C.W. Reeve
@cwreeve.bsky.social
Author of weird tales & folk horror, co-host of #WyrdWednesday. Killing me won't bring back your apples (He/Him) 👻
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The Hate or The Blade
The Hate or The Blade, a short, exactly one hundred word drabble, a version of which appeared in the digital literature magazine Rat Bag Lit. I’ve written to word counts before but never to e…
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The Hate or The Blade, a short, exactly one hundred word drabble, a version of which appeared in the digital literature magazine Rat Bag Lit.
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Wake up call for #PhantomsFriday tomorrow. Feel free to join the feed using that hashtag to post all things #ghost: words, pictures, #folklore, haunted locations etc etc. Looking forward to feeling your unearthly presence then. All reposts at @phantomsfriday.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Wake up call for #PhantomsFriday tomorrow. Feel free to join the feed using that hashtag to post all things #ghost: words, pictures, #folklore, haunted locations etc etc. Looking forward to feeling your unearthly presence then. All reposts at @phantomsfriday.bsky.social
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The discos are a great laugh. I've got glandular fever.
February 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The discos are a great laugh. I've got glandular fever.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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"Several good deeds, a wolf for a steed and a giant's heart hidden in a duck egg" - from a collection of 15 stories woven from old Nordic lore & published in Norwegian (1844). These ancient, uncanny tales were later accompanied by the spellbinding artwork of Danish artist Kay Nielsen #WyrdWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"Several good deeds, a wolf for a steed and a giant's heart hidden in a duck egg" - from a collection of 15 stories woven from old Nordic lore & published in Norwegian (1844). These ancient, uncanny tales were later accompanied by the spellbinding artwork of Danish artist Kay Nielsen #WyrdWednesday
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"Then they both laughed heartily, as if they already had the lad on the stake."
(After Asbjørnsen “Norwegian Folktales”)
🎨 Erik Werenskiold (1887)
#wyrdwednesday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration
(After Asbjørnsen “Norwegian Folktales”)
🎨 Erik Werenskiold (1887)
#wyrdwednesday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"Then they both laughed heartily, as if they already had the lad on the stake."
(After Asbjørnsen “Norwegian Folktales”)
🎨 Erik Werenskiold (1887)
#wyrdwednesday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration
(After Asbjørnsen “Norwegian Folktales”)
🎨 Erik Werenskiold (1887)
#wyrdwednesday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration
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#WyrdWednesday "Att ana ugglor i mossen" is a Swedish saying which translates as "Sensing owls in the bog", meaning that there's something suspicious afoot.
🎨 "The Pond" by Alfred Kubin
🎨 "The Pond" by Alfred Kubin
February 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
#WyrdWednesday "Att ana ugglor i mossen" is a Swedish saying which translates as "Sensing owls in the bog", meaning that there's something suspicious afoot.
🎨 "The Pond" by Alfred Kubin
🎨 "The Pond" by Alfred Kubin
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Traffic Tunnel, Blue Gate. #arcraiders #photography
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Traffic Tunnel, Blue Gate. #arcraiders #photography
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In a #Norwegian folk tale, a troll-hag, with disconnected head, made repeated attempts to entice chubby little Butterball into her sack with various gifts. But he always got the better of her and escaped with the gift. The illustration is by Theodor Kittelsen.
#WyrdWednesday #folklore #folktale
#WyrdWednesday #folklore #folktale
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
In a #Norwegian folk tale, a troll-hag, with disconnected head, made repeated attempts to entice chubby little Butterball into her sack with various gifts. But he always got the better of her and escaped with the gift. The illustration is by Theodor Kittelsen.
#WyrdWednesday #folklore #folktale
#WyrdWednesday #folklore #folktale
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Good morning, wyrdlings! Welcome to another whimsically #WyrdWednesday!
This week's theme - “Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
@cwreeve.bsky.social here, all swaddled and stuck up a tree for some reason, but ready to share your posts 👻
This week's theme - “Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
@cwreeve.bsky.social here, all swaddled and stuck up a tree for some reason, but ready to share your posts 👻
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Good morning, wyrdlings! Welcome to another whimsically #WyrdWednesday!
This week's theme - “Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
@cwreeve.bsky.social here, all swaddled and stuck up a tree for some reason, but ready to share your posts 👻
This week's theme - “Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
@cwreeve.bsky.social here, all swaddled and stuck up a tree for some reason, but ready to share your posts 👻
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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Nazis called them ‘Nachthexen,’ the Night Witches, because they never heard them coming.
Teenage girls.
Wooden planes.
No parachutes.
No radar.
The Night Witches terrorized the Nazi army and proved that misogyny has always underestimated women, sometimes fatally.👇
Teenage girls.
Wooden planes.
No parachutes.
No radar.
The Night Witches terrorized the Nazi army and proved that misogyny has always underestimated women, sometimes fatally.👇
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Nazis called them ‘Nachthexen,’ the Night Witches, because they never heard them coming.
Teenage girls.
Wooden planes.
No parachutes.
No radar.
The Night Witches terrorized the Nazi army and proved that misogyny has always underestimated women, sometimes fatally.👇
Teenage girls.
Wooden planes.
No parachutes.
No radar.
The Night Witches terrorized the Nazi army and proved that misogyny has always underestimated women, sometimes fatally.👇
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Wyrdlings!
Swedish storyteller Elsa Beskow turns 152 this week, reason enough to give you:
“Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic!
Come, tell tales, of elks, sea rovers and Nordic Noire!
Swedish storyteller Elsa Beskow turns 152 this week, reason enough to give you:
“Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic!
Come, tell tales, of elks, sea rovers and Nordic Noire!
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Wyrdlings!
Swedish storyteller Elsa Beskow turns 152 this week, reason enough to give you:
“Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic!
Come, tell tales, of elks, sea rovers and Nordic Noire!
Swedish storyteller Elsa Beskow turns 152 this week, reason enough to give you:
“Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!”
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic!
Come, tell tales, of elks, sea rovers and Nordic Noire!
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Wrydlings! Connect with your fellow wyrdlings using our official #WyrdWednesday Starter Pack 👻
go.bsky.app/VbnjwPS
go.bsky.app/VbnjwPS
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Wrydlings! Connect with your fellow wyrdlings using our official #WyrdWednesday Starter Pack 👻
go.bsky.app/VbnjwPS
go.bsky.app/VbnjwPS
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How to be a Writer.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
How to be a Writer.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Re-posting!
Is it time for the teapot of Radical Hope? I feel it's time.
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Re-posting!
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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“Eyes were looking down into his own, dark eyes full of hate and despair.”
(E. and H. Heron)
🎨 Benjamin Edwin Minns
#phantomsfriday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
(E. and H. Heron)
🎨 Benjamin Edwin Minns
#phantomsfriday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“Eyes were looking down into his own, dark eyes full of hate and despair.”
(E. and H. Heron)
🎨 Benjamin Edwin Minns
#phantomsfriday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
(E. and H. Heron)
🎨 Benjamin Edwin Minns
#phantomsfriday #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
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They do say if you say its name three times in the mirror...
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#PhantomsFriday #supernatural #photography #uncanny #ghosts
reds-kingdom.blog/2025/08/27/o...
#PhantomsFriday #supernatural #photography #uncanny #ghosts
February 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
They do say if you say its name three times in the mirror...
reds-kingdom.blog/2025/08/27/o...
#PhantomsFriday #supernatural #photography #uncanny #ghosts
reds-kingdom.blog/2025/08/27/o...
#PhantomsFriday #supernatural #photography #uncanny #ghosts
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"The older residents claim that about 25 years ago, a man was murdered in a stone quarry near by and his ghost appeared in the quarry which had to be abandoned and has not been worked until a few weeks ago..."
— from pg. 8 of the Youngstown Vindicator, December 19th, 1894
#PhantomsFriday
— from pg. 8 of the Youngstown Vindicator, December 19th, 1894
#PhantomsFriday
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"The older residents claim that about 25 years ago, a man was murdered in a stone quarry near by and his ghost appeared in the quarry which had to be abandoned and has not been worked until a few weeks ago..."
— from pg. 8 of the Youngstown Vindicator, December 19th, 1894
#PhantomsFriday
— from pg. 8 of the Youngstown Vindicator, December 19th, 1894
#PhantomsFriday
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Sir William Crookes, the discoverer of Thallium, standing next to the spirit known as Katie King, as manifested by the medium Florence Cook.
Crookes was able to photograph, speak with, and even weigh King several times. However, some believe King to be no more than Cook dressed up.
#PhantomsFriday
Crookes was able to photograph, speak with, and even weigh King several times. However, some believe King to be no more than Cook dressed up.
#PhantomsFriday
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Sir William Crookes, the discoverer of Thallium, standing next to the spirit known as Katie King, as manifested by the medium Florence Cook.
Crookes was able to photograph, speak with, and even weigh King several times. However, some believe King to be no more than Cook dressed up.
#PhantomsFriday
Crookes was able to photograph, speak with, and even weigh King several times. However, some believe King to be no more than Cook dressed up.
#PhantomsFriday
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.