Kerria
@kerria.bsky.social
Writer of Fantasy and Folklore. Coming soon: Folkish Podcast. Founder: #BookChatWeekly & #BookologyThursday @bookcat.bsky.social KerriaSeabrooke.com IMDB: bit.ly/3ZXjiu1
When a hare crosses your path repeat this phrase to avoid misfortune~
"Hare before, Trouble behind:
Change ye, Cross, and free me."
British Folklore (1875) #FolkloreSunday
art by Amanda Clark
"Hare before, Trouble behind:
Change ye, Cross, and free me."
British Folklore (1875) #FolkloreSunday
art by Amanda Clark
September 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When a hare crosses your path repeat this phrase to avoid misfortune~
"Hare before, Trouble behind:
Change ye, Cross, and free me."
British Folklore (1875) #FolkloreSunday
art by Amanda Clark
"Hare before, Trouble behind:
Change ye, Cross, and free me."
British Folklore (1875) #FolkloreSunday
art by Amanda Clark
Alone and warming his five wits, the white owl in the belfry sits.
~Alfred Tennyson
The White Owl
William James Webbe (1853-1878)
~Alfred Tennyson
The White Owl
William James Webbe (1853-1878)
September 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Alone and warming his five wits, the white owl in the belfry sits.
~Alfred Tennyson
The White Owl
William James Webbe (1853-1878)
~Alfred Tennyson
The White Owl
William James Webbe (1853-1878)
Tiles by William De Morgan (1839-1917)
English tile designer, potter and novelist. A designer for Morris & Co. (1875–1940)
#ArtsandCraftsMovement
English tile designer, potter and novelist. A designer for Morris & Co. (1875–1940)
#ArtsandCraftsMovement
September 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Tiles by William De Morgan (1839-1917)
English tile designer, potter and novelist. A designer for Morris & Co. (1875–1940)
#ArtsandCraftsMovement
English tile designer, potter and novelist. A designer for Morris & Co. (1875–1940)
#ArtsandCraftsMovement
The house was very quiet, and the fog—we are in November now—pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.
~E.M. Forster
art by John Atkinson Grimshaw
#PhantomsFriday #bookchatweekly
~E.M. Forster
art by John Atkinson Grimshaw
#PhantomsFriday #bookchatweekly
September 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The house was very quiet, and the fog—we are in November now—pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.
~E.M. Forster
art by John Atkinson Grimshaw
#PhantomsFriday #bookchatweekly
~E.M. Forster
art by John Atkinson Grimshaw
#PhantomsFriday #bookchatweekly
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It's the glory of the sea that has turned my head.
~John Trelawney, Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrated by Angel Dominguez
#BookologyThursday
~John Trelawney, Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrated by Angel Dominguez
#BookologyThursday
September 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It's the glory of the sea that has turned my head.
~John Trelawney, Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrated by Angel Dominguez
#BookologyThursday
~John Trelawney, Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrated by Angel Dominguez
#BookologyThursday
Sending magic✨
art by Tijana Lukovic
art by Tijana Lukovic
September 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Sending magic✨
art by Tijana Lukovic
art by Tijana Lukovic
September 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Current read. Fascinating.
Death in Early America by Margaret Coffin
The history and folklore of customs and superstitions of early medicine, funerals, burials, and mourning.
Death in Early America by Margaret Coffin
The history and folklore of customs and superstitions of early medicine, funerals, burials, and mourning.
September 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Current read. Fascinating.
Death in Early America by Margaret Coffin
The history and folklore of customs and superstitions of early medicine, funerals, burials, and mourning.
Death in Early America by Margaret Coffin
The history and folklore of customs and superstitions of early medicine, funerals, burials, and mourning.
If anyone needs me, I’m here in the enchanted forest brewing Dragonwell tea, baking Crone scones, and casting spells of kindness.✨
September 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If anyone needs me, I’m here in the enchanted forest brewing Dragonwell tea, baking Crone scones, and casting spells of kindness.✨
Offering a Medieval emotional support dragon for everyone who needs one✨
September 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Offering a Medieval emotional support dragon for everyone who needs one✨
Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, the terror Sleepy Hollow, was said to be the ghost of a Hessian soldier, decapitated by a canon ball in the Revolutionary War. At night, the phantom horseman was often seen in the graveyard, searching for his lost head.
#BookChatWeekly #folklore
#BookChatWeekly #folklore
September 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, the terror Sleepy Hollow, was said to be the ghost of a Hessian soldier, decapitated by a canon ball in the Revolutionary War. At night, the phantom horseman was often seen in the graveyard, searching for his lost head.
#BookChatWeekly #folklore
#BookChatWeekly #folklore
Then, dearest Maiden, move along these shades
In gentleness of heart; with gentle hand
Touch—for there is a spirit in the woods.
~William Wordsworth, Nutting
art by Frank Dicksee (1923)
#PhantomFriday #GrimLitFriday
In gentleness of heart; with gentle hand
Touch—for there is a spirit in the woods.
~William Wordsworth, Nutting
art by Frank Dicksee (1923)
#PhantomFriday #GrimLitFriday
September 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Then, dearest Maiden, move along these shades
In gentleness of heart; with gentle hand
Touch—for there is a spirit in the woods.
~William Wordsworth, Nutting
art by Frank Dicksee (1923)
#PhantomFriday #GrimLitFriday
In gentleness of heart; with gentle hand
Touch—for there is a spirit in the woods.
~William Wordsworth, Nutting
art by Frank Dicksee (1923)
#PhantomFriday #GrimLitFriday
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So you have found out that secret — one of the deep secrets of Life — that all that is really worth the doing, is what we do for others?
~Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson)
from a note to the actress Ellen Terry
art by Vasilisa Koverzneva
#bookchatweekly #lewiscarroll
~Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson)
from a note to the actress Ellen Terry
art by Vasilisa Koverzneva
#bookchatweekly #lewiscarroll
September 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
So you have found out that secret — one of the deep secrets of Life — that all that is really worth the doing, is what we do for others?
~Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson)
from a note to the actress Ellen Terry
art by Vasilisa Koverzneva
#bookchatweekly #lewiscarroll
~Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson)
from a note to the actress Ellen Terry
art by Vasilisa Koverzneva
#bookchatweekly #lewiscarroll
Peter Klúcik illustration for an unpublished version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (1990)
#WyrdWednesday #BookChatWeekly
#WyrdWednesday #BookChatWeekly
September 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Peter Klúcik illustration for an unpublished version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (1990)
#WyrdWednesday #BookChatWeekly
#WyrdWednesday #BookChatWeekly
kerriasea I am extremely happy walking on the downs...l like to have space to spread my mind out in.
~ Virginia Woolf
art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
#bookchatweekly #ClassicLitMonday
~ Virginia Woolf
art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
#bookchatweekly #ClassicLitMonday
September 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
kerriasea I am extremely happy walking on the downs...l like to have space to spread my mind out in.
~ Virginia Woolf
art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
#bookchatweekly #ClassicLitMonday
~ Virginia Woolf
art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
#bookchatweekly #ClassicLitMonday
In ancient Celtic times, apples symbolized love, fertility, and knowledge and were associated with harvest time. The fruit, peel, and pips were often used for love divinations, to glean information about romantic futures.
#FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreSunday
September 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In ancient Celtic times, apples symbolized love, fertility, and knowledge and were associated with harvest time. The fruit, peel, and pips were often used for love divinations, to glean information about romantic futures.
#FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreSunday
The trickster fox appears in stories that span the globe, including Aesop's Fables, the Reynard tales, and Native American lore. The wily shape-shifter appeared in written works by Pierre de Saint-Cloud as early as 1170.
art by Eileen Sorg
#folkyfriday #folkloresunday
art by Eileen Sorg
#folkyfriday #folkloresunday
September 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The trickster fox appears in stories that span the globe, including Aesop's Fables, the Reynard tales, and Native American lore. The wily shape-shifter appeared in written works by Pierre de Saint-Cloud as early as 1170.
art by Eileen Sorg
#folkyfriday #folkloresunday
art by Eileen Sorg
#folkyfriday #folkloresunday
There is something haunting in the light of the moon.
~Joseph Conrad
~Joseph Conrad
September 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There is something haunting in the light of the moon.
~Joseph Conrad
~Joseph Conrad
St. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon that appears as ‘spirit fires’ dancing across the riggings of ships during storms. It was named after St. Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors and is considered a good omen.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday
September 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
St. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon that appears as ‘spirit fires’ dancing across the riggings of ships during storms. It was named after St. Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors and is considered a good omen.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday
The mystical owl, bringer of dreams, seer of truth, and messenger from the underworld imbues the night with her moon magic. Since ancient times, owls have been symbols of wisdom and associated with medicine and witches.
art by Caspar David Friedrich
#BookologyThursday
art by Caspar David Friedrich
#BookologyThursday
September 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The mystical owl, bringer of dreams, seer of truth, and messenger from the underworld imbues the night with her moon magic. Since ancient times, owls have been symbols of wisdom and associated with medicine and witches.
art by Caspar David Friedrich
#BookologyThursday
art by Caspar David Friedrich
#BookologyThursday
Marzanna is the Slavic goddess of death and winter, each year she covers the land in a shroud of ice and snow. The Drowning of Marzanna is a folk custom where effigies of the goddess are burned or drowned to celebrate winter’s end.
September 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Marzanna is the Slavic goddess of death and winter, each year she covers the land in a shroud of ice and snow. The Drowning of Marzanna is a folk custom where effigies of the goddess are burned or drowned to celebrate winter’s end.
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape-the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.
~Andrew Wyeth
~Andrew Wyeth
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape-the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.
~Andrew Wyeth
~Andrew Wyeth
Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet still become something beautiful.
~Beau Taplin
art by Stephen Mackey
#GrimLitFriday #BookChatWeekly
~Beau Taplin
art by Stephen Mackey
#GrimLitFriday #BookChatWeekly
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet still become something beautiful.
~Beau Taplin
art by Stephen Mackey
#GrimLitFriday #BookChatWeekly
~Beau Taplin
art by Stephen Mackey
#GrimLitFriday #BookChatWeekly