Dr Karen F. Pierce
@darklecat.bsky.social
Cataloguing librarian, author, independent researcher, artist, pagan; lover of stone circles, folklore, myth, cats, books & European social dance.
Currently writing a book on the folklore of burial chambers/cromlechs in Wales.
Currently writing a book on the folklore of burial chambers/cromlechs in Wales.
Thinking about the rabbits of Rochdale...
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#BaumRabbit #RochdaleFolklore #Folklore
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#BaumRabbit #RochdaleFolklore #Folklore
The rabbits of Rochdale
Not the Baum Rabbit but a rather scary Medieval rabbit who would fit the part I recently spotted a call out from the folklorist Dr Simon Young asking if anyone from Rochdale had memories or stories…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Thinking about the rabbits of Rochdale...
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#BaumRabbit #RochdaleFolklore #Folklore
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#BaumRabbit #RochdaleFolklore #Folklore
Fancy delving into some earth mystery based magazines from the last 40 years? Take a look at these suggestions: stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/p... #EarthMysteries #Zines #NeoAntiquarian
Published Pages: Earth Mysteries, Zines, & More (Part 2)
In a previous post I looked at some current ‘earth mysteries’ magazines, one brand new and two that had been going strong for decades. In this post I will take a look at some of the reg…
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November 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Fancy delving into some earth mystery based magazines from the last 40 years? Take a look at these suggestions: stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/p... #EarthMysteries #Zines #NeoAntiquarian
Spent last night remembering loved ones now gone, but also about what Halloween has turned into: stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/c... #Halloween #FolkTraditions #PumpkinCarving
Commercialisation of Halloween & evolving folk traditions
It is getting more and more like Christmas (the commercial side of it), decorations up for weeks, plastic tat lining the supermarket shelves since the kids went back to school after the summer. Yet…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Spent last night remembering loved ones now gone, but also about what Halloween has turned into: stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/c... #Halloween #FolkTraditions #PumpkinCarving
Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...
Save the painted woolly bats
UPDATE: eBay has banned the sale of painted woolly bats on its platform! Now let's keep up the pressure to make sure Amazon follows suit.------Painted woolly bats are selfless little forest guardians,
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October 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...
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Bryn Ellyllion - a golden cape and a ghostly spectre #folklore #ghosts #burialmound
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The ‘Freetening of Bryn Ellyllion’
In a previous post when I talked about Pentre Ifan and the Twlwyth Teg I mentioned Bryn-yr-Ellyllon near Mold where a gold cape was discovered in 1833. Today I found myself falling further down the…
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October 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Bryn Ellyllion - a golden cape and a ghostly spectre #folklore #ghosts #burialmound
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We start with a deep dive into the history of CLIC and its roots as a group to encourage libraries across Cardiff to collaborate together, delivered by former chair Karen Pierce @darklecat.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We start with a deep dive into the history of CLIC and its roots as a group to encourage libraries across Cardiff to collaborate together, delivered by former chair Karen Pierce @darklecat.bsky.social
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We're excited for our joint event with ATLIS in November! We've a stellar line-up of speakers sharing their expertise on collaboration and community engagement.
🔗 Info & booking: bit.ly/4nN02d8
@cilipcymru.bsky.social @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
Have you registered yet? Here's what to expect...
🔗 Info & booking: bit.ly/4nN02d8
@cilipcymru.bsky.social @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
Have you registered yet? Here's what to expect...
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We're excited for our joint event with ATLIS in November! We've a stellar line-up of speakers sharing their expertise on collaboration and community engagement.
🔗 Info & booking: bit.ly/4nN02d8
@cilipcymru.bsky.social @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
Have you registered yet? Here's what to expect...
🔗 Info & booking: bit.ly/4nN02d8
@cilipcymru.bsky.social @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
Have you registered yet? Here's what to expect...
Bryn Ellyllion - a golden cape and a ghostly spectre #folklore #ghosts #burialmound
stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/t...
stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/t...
The ‘Freetening of Bryn Ellyllion’
In a previous post when I talked about Pentre Ifan and the Twlwyth Teg I mentioned Bryn-yr-Ellyllon near Mold where a gold cape was discovered in 1833. Today I found myself falling further down the…
stonefolklore.wordpress.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Bryn Ellyllion - a golden cape and a ghostly spectre #folklore #ghosts #burialmound
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Part 1 of a post looking at some great magazines focussing on #EarthMysteries - includes
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#Neo-Antiquarian #StoneEnthusiast stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/p...
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Published Pages: Earth Mysteries, Zines, & More (Part 1)
This week my copy of Ancient Times (from Stone Club) popped through my letter box and reminded me of this post I had been meaning to write. Back in the day, and for myself that would probably be th…
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October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Part 1 of a post looking at some great magazines focussing on #EarthMysteries - includes
@northernearth.bsky.social
&
@stoneclub.bsky.social
#Neo-Antiquarian #StoneEnthusiast stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/p...
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#Neo-Antiquarian #StoneEnthusiast stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/p...
Been grappling with WordPress this afternoon, and after some tech support from my hubby I've just about got a new blog under control. So if you are interested in folklore or ancient monuments, my musings on those topics can now be found at: stonefolklore.wordpress.com
Stone Foklore
Some musings on the folklore of ancient sites
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October 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Been grappling with WordPress this afternoon, and after some tech support from my hubby I've just about got a new blog under control. So if you are interested in folklore or ancient monuments, my musings on those topics can now be found at: stonefolklore.wordpress.com
Lovely lighthouse image from the Pete's Dragon sticker book that belongs to my brother.
October 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Lovely lighthouse image from the Pete's Dragon sticker book that belongs to my brother.
Do check out the latest issue of the Dark Half Journal - lots of interesting stuff in there (and I have a book review in it) www.dragonoak.org/copy-of-the-...
The Dark Half Journal - Issue 03 | DragonOak
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September 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Do check out the latest issue of the Dark Half Journal - lots of interesting stuff in there (and I have a book review in it) www.dragonoak.org/copy-of-the-...
Northern Gravy Anthology
I've not been at home much recently and so haven't had chance to celebrate the joy of receiving this book - The Northern Gravy Anthology for Young Readers - edited by Jonny Syer. Why joy? Because I have a short story included in it! For the last few years Northern Gravy…
I've not been at home much recently and so haven't had chance to celebrate the joy of receiving this book - The Northern Gravy Anthology for Young Readers - edited by Jonny Syer. Why joy? Because I have a short story included in it! For the last few years Northern Gravy…
Northern Gravy Anthology
I've not been at home much recently and so haven't had chance to celebrate the joy of receiving this book - The Northern Gravy Anthology for Young Readers - edited by Jonny Syer. Why joy? Because I have a short story included in it! For the last few years Northern Gravy have been publishing an online periodical every quarter, featuring poetry and stories for children and adults - and paying the writers.
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September 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Northern Gravy Anthology
I've not been at home much recently and so haven't had chance to celebrate the joy of receiving this book - The Northern Gravy Anthology for Young Readers - edited by Jonny Syer. Why joy? Because I have a short story included in it! For the last few years Northern Gravy…
I've not been at home much recently and so haven't had chance to celebrate the joy of receiving this book - The Northern Gravy Anthology for Young Readers - edited by Jonny Syer. Why joy? Because I have a short story included in it! For the last few years Northern Gravy…
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It was a pleasure to have Prof Karen Snow, Carissa Chew @carissachew.bsky.social, Dr Karen Pierce @darklecat.bsky.social, & Helen Griffiths @helgriff.bsky.social presenting on Cataloguing Ethics as part of a our AGM Event yesterday.
Thank you to all the speakers and attendees (online & in-person).
Thank you to all the speakers and attendees (online & in-person).
September 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
It was a pleasure to have Prof Karen Snow, Carissa Chew @carissachew.bsky.social, Dr Karen Pierce @darklecat.bsky.social, & Helen Griffiths @helgriff.bsky.social presenting on Cataloguing Ethics as part of a our AGM Event yesterday.
Thank you to all the speakers and attendees (online & in-person).
Thank you to all the speakers and attendees (online & in-person).
Reposted by Dr Karen F. Pierce
📢MDG Practical Cataloguing Webinar Series starts Wednesday 24th September! 🐈📚📖
The #webinars will showcase #library #metadata experts & practitioners discussing & exploring everyday #cataloguing challenges to provide a platform for developing your metadata skills.
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The #webinars will showcase #library #metadata experts & practitioners discussing & exploring everyday #cataloguing challenges to provide a platform for developing your metadata skills.
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
September 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📢MDG Practical Cataloguing Webinar Series starts Wednesday 24th September! 🐈📚📖
The #webinars will showcase #library #metadata experts & practitioners discussing & exploring everyday #cataloguing challenges to provide a platform for developing your metadata skills.
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
The #webinars will showcase #library #metadata experts & practitioners discussing & exploring everyday #cataloguing challenges to provide a platform for developing your metadata skills.
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
Summer Solstice 2025 – Cairnholy
21st June 2025 - I greeted the morning sun at Cairnholy (or Cairn Holy) in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. My husband and I had driven up from south Wales to Wigtown the previous day so it was touch and go whether we'd get up in time, but after 4 hours sleep we…
21st June 2025 - I greeted the morning sun at Cairnholy (or Cairn Holy) in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. My husband and I had driven up from south Wales to Wigtown the previous day so it was touch and go whether we'd get up in time, but after 4 hours sleep we…
Summer Solstice 2025 – Cairnholy
21st June 2025 - I greeted the morning sun at Cairnholy (or Cairn Holy) in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. My husband and I had driven up from south Wales to Wigtown the previous day so it was touch and go whether we'd get up in time, but after 4 hours sleep we dragged ourselves from our bed and drove over to the site arriving about 3.30am.
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July 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Summer Solstice 2025 – Cairnholy
21st June 2025 - I greeted the morning sun at Cairnholy (or Cairn Holy) in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. My husband and I had driven up from south Wales to Wigtown the previous day so it was touch and go whether we'd get up in time, but after 4 hours sleep we…
21st June 2025 - I greeted the morning sun at Cairnholy (or Cairn Holy) in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. My husband and I had driven up from south Wales to Wigtown the previous day so it was touch and go whether we'd get up in time, but after 4 hours sleep we…
Summer solstice sunrise at Cairn Holy this morning.
June 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Summer solstice sunrise at Cairn Holy this morning.
Had time to look at folklore today which led to some musings about fairies and where they can be found: darksideofthecatalogue.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/p... #folklore #fairies #cromlech #PentreIfan
Pentre Ifan and the Twlwyth Teg
Image from Richard Fenton’s (1811) A historical tour through Pembrokeshire. On a miserable rainy Saturday in June I’ve been looking at Welsh fairies, particularly those associated with …
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June 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Had time to look at folklore today which led to some musings about fairies and where they can be found: darksideofthecatalogue.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/p... #folklore #fairies #cromlech #PentreIfan
2025 April 20th : Visited the Singing Ringing Tree (not the one from the scary folk tale, the one near Burnley!).
April 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
2025 April 20th : Visited the Singing Ringing Tree (not the one from the scary folk tale, the one near Burnley!).
Today I had some spare time and instead of staying in the house and doing all the important jobs that need doing I went for a three hour walk around Greenbooth and Naden Valley reservoirs.
April 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today I had some spare time and instead of staying in the house and doing all the important jobs that need doing I went for a three hour walk around Greenbooth and Naden Valley reservoirs.
Check out the latest Catalogue & Index, full of articles on metadata and EDI. I'm slightly biased (being the co-editor) but I think it's a really informative and interesting issue.
The new issue of our #OA journal 'Catalogue and Index' is now live!
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Vol. 210 (March 2025) centres around the themes of equality, diversity and inclusion in #metadata work.
#classification #taxonomies #SubjectHeadings #InclusiveCataloguing #CritCat #EDI #DEI
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Vol. 210 (March 2025) centres around the themes of equality, diversity and inclusion in #metadata work.
#classification #taxonomies #SubjectHeadings #InclusiveCataloguing #CritCat #EDI #DEI
March 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Check out the latest Catalogue & Index, full of articles on metadata and EDI. I'm slightly biased (being the co-editor) but I think it's a really informative and interesting issue.
Reposted by Dr Karen F. Pierce
Massive anti-Trump/Musk protests at Union Square in New York City yesterday.
February 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Massive anti-Trump/Musk protests at Union Square in New York City yesterday.
Reposted by Dr Karen F. Pierce
Reposted by Dr Karen F. Pierce
A weekend at home for a change, where I have time and space for art and creativity! Will be mostly ignoring housework.
February 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A weekend at home for a change, where I have time and space for art and creativity! Will be mostly ignoring housework.