Chapter 01 · Childhood
The beginning
My name is Ronnie A. Borgquist. I was born on 17 December 1986 at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. Danish is my first language, and most of the English I use today is self-taught.
I had a difficult start. I was a weak child and spent a lot of time in hospital. I also had serious trouble speaking because my tongue and palate did not work together properly. I could make sounds, but turning those sounds into words was another matter.
My parents separated when I was about two, shortly before my younger brother was born. As I grew up, friendships were difficult too. Many of the children I spent time with were my brother's friends. I wanted friends of my own, and I wanted to be able to speak and join in without it being so hard.
I remember being an outgoing, restless child. I had plenty of energy and was always moving. That was the starting point, even if the person I became later was much quieter on the outside.
Chapter 02 · Ages seven to fifteen
Growing up at Orøstrand
When I was around seven, I went to live at Orøstrand, a residential treatment home on the island of Orø. There were concerns about how I would manage at an ordinary school and about being bullied because of my speech difficulties. I stayed for about eight years, until I was around fifteen.
Speech therapy was a major part of those years. Learning to speak took a long time. There were friendships and experiences there too, including canoeing, skiing and other trips. I helped feed the animals at the zoo, which became an important part of my connection with animals.
My father stayed close. He moved to a nearby trailer park so he could be near me, and I saw my family at weekends. That is something I remember about him: he made the effort to be there.
I have good memories from Orøstrand, but I also missed a more ordinary childhood. I wanted breakfast with my family, going to school and coming home again, friends visiting, and sleepovers. Spending so much of my childhood away from home meant I missed those everyday things.
Chapter 03 · Teenage years
Turning inward
Around fourteen or fifteen, I changed. The outgoing, hyperactive child became someone who withdrew into his own head. The thoughts kept moving, but much less of what was happening inside me reached the outside world.
Depression, anxiety and low self-esteem became a large part of my life. Talking to people became harder. I worried about what they thought of me, and I spent more time hiding in my own mind.
These problems have followed me into adulthood. They affect how much energy I have, how I cope around people, and how difficult everyday things can feel. I can manage responsibilities and keep working while still struggling inside.
I've often felt that I had to grow up quickly when it came to practical experience and responsibility, while other parts of me never caught up in the same way. That is hard to explain to someone who only sees me doing my job or talking about a game.
Chapter 04 · School and work
Finding my place
Leaving Orøstrand did not make the rest of life straightforward. Afterward, I lived in a house with three other boys. I went through more schooling and courses, including two years at Sofie Efterskole, a Danish residential school. School was something I struggled with, and finding an education and a direction was difficult.
It was at Sofie Efterskole that I met the friend who is still my closest friend today. That friendship has lasted for more than twenty years. I have never had a large circle of close friends, so that one long connection means a lot to me.
As an adult, I trained as a security guard and spent time working in security. I also worked with animals at Orøstrand Dyrepark and pursued training as a zookeeper assistant. Between jobs, there were long periods of looking for work and living on benefits. Getting to steady employment took years.
Today I work at Netto in Frederikssund, where I've been for almost ten years. I do the practical work that keeps a supermarket running. It means a lot of walking, lifting, stocking shelves and dealing with what needs doing that day. Being dependable is something I take seriously.
I live in Skibby, and I've been in my home since 2007. Work and everyday responsibilities take up a large part of my life. My creative projects happen around them, with whatever time and energy I have left.
Chapter 05 · Family and loss
My father, Angel Borgquist
My father was one of the most important people in my life. We lived together for many years, and as his health declined, I took on more responsibility for caring for him.
He suffered a stroke, and the doctors discovered two older blood clots in his brain. After that, his condition grew worse year by year, until he could no longer get out of bed.
For about the last five years of his life, he was seriously ill and needed a great deal of care. I was working while also looking after him. I watched someone I loved lose more of what he had been able to do, and I carried most of the practical responsibility.
He died on 13 September 2023. He was seventy-three.
His death broke something in me. He had been part of my everyday life for so long that losing him changed my home, my routines and the person I could turn to. The grief has stayed with me.
My brother and I were together when his ashes were scattered at sea. That is part of saying goodbye that I will always carry with me.
When I write about loss or put pain into a song, some of it comes from those years. My father belongs in this story because so much of my life was shared with him.
In memory of Angel Borgquist
13 September 2023 · Aged 73
Chapter 06 · Identity
Becoming Kiba Snowpaw
I've been a furry for more than twenty years. Online, most people know me as Kiba Snowpaw or Kiba Angel Snowpaw. My fursona is the Ice Wolf Alpha from HowlStrom.
He has white fur, a scar over his right eye, an ice-blue star on his forehead, and an Alpha marking on his arm. Those are the details that make him recognisably mine. The wolf you see on this website comes from that identity.
Kiba has become the name I use across my creative work. Through him, I can put parts of myself into stories, music and artwork. My book uses my fursona to express pain and emotions from my life, even though the events in the story are fictional.
I'm bisexual, and that is part of who I am too.
I call the people following my work my Pack, and this place my Den. I've spent much of my life feeling alone, so those words mean something personal to me. This website brings together the things I spend my time making and caring about.
“True freedom comes with loneliness.”
Kiba Snowpaw
Chapter 07 · Games
A lifetime of gaming
I've been gaming for as long as I can remember. My history with games goes back to the older consoles and computers, through systems such as the Odyssey 2, Game Boy, PlayStation and PlayStation 2, and on to PC gaming.
Over the years, I've played thousands of games. I collect physical games as well as digital ones, and I still enjoy finding an older PC game on disc. The boxes, manuals and different editions are part of that interest.
Single-player games are where I feel most at home. I like action games and RPGs that give me a world to explore, characters to follow, and a story worth spending time with. BioShock, Metro, Mass Effect, Deus Ex, Fallout, Skyrim and Halo are among the games and series that have stayed with me.
I've also spent a lot of time in Counter-Strike. My gaming history has room for both a long RPG played alone and thousands of hours learning the same competitive game.
I game on Linux too and have spent plenty of time working with Wine, Lutris and Proton to get things running. Sometimes playing an old game also means figuring out how to install it on a modern computer.
The used-game shop I'm planning here comes from my own collection. Some of the games I no longer want can go to someone else who will enjoy them.
Chapter 08 · Animals
Animals and photography
My connection with animals goes back to Orøstrand. I helped with the zoo as a child, and later worked there. Photography started for me around 2008 with a Sony Ericsson Walkman W810i mobile phone. Before moving to a camera, I also took pictures with an HTC P4350. I still have photographs from my time at Orøstrand Dyrepark in 2010.
The photos I still have help me trace the next step. My latest saved HTC P4350 photo is dated 9 April 2010, and my earliest saved Canon PowerShot SX20 IS photo is dated 12 April 2010. That places the shift from phone photography to the Canon around those three days. I do not remember where I got the SX20 IS, and the exact purchase date is unknown.
In 2012, I got a Nikon D5100 with the 18–55mm VR kit lens. I no longer remember where I bought it. My order history dates my AF-S DX 55–300mm f/4.5–5.6G ED VR lens to 31 May 2013. Roughly six or seven years after getting the D5100, around 2018–2019, I added a Nikon D3300 with the 18–55mm VR II kit lens.
I ordered my Nikon D7500 in August 2024 and my 70–200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR that October. The 200–500mm f/5.6E ED VR followed with an order in July 2025. Those are the camera and telephoto lenses at the heart of my wildlife photography today.
My kit also includes an iPhone 13 Pro, an iPhone 17 Pro Max, a Ulefone Armor X31 Pro and a Canon LEGRIA HF G70 for video, which I bought from Proshop in March 2024. What began with a mobile phone has become a hobby I've kept building on for years. Explore my cameras, lenses and the rest of my gear.
A lot of what I photograph is animals. I've visited places such as Copenhagen Zoo, Odense Zoo and Pangea Park with my camera. I can come home with hundreds of pictures from a visit, then spend time going through them.
Getting the right moment takes patience. An animal turns its head, looks toward me or moves into a better position, and I try to catch it. It is something I enjoy enough to keep coming back to, year after year.
Chapter 09 · Reading and listening
Living through stories
Audiobooks are a big part of my everyday life. I started listening in 2017, and over the years I've listened to hundreds. Daniel Schinhofen's Alpha World is one of the series I've returned to several times.
I enjoy fantasy, LitRPG and HaremLit. I love dragons. I like action, characters I can care about, and relationships that actually develop. Dark stories can work for me when they make me feel something. Long stretches of empty conversation or explanation wear me out.
Daniel Schinhofen, Bruce Sentar and David Burke are among the authors I've listened to most. My interests reach beyond those authors, and I spend a lot of time reviewing books and keeping track of what I've finished.
In 2024, I accidentally deleted most of my Goodreads records. My reviews remained, and my audiobooks were still in Audible, but much of the record of what I'd read was gone.
I've been adding the books back and listening through my collection again. Returning to them helps me rebuild the record and make sure I have gone through everything. That process is still ongoing.
It also connects with my Audiobook Editor project. When you spend this much time with a collection, you start wanting tools that suit the way you actually use it. Developing my own program has become another part of that interest.
Chapter 10 · Creative work
YouTube, writing and music
I started my YouTube channel in 2020. You may know me there as TheDanishFurryGamer. I've put years into recording and uploading gaming videos, building up a large collection of them over time.
Writing gives me another way to use the worlds in my head. I published Whispers of the Frostbound through Amazon KDP and have worked on a sequel. The story uses my fursona and a fictional world, while carrying pain and emotions that are personal to me.
Music is another place where I put those feelings into words. I've released an album called Rise from the Shadows and worked on material for Howls Through the Void. My songs often deal with loneliness, anxiety, grief, anger and the effort of getting through another day.
I grew up listening to bands such as Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Green Day. My father listened to Pink Floyd, Dr. Hook, Dire Straits and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Music was part of both our lives.
I use different tools to make my creative work. What matters to me is being able to express what I mean and recognise myself in the result. I want the words to say something, especially when the subject comes from my own life.
Chapter 11 · Today
The den I'm building
Today my life is a mixture of work, games, audiobooks, photography, writing, music and the practical things that need doing at home. I also enjoy working with computers. I run my own Linux home server and spend time maintaining my media collection and network.
There are difficult days. Depression and anxiety still take energy, and even something ordinary like cooking a large batch of food can leave me mentally exhausted. I keep trying to make everyday life work around that.
I tried building a more serious website years ago and bought my vBulletin 5 licence in 2013. Now I'm coming back to that idea with The Ice Alpha Wolf Den.
I want this site to bring my projects together: my Audiobook Editor, my writing and updates, a forum, and a shop for used games from my collection, with sales in Denmark. There is a lot to build, and I'm doing it one part at a time.
This page tells the story up to where I am now. There will be more experiences, more projects and more things to write about as my life continues.
Thanks for taking the time to get to know me.
Kiba Snowpaw