Monthly Archives: December 2018

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Read them, write them, buy them, borrow them, lend them, review them, recommend them… love them! Wishing you all another year of great books!

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Smashwords Christmas Sale

Posted on December 25, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Dec. 25 to January 1 Thousands of free or discounted books  at the Smashwords Store. Among them is my romantic and hot Once Upon a Night https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/776280

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Happy holidays!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Merry Christmas and joyful New Year! Happy reading and writing!

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Dragons – the mythical ancestors of Slavs

Posted on December 20, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Some people believe they could trace their ancestry to Charlemagne; South Slavic heroes, great warriors and sometimes noblemen were thought to be of dragon blood. Dragon (“zmay”) in South Slavic mythology was one of the so-called “air demons” and was … Continue reading →

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The Vampire I Loved

Posted on December 13, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Vampire proper, the Slavic vampire from my previous post, seems to be the progenitor of the entire fictional vampiric race. A piece of documented  history: The first recorded mention of the word “vampire” dates from 1672. In a small village on … Continue reading →

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Vampire — the origin of a myth

Posted on December 9, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Photo by Matt Artz on Unsplash Myths and legends about blood suckers are known in many ancient civilizations such as Egyptian, Mesopotamian and South American, but one of the most famous such creatures – a vampire – originated in Slavic … Continue reading →

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Vila – the eternal mythological adolescent

Posted on December 2, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Probably the most poetic beings in Slavic mythology are the vilas, creatures that lived away from people, in forests or near rivers. Immortal, always young, always females, vilas were known for their beauty, grace and magical powers. River vilas, forest vilas, … Continue reading →

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