H.B. Emporium
@hbemporium.bsky.social
A real business with a slightly haunted, somewhat fictional archive, a deep commitment to documentation and storytelling. The herbs are real, the archive is active, the observations file monthly.
https://www.hattiebsherbs.com/clearing/
https://www.hattiebsherbs.com/clearing/
Every month, two plants are chosen:
One by Nana Root, who insists the plants decide and likes to call them "Monthly Marvels."
The other is a selection by E.H. Bellgrave submitted as a "Monthly Botanical Observation." Do not touch
One to comfort. One to caution.
Choose wisely.
Filed: HBE-0428
One by Nana Root, who insists the plants decide and likes to call them "Monthly Marvels."
The other is a selection by E.H. Bellgrave submitted as a "Monthly Botanical Observation." Do not touch
One to comfort. One to caution.
Choose wisely.
Filed: HBE-0428
April 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Every month, two plants are chosen:
One by Nana Root, who insists the plants decide and likes to call them "Monthly Marvels."
The other is a selection by E.H. Bellgrave submitted as a "Monthly Botanical Observation." Do not touch
One to comfort. One to caution.
Choose wisely.
Filed: HBE-0428
One by Nana Root, who insists the plants decide and likes to call them "Monthly Marvels."
The other is a selection by E.H. Bellgrave submitted as a "Monthly Botanical Observation." Do not touch
One to comfort. One to caution.
Choose wisely.
Filed: HBE-0428
"Poison is not malice. It is chemistry with consequences."
Some plants are beautiful. Some are useful. Some are neither. Bellgrave’s section of the archive is not open to the public without supervision.
We don't want to file another disappearance. Sorry, Phillip.
Filed: HBE-0424B
Some plants are beautiful. Some are useful. Some are neither. Bellgrave’s section of the archive is not open to the public without supervision.
We don't want to file another disappearance. Sorry, Phillip.
Filed: HBE-0424B
April 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Poison is not malice. It is chemistry with consequences."
Some plants are beautiful. Some are useful. Some are neither. Bellgrave’s section of the archive is not open to the public without supervision.
We don't want to file another disappearance. Sorry, Phillip.
Filed: HBE-0424B
Some plants are beautiful. Some are useful. Some are neither. Bellgrave’s section of the archive is not open to the public without supervision.
We don't want to file another disappearance. Sorry, Phillip.
Filed: HBE-0424B
E.H. Bellgrave, Archivist Emeritus (self-appointed) has never been fired, but only because they were never formally hired.
Bellgrave files plants, is deeply offended by folk remedies, emotionally compromised, and mutters constantly. Can often be found glaring at the petunias.
Filed: HBE-0422B
Bellgrave files plants, is deeply offended by folk remedies, emotionally compromised, and mutters constantly. Can often be found glaring at the petunias.
Filed: HBE-0422B
April 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
E.H. Bellgrave, Archivist Emeritus (self-appointed) has never been fired, but only because they were never formally hired.
Bellgrave files plants, is deeply offended by folk remedies, emotionally compromised, and mutters constantly. Can often be found glaring at the petunias.
Filed: HBE-0422B
Bellgrave files plants, is deeply offended by folk remedies, emotionally compromised, and mutters constantly. Can often be found glaring at the petunias.
Filed: HBE-0422B
The story lives on Substack, but not all entries belong in the narrative. If you're looking for context —or simply wondering who these people are — the blog is now live.
Nana Roots welcomes, Bellgrave objects.
hattiebsherbs.com/blog/
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#FictionwithRoots
Filed: 0423BE
Nana Roots welcomes, Bellgrave objects.
hattiebsherbs.com/blog/
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#FictionwithRoots
Filed: 0423BE
April 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The story lives on Substack, but not all entries belong in the narrative. If you're looking for context —or simply wondering who these people are — the blog is now live.
Nana Roots welcomes, Bellgrave objects.
hattiebsherbs.com/blog/
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#FictionwithRoots
Filed: 0423BE
Nana Roots welcomes, Bellgrave objects.
hattiebsherbs.com/blog/
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#FictionwithRoots
Filed: 0423BE
The Emporium has stirred. Not the shop, the story.
No grand spell. Just a creak, a breath, and the dust remembering how to dance.
An introduction has been filed.
hbemporium.substack.com/p/the-empori...
Filed: HBE-0422
#FictionwithRoots
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#BotanicalLore
#Substackfiction
No grand spell. Just a creak, a breath, and the dust remembering how to dance.
An introduction has been filed.
hbemporium.substack.com/p/the-empori...
Filed: HBE-0422
#FictionwithRoots
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#BotanicalLore
#Substackfiction
April 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Emporium has stirred. Not the shop, the story.
No grand spell. Just a creak, a breath, and the dust remembering how to dance.
An introduction has been filed.
hbemporium.substack.com/p/the-empori...
Filed: HBE-0422
#FictionwithRoots
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#BotanicalLore
#Substackfiction
No grand spell. Just a creak, a breath, and the dust remembering how to dance.
An introduction has been filed.
hbemporium.substack.com/p/the-empori...
Filed: HBE-0422
#FictionwithRoots
#HattieBsHerbalEmporium
#BotanicalLore
#Substackfiction
Say Hello to Nana Root.
"Come on in, Little Sprout, no need to stand by the door waiting for an invitation. You wouldn't be here if the place hadn't called."
She is the caretaker, not the owner. She tends to things, she talks to tinctures and plants, she brews, she remembers.
Filed: HBE-0420NR
"Come on in, Little Sprout, no need to stand by the door waiting for an invitation. You wouldn't be here if the place hadn't called."
She is the caretaker, not the owner. She tends to things, she talks to tinctures and plants, she brews, she remembers.
Filed: HBE-0420NR
April 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Say Hello to Nana Root.
"Come on in, Little Sprout, no need to stand by the door waiting for an invitation. You wouldn't be here if the place hadn't called."
She is the caretaker, not the owner. She tends to things, she talks to tinctures and plants, she brews, she remembers.
Filed: HBE-0420NR
"Come on in, Little Sprout, no need to stand by the door waiting for an invitation. You wouldn't be here if the place hadn't called."
She is the caretaker, not the owner. She tends to things, she talks to tinctures and plants, she brews, she remembers.
Filed: HBE-0420NR
Welcome to Hattie B's Herbal Emporium– a real business, an active archive, and a space where story and plant matter meet. We're still unpacking.
Expect future mentions of:
• Monthly Marvels
• Dangerous Plants
• Strange findings in the cellar
• Possibly Bellgrave, with protest
Filed: HBE-0417
Expect future mentions of:
• Monthly Marvels
• Dangerous Plants
• Strange findings in the cellar
• Possibly Bellgrave, with protest
Filed: HBE-0417
April 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Welcome to Hattie B's Herbal Emporium– a real business, an active archive, and a space where story and plant matter meet. We're still unpacking.
Expect future mentions of:
• Monthly Marvels
• Dangerous Plants
• Strange findings in the cellar
• Possibly Bellgrave, with protest
Filed: HBE-0417
Expect future mentions of:
• Monthly Marvels
• Dangerous Plants
• Strange findings in the cellar
• Possibly Bellgrave, with protest
Filed: HBE-0417