Amy Colleen (sewistwrites)
@amycolleen.bsky.social
Sewistwrites on Twitter. Christian, mom, seamstress, student, writer, Austenite, "several niche accounts in a trench coat." Editor of The Pomegranate at http://the-pom.com and blogger at http://www.amy-colleen.com
Ok so you know what really sucks about grief is that the memorial can be over and time can pass and you're starting to feel like you're adjusting and getting used to it but then BAM all of a sudden you're staring down the first big holiday without them and everything opens up again
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ok so you know what really sucks about grief is that the memorial can be over and time can pass and you're starting to feel like you're adjusting and getting used to it but then BAM all of a sudden you're staring down the first big holiday without them and everything opens up again
If you're yelling at me for this opinion this is who you're yelling at, on a 43 degree day with high winds btw
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you're yelling at me for this opinion this is who you're yelling at, on a 43 degree day with high winds btw
My 2yo is insisting on drinking all his water today out of a disposable coffee cup and you know what? OK. I'm just a survivor
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My 2yo is insisting on drinking all his water today out of a disposable coffee cup and you know what? OK. I'm just a survivor
Got to meet the one and only @darbystouffer.bsky.social today, in the flesh, fr fr no cap. 🙌
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Got to meet the one and only @darbystouffer.bsky.social today, in the flesh, fr fr no cap. 🙌
I am not doing great overall but I did wear an outfit that included a dress from @darbystouffer.bsky.social and a necklace from @ozymomdias.bsky.social so I felt hugged
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I am not doing great overall but I did wear an outfit that included a dress from @darbystouffer.bsky.social and a necklace from @ozymomdias.bsky.social so I felt hugged
I was talking to my aunt today about how I thought I would lose my dad when I was much older and would be able to handle it better, and she, who lost her dad at twice the age I am now, said it doesn't get any easier just because you're older. It still is what it is. 💔
In this photo, he was 30 too.
In this photo, he was 30 too.
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I was talking to my aunt today about how I thought I would lose my dad when I was much older and would be able to handle it better, and she, who lost her dad at twice the age I am now, said it doesn't get any easier just because you're older. It still is what it is. 💔
In this photo, he was 30 too.
In this photo, he was 30 too.
One was a dragon. One was Dada. 🥺 (I got INSANELY lucky at the thrift store and found a UPS uniform in 2T)
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
One was a dragon. One was Dada. 🥺 (I got INSANELY lucky at the thrift store and found a UPS uniform in 2T)
Had I more material to draw from, I certainly would have done so; but Austen wrote little on the subject of All Hallows' Eve. John Thorpe's charming greeting to his mother bears mentioning, however: "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch."
~Finis~
~Finis~
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Had I more material to draw from, I certainly would have done so; but Austen wrote little on the subject of All Hallows' Eve. John Thorpe's charming greeting to his mother bears mentioning, however: "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch."
~Finis~
~Finis~
Elinor Dashwood and Lucy Steele would both be discreetly awaiting the arrival of a certain gentleman at a Halloween party, and he ultimately would not appear, in costume or otherwise. (Boo.)
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Elinor Dashwood and Lucy Steele would both be discreetly awaiting the arrival of a certain gentleman at a Halloween party, and he ultimately would not appear, in costume or otherwise. (Boo.)
Mrs. Jennings would guess everyone's costume wrong, and have great fun doing so. "Are you... LORD FORTESCUE?" "no I'm Batman"
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Mrs. Jennings would guess everyone's costume wrong, and have great fun doing so. "Are you... LORD FORTESCUE?" "no I'm Batman"
Henry Tilney would carve pumpkins with all nine of Catherine's little siblings, and appraise the material of their ghost costumes.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Henry Tilney would carve pumpkins with all nine of Catherine's little siblings, and appraise the material of their ghost costumes.
Mary Crawford would have an edgy and slightly risqué costume in dubious taste, which Edmund Bertram would decry in generalities but somehow find excuse for this specific instance.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Mary Crawford would have an edgy and slightly risqué costume in dubious taste, which Edmund Bertram would decry in generalities but somehow find excuse for this specific instance.
Mr. Knightley would be in charge of Trunk or Treat in the village of Highbury, and he makes sure no one is left out, although somehow Frank Churchill receives nothing in his pumpkin bucket but a pair of scissors.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Mr. Knightley would be in charge of Trunk or Treat in the village of Highbury, and he makes sure no one is left out, although somehow Frank Churchill receives nothing in his pumpkin bucket but a pair of scissors.
Marianne Dashwood and John Willoughby would have a matching romantic couple's costume into which Marianne threw her heart and soul, and Willoughby reused some pieces from the last time he went as someone's Prince Charming.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Marianne Dashwood and John Willoughby would have a matching romantic couple's costume into which Marianne threw her heart and soul, and Willoughby reused some pieces from the last time he went as someone's Prince Charming.
Anne Elliot would be taking little Charles and little Walter trick-or-treating while Mary and Charles Musgrove go to a Halloween party, where everyone else will eventually catch a sore throat.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Anne Elliot would be taking little Charles and little Walter trick-or-treating while Mary and Charles Musgrove go to a Halloween party, where everyone else will eventually catch a sore throat.
Mrs. Bennet's nerves could not possibly handle such tremblings and flutterings and hauntings! She would be found in her bedchamber with a basin of Reese's cups, which lends such elegance to the situation.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Mrs. Bennet's nerves could not possibly handle such tremblings and flutterings and hauntings! She would be found in her bedchamber with a basin of Reese's cups, which lends such elegance to the situation.
Miss Bates would be thoroughly frightened by all realistic-looking decor, but would perform a public service to all & sundry in her vicinity by LOUDLY INFORMING MOTHER OF EACH GOBLIN AS THEY ENCOUNTERED IT.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Miss Bates would be thoroughly frightened by all realistic-looking decor, but would perform a public service to all & sundry in her vicinity by LOUDLY INFORMING MOTHER OF EACH GOBLIN AS THEY ENCOUNTERED IT.
Fanny Price would have to spend the evening listening to Mrs. Norris complain, but Fanny does not approve of Halloween in any case so it is no great loss to her.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Fanny Price would have to spend the evening listening to Mrs. Norris complain, but Fanny does not approve of Halloween in any case so it is no great loss to her.
Mrs. Norris would spend the evening complaining about the audacity of all the children who have been rudely ringing their doorbell, while eating all the candy that the Bertrams purchased, in the parlor with the lights off.
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Mrs. Norris would spend the evening complaining about the audacity of all the children who have been rudely ringing their doorbell, while eating all the candy that the Bertrams purchased, in the parlor with the lights off.
Mr. Woodhouse would not approve of the consumption of Halloween candy, and would anxiously present all trick-or-treaters (who are up past their bedtime!) with toothbrushes. (Emma would generously top off the buckets when Mr. W takes a gruel break.)
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Mr. Woodhouse would not approve of the consumption of Halloween candy, and would anxiously present all trick-or-treaters (who are up past their bedtime!) with toothbrushes. (Emma would generously top off the buckets when Mr. W takes a gruel break.)
My pen shall draw a veil over the costume choices of Kitty and Lydia Bennet.
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My pen shall draw a veil over the costume choices of Kitty and Lydia Bennet.
Lady Catherine de Bourgh, of course, would not pollute the shades of Rosings Park with All Hallows' paraphernalia. She provides plenty of Spooky Ambience on her own for her entire estate, thank you very much
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Lady Catherine de Bourgh, of course, would not pollute the shades of Rosings Park with All Hallows' paraphernalia. She provides plenty of Spooky Ambience on her own for her entire estate, thank you very much
Jane Bennet Bingley would give out full-sized, name brand candy bars. Charles Bingley might decorate the front entrance at Netherfield Park, but his handwritten signs that say "Happy Halloween" would not be legible to any but his wife.
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Jane Bennet Bingley would give out full-sized, name brand candy bars. Charles Bingley might decorate the front entrance at Netherfield Park, but his handwritten signs that say "Happy Halloween" would not be legible to any but his wife.
Mr. Collins would greet trick-or-treaters with affability & condescension. Each child would receive their own personal copy of Fordyce's Sermons and would be advised of the very great honor that had been bestowed on them as they unwittingly walked past the residence of the benevolent LADY CATHERI
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Mr. Collins would greet trick-or-treaters with affability & condescension. Each child would receive their own personal copy of Fordyce's Sermons and would be advised of the very great honor that had been bestowed on them as they unwittingly walked past the residence of the benevolent LADY CATHERI