Susan McG
@selimacat.bsky.social
Ohio-based poet, storyteller, lover of food and felines. Fascinated by cheese. Bring me a spooky tale, your UX problems, and a cocktail. I'll share my redundant orange cats.
What better to go with cheese and nog than some good ghost stories?
Winterval Ghost Stories with Nat Doig
Join me online for an evening of ghost stories and folktales. When? Monday 29th December 2025 at 7:00pm Where? The comfort of your own home, join via zoom or the eventbrite page. During that period between Christmas and New Year when the days blur into one…
Join me online for an evening of ghost stories and folktales. When? Monday 29th December 2025 at 7:00pm Where? The comfort of your own home, join via zoom or the eventbrite page. During that period between Christmas and New Year when the days blur into one…
Winterval Ghost Stories with Nat Doig
Join me online for an evening of ghost stories and folktales. When? Monday 29th December 2025 at 7:00pm Where? The comfort of your own home, join via zoom or the eventbrite page. During that period between Christmas and New Year when the days blur into one which some have christened the winterval or betwixtmas, join Nat Doig for some chilling ghost stories and wintery folk tales. If you were unable to get tickets for my live show, ghost walks, or Bedfordshire ghost stories for Christmas show this is the perfect online event for you.
weirdinthewade.blog
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
What better to go with cheese and nog than some good ghost stories?
Sometimes, my boy falls asleep with the light on & I turn it off at bedtime. I was unprepared for this. Husband said "I really hope this isn't one of the nights where he wakes up & comes into our room needing something, because I tell you now, I will be under the bed, shrieking like a little girl."
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Sometimes, my boy falls asleep with the light on & I turn it off at bedtime. I was unprepared for this. Husband said "I really hope this isn't one of the nights where he wakes up & comes into our room needing something, because I tell you now, I will be under the bed, shrieking like a little girl."
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Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Can you think of any other holiday, in any culture that decorates for the holiday with the meat we're going to eat?
We don't put hams or pigs in our front yards at Easter, but turkeys are popping up all over. That's weird, right? That's a weird thing to do. Why?
We don't put hams or pigs in our front yards at Easter, but turkeys are popping up all over. That's weird, right? That's a weird thing to do. Why?
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Can you think of any other holiday, in any culture that decorates for the holiday with the meat we're going to eat?
We don't put hams or pigs in our front yards at Easter, but turkeys are popping up all over. That's weird, right? That's a weird thing to do. Why?
We don't put hams or pigs in our front yards at Easter, but turkeys are popping up all over. That's weird, right? That's a weird thing to do. Why?
This is 3PM EST, which makes it a perfect activity for a Novemberish afternoon with a cup of tea. Consider adding a cookie.
Last call for tickets.
Online tonight at 8pm GMT we will be hosting a talk on Irish Death Customs with folklore collector Michael Fortune of folklore.ie
Tickets are £5 including recording of the event from bit.ly/flaevents
All proceeds support our and Michael’s folklore work
Online tonight at 8pm GMT we will be hosting a talk on Irish Death Customs with folklore collector Michael Fortune of folklore.ie
Tickets are £5 including recording of the event from bit.ly/flaevents
All proceeds support our and Michael’s folklore work
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is 3PM EST, which makes it a perfect activity for a Novemberish afternoon with a cup of tea. Consider adding a cookie.
So excited for this talk. Really looking forward to attending!
New online talk
Sat 15 Nov, 8pm
FEARLESS GIRLS, BRAVE WOMEN - THE FOLK TALES THEY DIDN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW
Book now for £5 at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fearless-g...
Janet Dowling digs deep into their origins and finds that some of our well known stories about women are not quite what they seem
Sat 15 Nov, 8pm
FEARLESS GIRLS, BRAVE WOMEN - THE FOLK TALES THEY DIDN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW
Book now for £5 at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fearless-g...
Janet Dowling digs deep into their origins and finds that some of our well known stories about women are not quite what they seem
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
So excited for this talk. Really looking forward to attending!
One-bag travel is another opportunity to to hold myself to an arbitrary standard and judge myself harshly if I fail, under the name of recreation. Truly, it sounds perfect for me.
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
One-bag travel is another opportunity to to hold myself to an arbitrary standard and judge myself harshly if I fail, under the name of recreation. Truly, it sounds perfect for me.
This is the folklore/Traitors crossover I didn't know I needed. Highly recommend for fans for either. Well worth a watch or listen, especially for between-season Americans who need a fix.
Episode 181 - OUT NOW!
THE TRAITORS: WHIMSY OR WITCH HUNT?
Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....
Watch on YouTube at youtu.be/vSl9d7db1Zo
I gather together a gaggle of witchcraft historians to discuss the cult TV gameshow 'The Traitors' and its parallels with the witch hunts
THE TRAITORS: WHIMSY OR WITCH HUNT?
Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....
Watch on YouTube at youtu.be/vSl9d7db1Zo
I gather together a gaggle of witchcraft historians to discuss the cult TV gameshow 'The Traitors' and its parallels with the witch hunts
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is the folklore/Traitors crossover I didn't know I needed. Highly recommend for fans for either. Well worth a watch or listen, especially for between-season Americans who need a fix.
@folklorepod.bsky.social Cultural exchange time! Are you aware of the Longaberger basket building in Ohio? What buildings-shaped-like-objects does the UK have to offer?
The amount of Licking County content in The Chair Company this week has made me increasingly convinced that it’s building to a climax at the Longaberger Basket.
I’ve never seen a show so specific about Central Ohio municipal websites.
I’ve never seen a show so specific about Central Ohio municipal websites.
October 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
@folklorepod.bsky.social Cultural exchange time! Are you aware of the Longaberger basket building in Ohio? What buildings-shaped-like-objects does the UK have to offer?
I love it and hate it.
Map showing the location of every haunted house in the U.S. 👻
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I love it and hate it.
That’s right—toupees are scary. #ghostToupeesOfClintonville
October 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
That’s right—toupees are scary. #ghostToupeesOfClintonville
a) this architecture seems more in line with Pigeon Forge than Columbus.
b) As a reason it's coming here, from the article, "...two Titanic ship passengers and survivors fell in love on a lifeboat and were later married." And...moved here? Were from here? Or just existed?
614now.com/2025/hot-top...
b) As a reason it's coming here, from the article, "...two Titanic ship passengers and survivors fell in love on a lifeboat and were later married." And...moved here? Were from here? Or just existed?
614now.com/2025/hot-top...
First-of-its-kind Titanic hotel coming to Columbus
If you missed the incredible Titanic exhibit at COSI last year, no worries—a more permanent Titanic tribute is planning on making its way to Columbus. A breakthrough boutique, Titanic-themed hotel…
614now.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
a) this architecture seems more in line with Pigeon Forge than Columbus.
b) As a reason it's coming here, from the article, "...two Titanic ship passengers and survivors fell in love on a lifeboat and were later married." And...moved here? Were from here? Or just existed?
614now.com/2025/hot-top...
b) As a reason it's coming here, from the article, "...two Titanic ship passengers and survivors fell in love on a lifeboat and were later married." And...moved here? Were from here? Or just existed?
614now.com/2025/hot-top...
Does this count as illegal dumping? #skeletonsOfClintonville
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Does this count as illegal dumping? #skeletonsOfClintonville
This sounds amazing. I wish I could be there--if you're in the neighborhood, do go!
REVEALED!
Our next live event, on Fri 12 Dec at 7.30pm is
STEVE NALLON'S GHOST STORIES
Join Steve, the Spitting Image voice artist behind Margaret Thatcher, The Queen Mum and more for evening of ghost stories with some famous voices.
Tickets £10 plus booking fee from
bit.ly/flaevents
Our next live event, on Fri 12 Dec at 7.30pm is
STEVE NALLON'S GHOST STORIES
Join Steve, the Spitting Image voice artist behind Margaret Thatcher, The Queen Mum and more for evening of ghost stories with some famous voices.
Tickets £10 plus booking fee from
bit.ly/flaevents
October 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This sounds amazing. I wish I could be there--if you're in the neighborhood, do go!
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June 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Witches float because they’re made of wood, right? 614now.com/2025/culture...
Dozens of witches and warlocks will be floating down the Scioto River this weekend
Columbus’ witches and warlocks are trading in their broomsticks for paddles this weekend. Yes, that’s right–the 7th annual Witches Paddle takes place this Saturday, 10/18, starting at 10:00am.
614now.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Witches float because they’re made of wood, right? 614now.com/2025/culture...
Got the greatest shirt at the Service Design Global Conference today in Dallas, thanks to Smaply.
October 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Got the greatest shirt at the Service Design Global Conference today in Dallas, thanks to Smaply.
October 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hello fellow Ohioans. This seems not good, right?
Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.
According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.
According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hello fellow Ohioans. This seems not good, right?
Got my ticket—this sounds fascinating!
ONLINE TALK: Saturday 8th November at 8pm
IRISH DEATH CUSTOMS
with Michael Fortune of folklore.ie
Tickets £5 + booking fee, including recording, from
bit.ly/flaevents
An intriguing one-hour long talk on the superstitions, beliefs and practices surrounding death in Ireland, plus audience Q&A.
IRISH DEATH CUSTOMS
with Michael Fortune of folklore.ie
Tickets £5 + booking fee, including recording, from
bit.ly/flaevents
An intriguing one-hour long talk on the superstitions, beliefs and practices surrounding death in Ireland, plus audience Q&A.
October 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Got my ticket—this sounds fascinating!
The existential horror on his face—a grisly murder on graduation day? A realization that he needs to get a job? His voiceless screams will haunt me. #decapitatedChickensOfClintonville
October 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The existential horror on his face—a grisly murder on graduation day? A realization that he needs to get a job? His voiceless screams will haunt me. #decapitatedChickensOfClintonville
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LGBTQIA+ is rebranding as LGBTQIA MAX
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
LGBTQIA+ is rebranding as LGBTQIA MAX
Reposted by Susan McG
If any child in your life has an IEP or 504 plan:
Trump fired (we think) all of the employees in the office at the US Department of Education that disburses special education funds from the federal government that school districts use to pay for those plans.
Trump fired (we think) all of the employees in the office at the US Department of Education that disburses special education funds from the federal government that school districts use to pay for those plans.
October 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
If any child in your life has an IEP or 504 plan:
Trump fired (we think) all of the employees in the office at the US Department of Education that disburses special education funds from the federal government that school districts use to pay for those plans.
Trump fired (we think) all of the employees in the office at the US Department of Education that disburses special education funds from the federal government that school districts use to pay for those plans.