Kat the Spooky Scholar
@junipersayers.bsky.social
history, folklore, and spirituality…sometimes that means the spooky stuff
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Ten toes down, Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar is an NYC cryptid
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ten toes down, Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar is an NYC cryptid
I finished reading Firekeeper’s Daughter, and…what do I read now? Do I reach for something silly and light? Or do I pick a book that’s also layered, introspective, and complex? Just…how do I go on?
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I finished reading Firekeeper’s Daughter, and…what do I read now? Do I reach for something silly and light? Or do I pick a book that’s also layered, introspective, and complex? Just…how do I go on?
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In Chinese folklore, the Moon Festival is tied to the equinox. Families gather to eat mooncakes, honoring Chang’e, the moon goddess, who still gazes down in her silver solitude. #FairyTaleTuesday
September 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In Chinese folklore, the Moon Festival is tied to the equinox. Families gather to eat mooncakes, honoring Chang’e, the moon goddess, who still gazes down in her silver solitude. #FairyTaleTuesday
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#TheVictorianBookoftheDead All-crape mourning dress worn by Empress Maria Feodorovna, made by the House of Worth, late 19th c. Even the white collar and cuffs (which etiquette permitted after 6 months to "relieve" harsh black) are made of crape.
www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-coll...
www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-coll...
September 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead All-crape mourning dress worn by Empress Maria Feodorovna, made by the House of Worth, late 19th c. Even the white collar and cuffs (which etiquette permitted after 6 months to "relieve" harsh black) are made of crape.
www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-coll...
www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-coll...
“Suh-UUUUHH-denly Seymoooooour”
September 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Suh-UUUUHH-denly Seymoooooour”
This exchange sent me (I really forgot for a moment)
September 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This exchange sent me (I really forgot for a moment)
A collection of reactions my SIL has sent me while reading the first draft of my book:
September 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A collection of reactions my SIL has sent me while reading the first draft of my book:
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Fairy tales sometimes arm heroines with brooms instead of swords. In German stories, a girl may ride one, sweep with one, or trick spirits using one. Domestic tools become magical weapons in disguise. #MythologyMonday
September 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fairy tales sometimes arm heroines with brooms instead of swords. In German stories, a girl may ride one, sweep with one, or trick spirits using one. Domestic tools become magical weapons in disguise. #MythologyMonday
I don’t have headcannons for who would play the characters in my book if it were made into a film but I do have headcannons for who would be on the soundtrack:
Breabach, of course
Phoebe Bridgers
MUNA (esp. acoustic versions omg)
Julie Fowlis
Ethel Cain
Rose Betts
dodie
Breabach, of course
Phoebe Bridgers
MUNA (esp. acoustic versions omg)
Julie Fowlis
Ethel Cain
Rose Betts
dodie
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I don’t have headcannons for who would play the characters in my book if it were made into a film but I do have headcannons for who would be on the soundtrack:
Breabach, of course
Phoebe Bridgers
MUNA (esp. acoustic versions omg)
Julie Fowlis
Ethel Cain
Rose Betts
dodie
Breabach, of course
Phoebe Bridgers
MUNA (esp. acoustic versions omg)
Julie Fowlis
Ethel Cain
Rose Betts
dodie
I WROTE THAT BOOK.
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I WROTE THAT BOOK.
Prius? They hardly know us
September 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Prius? They hardly know us
Yep I changed the word count (it’s 112,000 words now yall) and I’m one-and-a-half pages from finishing “book one” #workinprogress #historicalfiction #lgbtqromance
September 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Yep I changed the word count (it’s 112,000 words now yall) and I’m one-and-a-half pages from finishing “book one” #workinprogress #historicalfiction #lgbtqromance
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Failing in the sisyphean task of not losing my goddamn mind today
August 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Failing in the sisyphean task of not losing my goddamn mind today
113,000 words, 379 pages, and 30 chapters thus far. This is my longest creative writing project to date, and we are moving things along!
August 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
113,000 words, 379 pages, and 30 chapters thus far. This is my longest creative writing project to date, and we are moving things along!
We hit the 100k word milestone babyyyy
July 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We hit the 100k word milestone babyyyy
After today’s writing session (95k words!) I feel emotionally drained but in a good way, like I managed to purge a backup of words from my head.
July 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
After today’s writing session (95k words!) I feel emotionally drained but in a good way, like I managed to purge a backup of words from my head.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rtaKCc/ this was a requested topic so I’m turning this into a short series about about ghosts, legends, folklore, and community.
Part one of the ghost in the Green Drawing Room. With this part I’m laying the foundation for the historical events by establishing the legend and why its formation was important. #hollins #hollinsuni...
TikTok video by Kat the Spooky Scholar
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June 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rtaKCc/ this was a requested topic so I’m turning this into a short series about about ghosts, legends, folklore, and community.
I experienced a friend do energy healing on me for the first time. Very cool, very fascinating. But I feel a bit scrubbed raw. It may be a bubble bath kind of night.
June 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I experienced a friend do energy healing on me for the first time. Very cool, very fascinating. But I feel a bit scrubbed raw. It may be a bubble bath kind of night.
Done and done!
Fuck Amazon. Hardcovers of GHOST DAYS — my book of weird Appalachian fiction and witchcraft with @tiffanyturrill.bsky.social — are on sale for $6 from now until Monday. (At that price, can you afford *not* to buy one?)
Ghost Days — ASHER ELBEIN
Southern Appalachia, 1900. Cast out by tragedy and strange magic, Anna O’Brien wanders the countryside on her wooden leg: living by her wits, settling spirits for her work, and never, ever looking ba...
www.asherelbein.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Done and done!
This document has a 95,000 word count and growing, so I know it’s going to destroy me when I have to edit the story in its entirety.
June 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This document has a 95,000 word count and growing, so I know it’s going to destroy me when I have to edit the story in its entirety.
I need someone to celebrate with me: I filled in my latest journal cover to cover!
May 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I need someone to celebrate with me: I filled in my latest journal cover to cover!
New skin (I love it so much that I’m almost mad because it’s so fresh and & pretty)
May 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
New skin (I love it so much that I’m almost mad because it’s so fresh and & pretty)
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✨️NEW POST✨️
My latest blog post discusses the complex story of Emma Davies, who was at the centre of 'The Shropshire Hoax' in 1883. Though not a traditional ghost story, I believe her story is important.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#Shropshire #History #Folklore #ghosts
My latest blog post discusses the complex story of Emma Davies, who was at the centre of 'The Shropshire Hoax' in 1883. Though not a traditional ghost story, I believe her story is important.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#Shropshire #History #Folklore #ghosts
May 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
✨️NEW POST✨️
My latest blog post discusses the complex story of Emma Davies, who was at the centre of 'The Shropshire Hoax' in 1883. Though not a traditional ghost story, I believe her story is important.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#Shropshire #History #Folklore #ghosts
My latest blog post discusses the complex story of Emma Davies, who was at the centre of 'The Shropshire Hoax' in 1883. Though not a traditional ghost story, I believe her story is important.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#Shropshire #History #Folklore #ghosts