Sarah Nour
@sarahnour.bsky.social
🇱🇧 It's pronounced SAHR-uh (she/her)
🧠 AuDHD ✍ writer 🖌occasional painter 📷 amateur wildlife photographer 🐱 cat mama 🌺 vegan
🔗 http://www.sarahnourwriter.com/
🧠 AuDHD ✍ writer 🖌occasional painter 📷 amateur wildlife photographer 🐱 cat mama 🌺 vegan
🔗 http://www.sarahnourwriter.com/
As a HubPages writer, I am FURIOUS 🤬
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
As a HubPages writer, I am FURIOUS 🤬
According to legend, a French merchant stole the Hope Diamond from a Hindu idol and sold it to King Louis XIV in 1669. Now in a museum, the diamond is believed to be cursed, as past owners have died by murder, suicide, torture, lynching, or decapitation. #WyrdWednesday
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
According to legend, a French merchant stole the Hope Diamond from a Hindu idol and sold it to King Louis XIV in 1669. Now in a museum, the diamond is believed to be cursed, as past owners have died by murder, suicide, torture, lynching, or decapitation. #WyrdWednesday
"So... those are supposed to be my tits. On a day celebrating me, you eat my tits. Which were chopped off. Painfully. Kind of traumatic, really. Lots of blood. But really, I'm glad to be canonized. Forever associated with the most horrific moment of my life. It's great. Really."
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"So... those are supposed to be my tits. On a day celebrating me, you eat my tits. Which were chopped off. Painfully. Kind of traumatic, really. Lots of blood. But really, I'm glad to be canonized. Forever associated with the most horrific moment of my life. It's great. Really."
As Saint Agatha—the patron saint of bakers, among other things—was martyred by having her breasts cut off for refusing to marry a Roman politician, iced fruit buns topped with cherries are served on her feast day. They're called St. Agatha's Breasts, or Agatha Buns. #LegendaryWednesday
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As Saint Agatha—the patron saint of bakers, among other things—was martyred by having her breasts cut off for refusing to marry a Roman politician, iced fruit buns topped with cherries are served on her feast day. They're called St. Agatha's Breasts, or Agatha Buns. #LegendaryWednesday
In many countries, a king cake, or three kings cake, is eaten on Twelfth Night. Though its form and ingredients vary, a small trinket called a fève is often hidden in it, usually a figurine to represent the Christ Child. Whoever finds the fève in their slice wins a prize. #LegendaryWednesday
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In many countries, a king cake, or three kings cake, is eaten on Twelfth Night. Though its form and ingredients vary, a small trinket called a fève is often hidden in it, usually a figurine to represent the Christ Child. Whoever finds the fève in their slice wins a prize. #LegendaryWednesday
In ancient Rome, weddings involved baking a wheat cake and breaking it over the bride's head for luck. Later it become the custom to bake wheat cakes and stack them on top of each other. The wedded couple would try to kiss over the tower without knocking it over. #LegendaryWednesday
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In ancient Rome, weddings involved baking a wheat cake and breaking it over the bride's head for luck. Later it become the custom to bake wheat cakes and stack them on top of each other. The wedded couple would try to kiss over the tower without knocking it over. #LegendaryWednesday
In the tale "Belle-Belle, or The Fortunate Knight" by Madame d'Aulnoy, an impoverished nobleman, now too old to serve in the king's army, sends his daughter Belle-Belle to serve in his place. A fairy gives her a talking horse, a magic chest, and a new name: Fortune. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In the tale "Belle-Belle, or The Fortunate Knight" by Madame d'Aulnoy, an impoverished nobleman, now too old to serve in the king's army, sends his daughter Belle-Belle to serve in his place. A fairy gives her a talking horse, a magic chest, and a new name: Fortune. #FairyTaleTuesday
"The White Doe" is a fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy in which a princess is cursed at birth by a fairy. Her parents are told not to let sunlight touch her until she's fifteen. But a carriage she's traveling in gets attacked, and exposure to sunlight turns her into a white doe. #FairytaleTuesday
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"The White Doe" is a fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy in which a princess is cursed at birth by a fairy. Her parents are told not to let sunlight touch her until she's fifteen. But a carriage she's traveling in gets attacked, and exposure to sunlight turns her into a white doe. #FairytaleTuesday
In Madame d'Aulnoy's "The Bee and the Orange Tree," a lost princess raised by ogres refuses an arranged marriage to her foster brother. She flees with a prince and uses a magic wand to disguise them, turning herself into a bee and the prince into an orange tree. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In Madame d'Aulnoy's "The Bee and the Orange Tree," a lost princess raised by ogres refuses an arranged marriage to her foster brother. She flees with a prince and uses a magic wand to disguise them, turning herself into a bee and the prince into an orange tree. #FairyTaleTuesday
Barbegazi from Swiss and French myth are dwarf or gnome-like creatures that live in mountains, where they hibernate in their caves and only come out in winter. They resemble furry little men with long white beards and enormous bare feet, which they use to ski. #MythologyMonday
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Barbegazi from Swiss and French myth are dwarf or gnome-like creatures that live in mountains, where they hibernate in their caves and only come out in winter. They resemble furry little men with long white beards and enormous bare feet, which they use to ski. #MythologyMonday
Among the aboriginal Noongar people of Australia, the sun goddess Ngaangk, or Nanga, is portrayed as an elder woman with a long beard, said to be the circle of light around an eclipse. The Noongar viewed beards as positive signs of high status and wisdom, regardless of gender. #MythologyMonday
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Among the aboriginal Noongar people of Australia, the sun goddess Ngaangk, or Nanga, is portrayed as an elder woman with a long beard, said to be the circle of light around an eclipse. The Noongar viewed beards as positive signs of high status and wisdom, regardless of gender. #MythologyMonday
Charon, the ferryman of the dead in Greek/Roman myth, has been described by ancient poets as having a sickly, dirty appearance, with raggedy clothes, blue-grey skin, sunken cheeks, matted grey hair, and an unkempt beard. This reflects the somber nature of his role as psychopomp. #MythologyMonday
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Charon, the ferryman of the dead in Greek/Roman myth, has been described by ancient poets as having a sickly, dirty appearance, with raggedy clothes, blue-grey skin, sunken cheeks, matted grey hair, and an unkempt beard. This reflects the somber nature of his role as psychopomp. #MythologyMonday
I entertained myself by assigning Pokémon to Hunger Games characters based on their personalities.
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I entertained myself by assigning Pokémon to Hunger Games characters based on their personalities.
"The exasperations of this crowd... its violences contrary to all sense, directed against the principles which are its life... should be repressed. The man of probity sacrifices himself, and out of his very love for this crowd, he combats it."
—Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
#BookWormSat
—Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
#BookWormSat
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"The exasperations of this crowd... its violences contrary to all sense, directed against the principles which are its life... should be repressed. The man of probity sacrifices himself, and out of his very love for this crowd, he combats it."
—Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
#BookWormSat
—Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
#BookWormSat
"The page begins with the person’s picture. A photo if we can find it... Then, in my most careful handwriting, come all the details it would be a crime to forget... We seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their deaths count."
—Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
#BookWormSat
—Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
#BookWormSat
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"The page begins with the person’s picture. A photo if we can find it... Then, in my most careful handwriting, come all the details it would be a crime to forget... We seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their deaths count."
—Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
#BookWormSat
—Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
#BookWormSat
"The old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son. That girl will wait for her beloved husband. And those children will keep waiting for their hero father. I don't know who sold our homeland. But I saw who paid the price."
—The War Will End, Mahmoud Darwish
#BookWormSat
—The War Will End, Mahmoud Darwish
#BookWormSat
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
"The old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son. That girl will wait for her beloved husband. And those children will keep waiting for their hero father. I don't know who sold our homeland. But I saw who paid the price."
—The War Will End, Mahmoud Darwish
#BookWormSat
—The War Will End, Mahmoud Darwish
#BookWormSat
In the ancient play Children of Heracles by Euripedes, King Eurystheus becomes determined to kill Heracles's children, and declares war on Athens for refusing to give them up. Heracles's daughter Macaria sacrifices herself on the altar of Persephone to ensure victory for Athens. #FolkyFriday
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
In the ancient play Children of Heracles by Euripedes, King Eurystheus becomes determined to kill Heracles's children, and declares war on Athens for refusing to give them up. Heracles's daughter Macaria sacrifices herself on the altar of Persephone to ensure victory for Athens. #FolkyFriday
In the Icelandic epic Hálfssaga, King Alrek has two wives, Signy and Geirhild, and decides to keep the one that brews the best ale. Geirhild wins with help from the god Odin, but pays with her unborn child's life. Her son Vikar is later sacrificed to summon wind for his stranded ships. #FolkyFriday
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In the Icelandic epic Hálfssaga, King Alrek has two wives, Signy and Geirhild, and decides to keep the one that brews the best ale. Geirhild wins with help from the god Odin, but pays with her unborn child's life. Her son Vikar is later sacrificed to summon wind for his stranded ships. #FolkyFriday
In the Chinese tale "Li Chi Slays the Serpent," a serpent terrorizes a village into feeding him a maiden once a year in exchange for their safety. One year, a girl named Li Chi volunteers to be the sacrifice, then pulls out a sword and slays the serpent with help from her hunting dog. #FolkyFriday
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In the Chinese tale "Li Chi Slays the Serpent," a serpent terrorizes a village into feeding him a maiden once a year in exchange for their safety. One year, a girl named Li Chi volunteers to be the sacrifice, then pulls out a sword and slays the serpent with help from her hunting dog. #FolkyFriday
In Chinese lore, pandas used to be all white. Then a brave shepherdess was killed rescuing a cub from a leopard attack. All pandas covered their arms with black ash in mourning, and still carry the stains of the ashes on their fur in memory of her sacrifice. #LegendaryWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In Chinese lore, pandas used to be all white. Then a brave shepherdess was killed rescuing a cub from a leopard attack. All pandas covered their arms with black ash in mourning, and still carry the stains of the ashes on their fur in memory of her sacrifice. #LegendaryWednesday
In the many versions of the Latin-American tale of La Llorona, the spirit of a grieving, remoseful woman who drowned her children now wanders the earth in eternal purgatory, weeping and wailing as she searches for them, sometimes kidnapping children to replace them. #LegendaryWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In the many versions of the Latin-American tale of La Llorona, the spirit of a grieving, remoseful woman who drowned her children now wanders the earth in eternal purgatory, weeping and wailing as she searches for them, sometimes kidnapping children to replace them. #LegendaryWednesday
The term "Apache tears," referring to obsidian pebbles, comes from the 1870s legend of 75 Apache warriors who rode their horses off a mountain rather than admit defeat against the US Cavalry. When their families wept, their tears turned into black stones. #LegendaryWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The term "Apache tears," referring to obsidian pebbles, comes from the 1870s legend of 75 Apache warriors who rode their horses off a mountain rather than admit defeat against the US Cavalry. When their families wept, their tears turned into black stones. #LegendaryWednesday
There's a Miwok legend about Tol-le-loo the White-Footed Mouse stealing fire from the valley tribes on behalf of the mountain tribes. Wit-tah-bah the Robin spread his body over the fire to protect it from Tol-le-loo, which is why robins have red breasts today. #WyrdWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There's a Miwok legend about Tol-le-loo the White-Footed Mouse stealing fire from the valley tribes on behalf of the mountain tribes. Wit-tah-bah the Robin spread his body over the fire to protect it from Tol-le-loo, which is why robins have red breasts today. #WyrdWednesday