Kerria
@kerria.bsky.social
Writer of Mystery and Folklore. TBA: Folkish Podcast. Host: #BookChatWeekly & #BookologyThursday #SCBWI #SINC IMDB: bit.ly/3ZXjiu1
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Kerria
@kerria.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Gargoyles, grotesques, and corbels reading books are my favorites.
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In European folklore, the song thrush was believed to be a magical harbinger of spring. The thrush can sing over 59 tunes and their powerful songs were said to ward off evil spirits and summon the changing of the season.
art by Edith Holden (1906)
art by Edith Holden (1906)
January 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In European folklore, the song thrush was believed to be a magical harbinger of spring. The thrush can sing over 59 tunes and their powerful songs were said to ward off evil spirits and summon the changing of the season.
art by Edith Holden (1906)
art by Edith Holden (1906)
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In Celtic mythology, a white stag is a herald of profound change. In Arthurian legends he symbolizes the eternal quest for spiritual knowledge. In Narnia, the stag grants wishes to those that catch him.
art by Sebastian Meyer
art by Sebastian Meyer
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
In Celtic mythology, a white stag is a herald of profound change. In Arthurian legends he symbolizes the eternal quest for spiritual knowledge. In Narnia, the stag grants wishes to those that catch him.
art by Sebastian Meyer
art by Sebastian Meyer
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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Lewis Carroll)
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
January 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Lewis Carroll)
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
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Hares, William De Morgan.
January 5, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Hares, William De Morgan.
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Silent processions walk tonight on the Eve of Epiphany, so they say, made of the living and the dead.
Join those at your own peril, but we may at least watch them in a forest somewhere in Germany, in our 36th #yulefolklore story below!
🎨 Robert Paterson
Join those at your own peril, but we may at least watch them in a forest somewhere in Germany, in our 36th #yulefolklore story below!
🎨 Robert Paterson
January 5, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Silent processions walk tonight on the Eve of Epiphany, so they say, made of the living and the dead.
Join those at your own peril, but we may at least watch them in a forest somewhere in Germany, in our 36th #yulefolklore story below!
🎨 Robert Paterson
Join those at your own peril, but we may at least watch them in a forest somewhere in Germany, in our 36th #yulefolklore story below!
🎨 Robert Paterson
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Sinister goings-on in 'The Whisper In The Trees' by the prolific writing team of L T Meade & Robert Eustace, who provided a great deal of #weird fiction for the popular magazines (this one is from Pearson's Magazine, 1906). Turns out the heroine is being terrorised by men on stilts!
#mystery #horror
#mystery #horror
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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#WyrdWednesday falls on St Distaff’s Day this year, when in olden days spinning commenced again after the holidays.
A great time for storytelling, so we give you:
"Wyrd Women's Tales!"
As this week’s topic – come and tell your story!
A great time for storytelling, so we give you:
"Wyrd Women's Tales!"
As this week’s topic – come and tell your story!
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
#WyrdWednesday falls on St Distaff’s Day this year, when in olden days spinning commenced again after the holidays.
A great time for storytelling, so we give you:
"Wyrd Women's Tales!"
As this week’s topic – come and tell your story!
A great time for storytelling, so we give you:
"Wyrd Women's Tales!"
As this week’s topic – come and tell your story!
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Lewis Carroll)
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
January 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Lewis Carroll)
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
illustration by Mervyn Peake (1945)
#bookchatweekly
The Blue Bird
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1918)
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1918)
January 4, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The Blue Bird
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1918)
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1918)
In Celtic mythology, a white stag is a herald of profound change. In Arthurian legends he symbolizes the eternal quest for spiritual knowledge. In Narnia, the stag grants wishes to those that catch him.
art by Sebastian Meyer
art by Sebastian Meyer
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
In Celtic mythology, a white stag is a herald of profound change. In Arthurian legends he symbolizes the eternal quest for spiritual knowledge. In Narnia, the stag grants wishes to those that catch him.
art by Sebastian Meyer
art by Sebastian Meyer
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Cat-sìth is a Celtic shapeshifter, said to haunt the Scottish Highlands. Some believe that this large black cat is a witch who can transform into a cat nine times in their life.
#folklorethursday #caturday
#folklorethursday #caturday
January 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Cat-sìth is a Celtic shapeshifter, said to haunt the Scottish Highlands. Some believe that this large black cat is a witch who can transform into a cat nine times in their life.
#folklorethursday #caturday
#folklorethursday #caturday
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Good day, dear Bibliophiles✨
art by Jackie Morris
art by Jackie Morris
January 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Good day, dear Bibliophiles✨
art by Jackie Morris
art by Jackie Morris
A rare hello from my favorite holiday restaurant, the festive 1750s Hunter’s Head Tavern in Virginia.
January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
A rare hello from my favorite holiday restaurant, the festive 1750s Hunter’s Head Tavern in Virginia.
In European folklore, the song thrush was believed to be a magical harbinger of spring. The thrush can sing over 59 tunes and their powerful songs were said to ward off evil spirits and summon the changing of the season.
art by Edith Holden (1906)
art by Edith Holden (1906)
January 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In European folklore, the song thrush was believed to be a magical harbinger of spring. The thrush can sing over 59 tunes and their powerful songs were said to ward off evil spirits and summon the changing of the season.
art by Edith Holden (1906)
art by Edith Holden (1906)
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January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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My Witches of Scotland tartan fabric arrived today. Designed to memorialize women murdered as witches in Scotland, every thread has meaning. I'll write a more folkloristic discussion of it later, but meanwhile, what should this modern witch and descendant of Scottish women make with the fabric?
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My Witches of Scotland tartan fabric arrived today. Designed to memorialize women murdered as witches in Scotland, every thread has meaning. I'll write a more folkloristic discussion of it later, but meanwhile, what should this modern witch and descendant of Scottish women make with the fabric?
The Black Sun
by Bill Mayer
by Bill Mayer
January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The Black Sun
by Bill Mayer
by Bill Mayer
Cat-sìth is a Celtic shapeshifter, said to haunt the Scottish Highlands. Some believe that this large black cat is a witch who can transform into a cat nine times in their life.
#folklorethursday #caturday
#folklorethursday #caturday
January 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Cat-sìth is a Celtic shapeshifter, said to haunt the Scottish Highlands. Some believe that this large black cat is a witch who can transform into a cat nine times in their life.
#folklorethursday #caturday
#folklorethursday #caturday
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Starling feathers reflect light and the colours we see are a result of iridescence, not pigment. Shimmer and hue shift with the angle of the light. #goodlight #BirdOfTheDay #photography #nature
January 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Starling feathers reflect light and the colours we see are a result of iridescence, not pigment. Shimmer and hue shift with the angle of the light. #goodlight #BirdOfTheDay #photography #nature
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The Raunächte, the rough, magical nights of Winter are still in full swing and today is Waldmännchentag when angry wood sprites quiet the forests of Central Germany.
Don’t disturb the waldmännchen or else… read or 33rd #yulefolklore story what might happen.
🎨 Merilliza Chan
Don’t disturb the waldmännchen or else… read or 33rd #yulefolklore story what might happen.
🎨 Merilliza Chan
January 2, 2026 at 7:45 AM
The Raunächte, the rough, magical nights of Winter are still in full swing and today is Waldmännchentag when angry wood sprites quiet the forests of Central Germany.
Don’t disturb the waldmännchen or else… read or 33rd #yulefolklore story what might happen.
🎨 Merilliza Chan
Don’t disturb the waldmännchen or else… read or 33rd #yulefolklore story what might happen.
🎨 Merilliza Chan
‘But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ Alice remarked.
‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’
~Lewis Carroll
art by Arantza Sestayo
‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’
~Lewis Carroll
art by Arantza Sestayo
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
‘But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ Alice remarked.
‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’
~Lewis Carroll
art by Arantza Sestayo
‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’
~Lewis Carroll
art by Arantza Sestayo
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Wishing you a magical New Year!🎉✨
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wishing you a magical New Year!🎉✨
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
"I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it's very difficult to find anyone."
~Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien b. #OTD (Jan 3, 1892)
An Unexpected Party, The Hobbit
~Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien b. #OTD (Jan 3, 1892)
An Unexpected Party, The Hobbit
January 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
"I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it's very difficult to find anyone."
~Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien b. #OTD (Jan 3, 1892)
An Unexpected Party, The Hobbit
~Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien b. #OTD (Jan 3, 1892)
An Unexpected Party, The Hobbit
The colonial tradition of placing lit candles in the windows at Christmas comes from an old custom in Ireland. In Appalachia, a candle in the window indicates a sign of welcome, and some believe it is to guide lost souls home.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday
January 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The colonial tradition of placing lit candles in the windows at Christmas comes from an old custom in Ireland. In Appalachia, a candle in the window indicates a sign of welcome, and some believe it is to guide lost souls home.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday