Reposted by Laura PerryPól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 10hSika deer resting along the pavement and median strip in Nara, Japan. 282
Reposted by Laura PerryMark 'J' Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 10hI started writing this with no idea how angry I was going to become half way through when I went to check my name I got very angry, and had to take a moment to calm down Important advice to new authors included #booksky #writrrsky #amwriting #publishing #blog markhayesblog.com/2026/10/05/w...markhayesblog.comWhat’s in a NameBefore I begin, let me offer some advice to writers looking to self publish for the first time. A simple piece of advice, and one I wish someone had offered me a little over 11 years ago when I pub… 254
Reposted by Laura PerryNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds. 268196296039
Reposted by Laura PerryChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026ALERTE: PUMPKIN WOLFE 526668
Reposted by Laura PerryFolklore of Scotland @folklorescotland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026#WorldAnimalDay 🦔 in Scottish language, 'urchin' is hedgehog In a creation myth, the entire world was just a big lake, and it was a giant hedgehog who brought earth in it's needles, thus creating dry land. 0164
Reposted by Laura PerrySelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Fairy doors #FolkloreSunday medieval lore spoke of fairy mounds, fairy forts, and natural openings in the earth or hillsides that served as portals to an underground realm. historymedieval.com/medieval-fai... 0154
Reposted by Laura PerryThe Folklore of Warwickshire @warksfolklore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A Long Compton woman, a reputed witch, lay dying surrounded by relatives. She begged them to leave but after hearing bangs & crashes they rushed back in to see a black pigeon fly out the window. The woman was dead and her possessions were strewn about the room. #FolkloreSunday 3266
Reposted by Laura PerryThe Swamp Wytch @theswampwytch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Swamps and bogs don't just consume; they preserve. The muck holds ancient secrets, from prehistoric sacrifices to the perfectly preserved Tollund Man. The bog is a timeless threshold between the living and the dead. #SwampLifeSunday #Ancestors #Nature #WitchSky 0224
Reposted by Laura PerryCatherine Gogerty @catherinegogerty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Day 4 Twa Corbies The bleak ballad in the Beautiful Scots language telling of two crows eating the corpse of a dead knight, I have illustrated this before but I wanted to try something abit different with an effigy 1183
Laura Perry @templemom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This week’s Minoan Tarot cards help us find beauty in the world and lean into our personal power as we navigate these Interesting Times. lauraidaeja.substack.com/p/in-the-car... #Minoan #MinoanTarot #Tarot #TarotSkylauraidaeja.substack.comIn the cards this week: dreaming and actingWe can find joy in the balance of the two 053
Reposted by Laura PerryAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The timeless beauty of ancient glass! This Roman glass scent bottle is around 2,000 years old, yet its elegant design feels surprisingly modern! British Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology 17639138
Reposted by Laura PerryThe Folklore of Warwickshire @warksfolklore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don’t usually post songs here but I’m going for a witch theme this month so here’s ‘Season of the Witch’ by Donovan to set the mood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q54H...youtube.comDonovan - Season Of The WitchYouTube video by Juliette 1101
Reposted by Laura PerryFolklore of Scotland @folklorescotland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#FridayReads my: "Folklore of Scotland" Come on a magical journey in faerie tales and folk horror; let me introduce you to the magical creatures of Scottish folklore more: folkloreofscotland.com 📚 ships to UK via the website, and worldwide 052
Reposted by Laura PerryThe Swamp Wytch @theswampwytch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Water nymph, mud crawler, aerial master, and lethal spark of fire - the dragonfly holds all four corners of the wild. They are my fierce allies in the swamp and across the threshold of dreams. A quiet perch on an outstretched finger seals our bond. #FolkWitchFriday #Animism #FolkWitch 2265
Reposted by Laura Perryhookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We walk passed buildings that leak ghosts. We are window watched. We are scratched with shadows. A psychic toll is paid for our navigations in headache, in a pressing into the back of the neck. This is our phantom reality. – #DAKilroy #Ghosts 021832
Reposted by Laura PerryGrebcomics 🐸 @grebcomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026that time of year again! 🍂 82895587
Laura Perry @templemom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Can Adelphos forgive himself and open his heart to love once again? A gentle tale of grief and redemption, this story is very lightly spicy, heavily angsty, and full of longed-for happy endings. www.lauraperryauthor.com/leap-a-love-... #Minoan #HistoricalFiction #GayRomancelauraperryauthor.comLeap! A Love Story by Laura PerryCan Adelphos forgive himself and open his heart to love once again? A gentle tale of grief and redemption, this story is very lightly steamy, heavily angsty, and full of longed-for happy endings. 020
Reposted by Laura PerryRachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 30/09/2026From the Natural History Cabinet of Anna Blackburne (1768) by James Bolton. 17814
Reposted by Laura PerryDuncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Do ponies living wild on a hillfort have Iron Age chariot dreams? The beautiful inhabitants of Traprain Law, East Lothian. #HillfortsWednesday 612414
Reposted by Laura PerryLisa Eddy @lisaeddy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New Moon in Libra 2026: Justice, Grace & Tarot Spread | Angelorum angelorum.co/astrology/ne...angelorum.coNew Moon in Libra 2026: Justice, Grace & Tarot Spread | AngelorumExplore the New Moon in Libra 2026 through Justice, Archangel Zuriel, St Francis Borgia and a five-card Tarot spread for right relationship. 012
Reposted by Laura PerryTeresa @teresaj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Im still here as I ever was Said the moon through the clouds Though you wont always see me Cancelled out, disallowed I ll be here as I ever was Shining dark Beneath my shroud Evermore, nevermore Burning black Behind my shroud.... -TJ Sept 2026 0184
Reposted by Laura PerryThe Swamp Wytch @theswampwytch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Georgia's "Nessie" is called Altamaha-ha. Said to be a quite large & long creature, Altamaha-ha has been seen in the Darien coastal region & elsewhere in McIntosh County. #WyrdWednesday #Georgia #Cryptid en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamah... 0255
Reposted by Laura PerryPhil Watson @frenchmegaliths.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Before it fell or was pulled over and broke into 4 pieces the Grand Menhir Brisé in Locmariaquer (Morbihan) would have stood just over 20m tall. Estimated to weigh c.300 tons it is made of stone from a source 4km away. 0256
Laura Perry @templemom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A book review for you today: a genre-bending dystopian sci-fi flavored thriller that leans heavily into spiritual territory. lauraidaeja.substack.com/p/book-revie... #books #BookReview #SciFi #spiritualitylauraidaeja.substack.comBook Review: The HereafterA sci-fi flavored thriller that leans heavily into spiritual territory 030
Reposted by Laura PerryKeith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Look at it! 🌈 0112
Reposted by Laura PerryMark 'J' Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A little bit of fiction for a Tuesday lunch time #steampunk #quickreads #blog #writersky markhayesblog.com/2024/09/24/a...markhayesblog.comA Gentleman“It seems to me, that the use of lockpicks should fall under the remit of a gentleman’s valet, rather than the gentleman himself.” Benjamin West grumbled just after he snapped his second pick in qu… 143
Reposted by Laura PerryThe Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026'Goblin Market' by Frank Craig. #FairyTaleTuesday #fairy #fairies #faerie #poetry 123857
Reposted by Laura PerryHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10134623777
Reposted by Laura PerryTaion the Gnome @taionthegnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Moon dressed in shadow Cloud whisps slither over her A wood Moths delight #WitchSky 0112
Laura Perry @templemom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's goldenrod season! We have several different kinds of this native wildflower on our property, to help out the pollinators at this time of year when other food sources are in decline. #wildflowers #NativeWildflowers #goldenrod 081
Reposted by Laura PerrySusan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 24/09/2026'Still Dancing' by Jonathan Labillois In honour and remembrance of the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. 03913
Reposted by Laura PerryEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122103282677
Reposted by Laura PerryPitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Clothworker’s Detail of the Day: This striking Moroccan akhnif (cloak) is woven from wool and goat hair, with geometric patterns and a red eye motif thought to protect against the evil eye. It was worn by Amazigh and Jewish men, offering warmth and water resistance in Morocco’s mountainous regions. 0175
Reposted by Laura PerryThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026never skip leg day 131084181
Reposted by Laura PerryEric Orchard @inkybat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Almost done penciling this thing. Gonna be a blast to ink. 1676
Reposted by Laura PerryAK Faulkner 🔜 NYCC @ravenswordpress.com · 27/09/2026Books readers love but don't recommend (or warn people away from even while recommending): A thread. Hi, I'm AK, and I write a series people love (privately, in my inboxes) which has won multiple awards and accolades. Here's why people generally don't recommend it. 🧵 36424
Reposted by Laura PerryAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yes, the west coast of Denmark was connected to the Mesolithic landscape known as Doggerland. Here’s a map of Doggerland as it looked around 11,000 years ago, by Olav Odé/ National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, Netherlands. 49721
Reposted by Laura PerryAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The map comes from the article on this link: archaeology.org/issues/march...archaeology.orgLetter from Doggerland - Mapping a Vanished Landscape - Archaeology Magazine - March/April 2022Evidence of a lost Mesolithic world lies deep beneath the dark waters of the North Sea 2478
Reposted by Laura PerryTim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 24/09/2026in the age of AI, making art is a radical act 2082583151
Reposted by Laura PerryCoffin Boffin @coffinboffin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BOOK OF DREAMS & GHOSTS 1897 Andrew Lang, best known for the coloured fairy books, was President of the Society for Psychical Research. The book poses some fundamental questions: Do you believe in ghosts? How do you define a ghost? One of the best looking ghost books. That cover! #SpookySunday 39826
Laura Perry @templemom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This week’s Minoan Tarot cards include a dip into a fascinating pattern that traces back through the three years I’ve been doing these readings. lauraidaeja.substack.com/p/in-the-car... #Minoan #MinoanTarot #Tarot #TarotSkylauraidaeja.substack.comIn the cards this week: reason and self-controlKeep your wits about you and stay focused 021
Reposted by Laura PerryOliver B @oliverb108.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#witchcraft A regular reminder that it doesn't matter how 'well-known', 'renowned' and 'highly influental' someone is in witchcraft/occult/magic spaces, or is an 'elder', etc. Bigotry, fascism, racism, white supremacy, transphobia (and so on) is NOT excusable. Do NOT support those people. 0155
Reposted by Laura PerryMineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#MinCup26 Quarterfinal 1 It’s a rich red start to the quarterfinals as two components of brass face off with zinc ore #Sphalerite is up against copper-rich #Cuprite. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... 1811551
Reposted by Laura PerryDaniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Are you aware that the AI-generated online encyclopedia #Grokipedia is creating and publishing entries on academics and their work? I recently found my entry, and some is correct, some is wrong, and all of this is collected from various websites only. #academicchatter grokipedia.com/page/Daniel_...grokipedia.comDaniel Bellingradt — GrokipediaDaniel Bellingradt is a German historian and communication scholar known for his research on early modern media history, book history, paper markets, and the materiality of communication flows. He spe 97841