Utburd: A Short Story

by Katie Metcalfe

With writing by Katie Metcalfe and illustrations by Alessia Brusco, Utburd tells the tale of a mother in olden time Scandinavia who abandons her newborn in the forest, as was often done in the cold north when a family was destitute. But the child makes its way home...Utburd means 'that which is taken outside' and it has a reputation as being one of the most feared ghosts in Scandinavian folklore.

52 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2018

About the author

My name is Katie Metcalfe and I'm an English writer, blogger, poet and publisher. I'm also a mother living with bi-polar and I tend to be a bit too weird for most people.

I think I must have been born with a pen in my hand because when I'm not writing, the world feels at odds. When I'm not writing, I feel uncomfortable in my skin. When I'm not writing, I feel I'm not being the person I was put here to be. So I'm navigating this writing life, one line of ink at a time, with my daughter in one hand and my pen in the other.