Something ancient stirs at the edges of Easter. A movement in the hedgerow at dusk: a pale shape watching. Stories from Bardsea to Cornwall hint at a hare... or something like it. More soon at Ghost Catcher Isles.
#EasterWriting #WIP #Hare #BlogPostTeaser
Only two weeks until Not of This Wold is back on 18th April in Louth! Join us for a day of quirky speakers, stalls, films, and ghostly tales.
I’ll read a snippet of my piece about the Lincolnshire Bigfoot at the Not of This Wold Anthology launch.
Get your tickets now at louthtownhall.co.uk
The Danelaw? I thought that ended around 1066! Looks like it just went underground....
#historyjoke #danelaw #historylover #nerdhumour
Tonight I am doing my online retelling of a story written in the late-14th century. I love this story so much and it includes an archetype of the Green Man. I am sure you can guess what story it is from the picture of one of the books I used for research...
#onlinestorytelling #storytelling
2/2 With: Rosalind Buck, Icy Sedgwick, Elena Botts, Carol Tierney, Kizzy Barrow, Clare McVicar & Sanjoyt Perthe
Get your ticket:
www.eventbrite.com/e/online-sea...
#onlinestorytelling #springstories #storytelling
1/2 Come join us for some storytelling!
I’ll be telling a story tomorrow night with the East Anglian Folklore Centre: a cosy evening of folklore you can enjoy online from home
Fri 3 April, 7pm
Free (ticket needed for the link)
Cherry Blossoms 🌸
Spring Mood #Sakura #Wildflowers
Tucked among the choir stalls at Bristol Cathedral are tiny wooden misericord carvings. Leaves, flowers & little faces: easy to miss unless you slow down.
Hand-carved, quietly watching, still waiting to be noticed. Look closer next time.
#bristolcathedral #greenman #misericords
I do love the way that Irish libraries have continued to integrate into society. This v impressive stand is in one of Dublin’s main hospitals, Tallaght, in the West of the capital.
Spring Postbox Topper spotted in Sea Mills, Bristol.
@letterappsoc.bsky.social #postboxsaturday #postbox #spring #chicks
When I was little, my great grandma used to tell me to smash a hole in the bottom of my boiled egg shell to stop witches using them as a boat. I used to imagine them sailing away across the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk using my unbroken egg shells as their ships!
When I was little, my great grandma used to tell me to smash a hole in the bottom of my boiled egg shell to stop witches using them as a boat. I used to imagine them sailing away across the North Sea off the coast of Happisburgh using my unbroken egg shells as their ships!
Happy Abney Day!
#mrjames #LostHearts #abneyday #ghoststories
I spotted this a while back but kept forgetting to post it up. It's a superb postbox topper celebrating Chinese New Year, year of the Fire Horse. I'm a bit late but, 恭喜發財 Gong Hei Fat Choy!
#postboxsaturday #postboxtopper #chinesenewyear2026 #yearofthehorse2026
2/2 It was a magical blend of myth and tradition, celebrating the beauty of spring, renewal and new beginnings.
Here's to more stories!
#Storytelling #WorldStorytellingDay #Ostara #Glastonbury #SpringEquinox
1/2 Last night, my husband and I were spellbound by @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social ’s storytelling at the Assembly Rooms in Glastonbury. His tale “How Jack Hare Stole the Sun King’s Crown” was rich with British folklore and perfect for marking the Spring Equinox and World Storytelling Day today.
2/2 And now you can read it here too: The Blood that Feeds the Roots. This edition is jam packed with great art and words from a whole host of talented people. Please pick up a copy and support the EAFC. Buy here: www.eastanglianfolklorecentre.co.uk/shop/p/the-m...
#Zine #Folklore #EastAnglia
1/2 I'm delighted today, as my copy of The Mardler zine has dropped through my letterbox! I have a story in this one too. I told my retelling of the legend of the Oak King and the Holly King at the winter online storytelling event for the East Anglian Folklore Centre.
3/3 You can book your free place beside the virtual fireside here: www.eventbrite.com/e/online-sea...
Do come along and help keep the stories alive.
#worldstorytellingday
#storytelling
#onlineevent #eastanglianfolklorecentre
2/3 If you love stories, the East Anglian Folklore Centre is hosting a cosy online storytelling evening on Friday 3rd April at 7pm. A group of emerging storytellers will be sharing fresh, enchanting tales, led by the wonderful Bethan Briggs-Miller.
1/3 Happy World Storytelling Day!
Today, 20 March, is World Storytelling Day! This day is a lovely reminder of how stories bring us together, fire the imagination, and keep traditions alive.
Merch from UncannyCon 3 years ago. Who knew that not so long afterwards I'd have some of my writing published in @hauntedmagazine.bsky.social myself too! 👻✍🏻
#throwback #UncannyCon #hauntedmag #WritingJourney
I encountered Cthulhu and Mothman in a local cafe recently. Just chilling together. 😎
#cthulhu #mothman #crochet #cryptids
2/2 Women have long shaped both science and the occult, even when history overlooks those stories. It was a pleasure to explore that intersection in this collection celebrating women in the macabre. 🖤
Get your copy: amzn.eu/d/06vWqqw8
#InternationalWomensDay #TheFeminineMacabre #MarieCurie
1/2 Happy International Women’s Day!
Last year I contributed an essay to The Feminine Macabre Vol. VII exploring a lesser-known side of Marie Curie, her curiosity about the supernatural and séances with medium Eusapia Palladino.
1/2 Happy International Women’s Day!
Last year I contributed an essay to The Feminine Macabre Vol. VII exploring a lesser-known side of Marie Curie, her curiosity about the supernatural and séances with medium Eusapia Palladino.
Last summer I went to the Chalklander festival in Avebury celebrating the ancient chalk landscape. I even joined the procession around the stones.
Lovely to see it in The Stroller’s Tale, and I spotted myself in the photos!
#Avebury #Chalklander #Wiltshire @thestrollerstalezine
3/3 You can find Haunted Magazine Issue 49 in selected UK shops or order directly from:
hauntedmag.com
#GreenMan #HauntedMagazine #Folklore #ParanormalMonkey
2/3 If you watched the interview at the time, you might enjoy the article I later wrote on the Green Man for @hauntedmagazine.bsky.social Issue 49, which is out now.
