Katy Kelleher
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Katy Kelleher
@katykelleher.bsky.social
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things. Writing about smells, sounds, tastes... you get it. Interested in you.
my @nautil.us piece on sea shanties was read out loud by Grumpy and I'm just honored www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRb...
What Should We Do With an Old Sea Shanty? | Nautilus Narrations with Heaven Schmitt of Grumpy
YouTube video by Nautilus
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I wrote about light yellow. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...
The bad vibes of lemon chiffon.
Art I like, a color I don't.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reposted by Katy Kelleher
This is great - I’ve been thinking a lot about this too, as a member of the extremely failed Gen X - how can I teach my daughter to do better and also literally survive in this new fucked up world www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Parenting In the Age of Trump
Like Sarah Connor, the heroine of the Terminator movies, Elie Mystal is trying to figure out how to prepare his children for the dystopian future.
www.thenation.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Reposted by Katy Kelleher
“When I read about the ingredients used in perfumery many thousands of years ago, I’m always struck by how consistent our preferences have been.”
- @katykelleher.bsky.social
Worldly Things | Are.na Editorial
Are.na is a platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge
www.are.na
April 2, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Migration actually happening this time. Hi.
I'm slowly migrating from Twitter... hello to all you people who don't follow me yet.
February 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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4. "Scent Makes a Place" (@katykelleher.bsky.social)

"Kelleher turns her keen attention to smell, suggesting that the odors and aromas around us offer a richer experience of the world—if only we take time to notice them."

nautil.us/scent-makes-...
Scent Makes a Place
How the desert taught me to smell
nautil.us
January 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I know everything blows and I'm literally trying not to cry 24 hours a day. But here, look at this cute little ca. 1790 malachite monkey pin.
www.butterlaneantiques.com/products/geo...
February 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I'm working on something new
February 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Reposted by Katy Kelleher
This week's newsletter points you to excellent stories from:
@monteiro.bsky.social
@katykelleher.bsky.social
@kottke.org
...and some other folks who aren't on Bsky. They deserve your attention! Link above or in bio.
January 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Breakfast report: kimchi, soft boiled eggs, marinated cucumbers, big can of yerba mate. Perfect morning, no notes.
September 28, 2023 at 5:08 PM
I'm writing again! Here's a piece I did for Koffler about roadside memorials, community values, folk art, and mourning. arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/hear...
September 28, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Too many ELDO perfumes have rubber as a note & I'm not into it.
September 21, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Robert W. Chambers DOES NOT GET HIS DUE. I feel strongly about this.
September 21, 2023 at 5:32 PM
I'm slowly migrating from Twitter... hello to all you people who don't follow me yet.
September 19, 2023 at 6:54 PM