“Ah, if only you knew how splendid it is up there in the North.“
Roald Amundson
Hej! If you’ve found yourself here, you’re probably like me – feverishly enthusiastic about everything Northern, from Kitteselsen and kanelbullar to Lindgren and lefse. You may also have experience of folk being unable to fathom your passion for our most northerly climes. I get it. I do. Feeling isolated in my enthusiasm is one of the main reasons this blog was created – so I could have a space to unashamedly revel in my Northern fever. I also intend on documenting my journey of finding a place to settle and root down in the Far North.
My name is Katie, and I’m an author, blogger, poet and photographer from the North of England. I’m also neurodivergent and mother to a half-Swedish daughter called Saga.
I created Northern Fever ( previously A Nordic Fever and before that, The Girl with Cold Hands) several years ago in Sweden. Frustratingly, much of the early content has been lost to the ether. From the beginning, I endeavoured to publish absorbing, illuminating content, including lived and learned experiences of the North, that would deepen my and my reader’s understanding and appreciation of the Nordics.
This attachment to and preoccupation with the far North is rooted in my psyche and has shaped a life literally bound there by blood, breath, and bone. After a tumultuous year, I’m easing myself back into creating for A Nordic Fever. I have so much I want to share with you; I hope you’ll come along for the journey.
With a blizzard of thanks to you for getting this far. Katie. x
I’m elated to share that A Northern Fever recently featured in Mslexia: The Magazine for Women Who Write. The piece features an excerpt from my blog post Holavallagarður – Reykjavik’s Forested Garden of The Departed.
Author and blogger Sarah Elizabeth interviewed me some years ago on Unquiet Things and wrote some glowing things about my blog. While most of what she mentions is what the void swallowed, it’s still a beautiful insight into the origins of this blog and a recommended read.
If you would like to get in touch please send an email to: katiemetcalfewriting@hotmail.com
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