony on the upper left corner, shovel in dirt in lower right. Title with with font with weeds around it.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 11

Me whenever presenting my bf with dinner:

Meme form the great British bake off with a contestant saying “started making it. Had a breakdown. Bon appetite” in front of a flat cake the three judges.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 11

Fried onions, burned onions, panicked and the walls came down 🔥

A painting in the floor out of its frame

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 11

To the tunes of Florence + the Machine it’s no deal pulling up some weeds 🖤🌿

Dirt patch with rows of beets, borage and carrot

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 11

🌼 Arts & Crafts Saturday 🌼 It may be summer, but we can all crave those early spring vibes. Earrings and necklaces with dried Snow Drops - handcrafted. The flowers were picked from my garden back in feb/march. Now you can wear them <3 https://www.karenlykkebo.com/product-page/springtime-snowdrops

Pair of snow drops in resin as earrings.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 10

Bugs *exists* Cats:

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 10

Round 2 today 😮‍💨 About 1/3 through the entire lot now.

Overgrown dirt patch with tomato, zucchini and beets

Dirt lot with zucchini beets and tomatoes

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 10

The clearing of weeds have begun! I started in the corner that was least overgrown 🙈 A long hour before lunch 💪

Dirt patch the kale and pumpkin growing between weeds

Dirt patch with kale and pumpkin growing. Background showing tomatoes and rows of parsnips

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 10

What are you reading this weekend? Heir to The Sun is a contemporary portal fantasy with Narnia for adults vibes, banter and snark, heavy dark themes, and an endgame of self-love and courage. --> https://www.karenlykkebo.com/heirtothesun 📚💙

Arrow chart for Heir to The Sun. Ebook cover in the middle. Pink background.
Text: “no romance (and the mc’s is mad about it), talking back at a dragon, strong platonic friendships (and so many forehead kisses), a journey of self-discovery, dark themes and fun adventure, drinking games with ogres, a stand-alone (but I am writing a sequel), queer cast, adapting to a fantasy world”

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 9

🌟 COVER REVEAL 🌟 I'm way late to this but what does that mean when I get to share this stunning cover of UNTWINED by @helynalc.bsky.social with y'all! Book 2 in the Imbued duology and one I can't wait to dig into! Untwined releases on Sep, 6th 2026 More info ⬇️ 📚💙

The cover of Untwined by Helyna L. Clove in the same painting-like, ethereal style. It depicts a purple-pink lotus flower with a bright yellow center on a lake surface surrounded by lily pads. The pads and the water are in brighter and darker colors of golden yellow. Golden magical threads are whirling around the flower. The cover is framed by golden swirly framing art, and the title and author name are written on it also with gold.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 8

Taking the midnight flight going north at the height of summer. Are we flying into the sunset or the sunrise? Both? 🤷‍♀️

Dark outline of airplane wing against an evening glowing sky. Lit up city below on the ground along a coastline

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 8

Beautiful clouds this evening 💙 Good omen for our flight home 😌

Wavy clouds and blue/orange pastel evening sky

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 8

30 min walk apart - two similar yet very different vibes. Cold brew, fair trade coffee with elderflower and wild rose enjoyed among the wildflowers of Noma’s gardens // A staple danish beer enjoyed in my old party hub of Christiania (Freetown) All hail Copenhagen 🤘🖤

A glass of coffee in front of a wild garden

A bottle of beer in front of a graffitied building

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 8

🖤 One line Wednesday 🖤 "Sweat painted her brow as she dragged him over the rim of the wheelbarrow and managed to get him into the dented container, one arm and both legs dangled over the side." 🤎🪱 https://www.karenlykkebo.com/dirtyoushallbecome #booksky

Cover of Dirt You Shall Become surrounded by withering flowers of the garden and shearing scissors. Cover with a peony and a spade in the background. Title in white.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 7

Little Bob Cat enjoying a nap 🖤

Black and white cat sleeping on a small chair

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 5

It’s check out day. Our flight isn’t until late evening so we have a very long day of just waiting and drinking iced coffee. Auntie Karen hard on duty watching over the kiddy pool ✌️

Bare legs on a sun chair watching over a pool area

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 4

I could happily stay with these little goofballs the whole summer 🥰

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 4

🌼 Arts & Crafts Saturday 🌼 Handcrafted jewelry with spooky vibes 💀🌸 I have an infatuation with skulls and bones. If you do too, check out my spooky vibe jewelry. Made by hand with clay. I ship internationally <3 https://www.karenlykkebo.com/product-page/flowery-skull

Black dropshaped earring with a skull in the middle and surrounded by flowers.

Black dropshaped earring with a skull in the middle and surrounded by pink and purple flowers.

Black dropshaped earring with a skull in the middle and surrounded by pink and yellow flowers.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 4

My family thinks I’m weird, but vacation for me also means having the time and energy to go exercise. Early morning beach run ☀️

Selfie on a sunny empty beach with an island in the background

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 3

You guys are getting sales??

Boy from the meme “you guys are getting paid?

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author@karenlykkebo· Jul 3

The absolut highlight of my day ! (also had a good lunch)