Kelsey Josephson

@kelseyjosephson.com

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Author of strange steampunk and reinvented fairy tales. 💖⚙️📚 she/her Member of SFWA and ALLi www.kelseyjosephson.com https://news.kelseyjosephson.com/

Hazel, a black cat, looking annoyed
A coloring page of a plague doctor crow
A skeletal Death wearing a flamingo shirt, holding a tropical drink and a scythe decorated woth flowers.
A 3-ring binder with a copy of Intuitive Editing by Tiffany Yates Martin on top of it
Selfie at the library. I'm rocking pearls and a Bride of Frankenstein shirt
A black cat laying on a blanket and getting scratches.
The White City at night
A black cat laying next to an illustrated copy of Frankenstein
Selfie of Kelsey Josephson wearing a steampunk necklace and a dress with feather details
Meme of Bilbo Baggins saying "I'm going on an adventure"
Airship displayed over the counter at the West Des Moines Public Library
Box cover of the Lego Eevee set
Banner for Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast by Kelsey Josephson Tropes: 📚 Fairy tale retelling 📚 Beauty and the Beast 📚 Slow-burn romance 📚 Steampunk world 📚 "Who did this to you?" 📚 Cinnamon roll hero 📚 Strong heroine 📚 Found family
Kelsey Josephson wearing a space themed dress with steampunk details and red cowboy boots.
A black cat regally sticking out her tongue.
Iowa Romance Authors Display at Shelf Love DSM
An open record player displaying Side A of the Legend of Zelda soundtrack.
The script for A Death on the Falcon: A BrassGears Adventure Radio Mystery by Susan Leabhart & Bradford Fleener. In the background is a blanket and a black cat
An assortment of D&D dice and bags
An Edgar Allan Poe clutch, bookish stickers, Edgar Allan Poe matches, and lip balm themed around The Raven
Hazel, a black cat, sitting on top of a desk and sticking her tongue out
Artwork of not brains in charcoal. I think it's supposed to be two loaves of bread on the bottom. I think the top one is a cross section of either a tomato or a muffin. It's difficult to tell
Crude sketch of a gears and flowers tattoo on a hip and thigh
A journal covered with artwork of books and vintage characters
Banner of Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast designed by Deranged Doctor Design. Features a Belle wearing a leather steampunk outfit. The veins on one arm are unnaturally dark. Beast resembles a white bear with deer antlers and yellow eyes.
Three traveler's notebooks
A holographic card of Eggman from Sonic Boom, wearing one of his alternate outfits, on top of a book. Book title: How to design & teach workshops that work every time. The Workshop Survival Guide by Rob Fitzpatrick & Devin Hunt.
99c sale banner for Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast by Kelsey Josephson Tropes list: 📚 Fairy tale retelling 📚 Beauty and the Beast 📚 Slow-burn romance 📚 Emotional scars 📚 Steampunk world 📚 "Who did this to you?" 📚 Cinnamon roll hero 📚 Strong heroine 📚 Found family Quote: Wait, Belle thought. The cranes move like clockwork. “Beast, how good are your eyes in the dark?” “I can see the flecks of starlight in your eyes.” -Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast by Kelsey Josephson
A black cat sticking out her tongue
Promo graphic for Kelsey Josephson on Charmed Chats & Happily Ever After Sprints February 5th @ 5 pm Central Time Features the cover of Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast by Kelsey Josephson
A black cat sticking her tongue out while perched on top of a desk.
99c sale banner for Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast by Kelsey Josephson. Includes a list of tropes: 📚 Fairy tale retelling 📚 Beauty and the Beast 📚 Slow-burn romance 📚 Emotional scars 📚 Steampunk world 📚 "Who did this to you?" 📚 Cinnamon roll hero 📚 Strong heroine 📚 Found family Quote on the banner: Wait, Belle thought. The cranes move like clockwork. “Beast, how good are your eyes in the dark?” “I can see the flecks of starlight in your eyes.”
This is Hazel, a black cat laying on a board game
SpongeBob using plushies on a barbell
Marcel Duchamp THE BOX IN THE VALISE
Leon Kroll COMPOSITION IN THREE FIGURES 1928
Aliza Nisenbaum OFRENDA (ALTER), DAY OF THE DEAD COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DES MOINES ART CENTER 2025
Die Hard
Lucy and the Ghoul from Fallout Season 2, standing face-to-face in the desert.
A planner open to a junk journal style two page layout, featuring motivational quotes collaged with images of Stitch laughing maniacally, Godzilla, Lucy from Fallout, Mewtwo escaping Team Rocket, and Dr. Robotnik. There are florals and sparkles throughout the layout as well. Behind the open planner is a cat laying on a fuzzy blanket.
Open planner with cut out pics of Stitch laughing maniacally, Godzilla, and a butterfly emerging from a cocoon.
Dr. Robotnik and Agent Stone in Sonic 2020
A black cat, Willow, looking straight up into the camera. She was laying on my lap and when I looked down from my book, she was staring at my like this.
Cover of The Art of Alice: Madness Returns (2011) with an introduction by American McGee
A majestic black cat sitting on a roll top desk in front of a sunny window.
Selfie of Kelsey Josephson holding up a modern mic crafted to look like an old fashioned radio show microphone
A black cat, Hazel, sticking out her tongue. She is sitting on a desk in front of window. Outside, a giant skeleton has unlit Christmas lights hanging off his ribcage.
Strong Women Strange Worlds presents Speed-Date a Book Featuring: Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar K. Aten Kelsey Josephson Anne E.G. Nydam Karen Heuter Elizabeth Davis Gabby Gilliam Hosted by Vanessa MacLaren-Wray
Strong Women Strange Worlds presents Speed-Date a Book Featuring: Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar K. Aten Kelsey Josephson Anne E.G. Nydam Karen Heuter Elizabeth Davis Gabby Gilliam Hosted by Vanessa MacLaren-Wray
A black cat laying on blankets and making a funny annoyed face
Interior of the crumbling manor in Crimson Peak
Selfie of Kelsey Josephson and Laginia Meyer at Kelsey’s booth.
Author table for Kelsey Josephson at Fables and Flames, featuring lots of steampunk details and displaying her books, Monsters and Machines along with Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast.
99c sale graphic for the ebook of Monsters and Machines by Kelsey Josephson. Features the tropes: 📚 Frankenstein vibes 📚 Kicka$$ heroines 📚 Found family
99c sale graphic for the ebook of Monsters and Machines by Kelsey Josephson. Features the tropes: 📚 Frankenstein vibes 📚 Kicka$$ heroines 📚 Found family
Tropes for Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast by Kelsey Josephson 📚 Fairy tale retelling 📚 Beauty and the Beast 📚 Slow-burn romance 📚 Emotional scars 📚 Steampunk world 📚 "Who did this to you?" 📚 Cinnamon roll hero 📚 Strong heroine 📚 Found family
Dead inside but still trying to spread joy and magic. Still image for the gif of a skeleton wearing fairy wings and carrying a butterfly wand.
Fall Boozy Book Fest October 19th | 11 am - 4 pm Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers + The Dogtown Neighborhood Come meet midwestern authors, vendors, and check out Drake's Local businesses! Featuring... Authors: A.K. Blythe Angela Funk Ashlyn Harmon Kay Valentine Maria Shield Matt Synder Saffron Brooks Sharon Clark Stacy Rush Stephanie R. Caffrey Tricia Andersen Kelsey Josephson Vendors: Hue's Book Box Lover's Library Fruit Bats Finery Annie's Foundation The Book Pod Podcast Fern & Co Moonstone & Cinder Crimson Incantation Crimson Moon Enchanted Oven Knot and Needles Studios Drake Neighborhood Association Castles & Cauldrons Handcrafted 2331 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311 Presented by Shelf Love DSM, Nos Books, & Lucky Horse
Promo pic from X-Files, featuring cross-dressing Scully and Mulder. This time, Scully is literally carrying Mulder.
Gillian Anderson and Swamp Thing