1. Waking up and feeling well rested. As I've gotten older, waking up and feeling refreshed isn't the norm anymore. Quite the opposite. Most days, I wake up sweaty, more exhausted than when I went to bed and tearful thanks to dreams about my two most recent ex-partners gleefully cheating on me and getting all up… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #3 – Four Things That Brought Me Joy Today
Author: wyrdwordsandeffigies
My name is Katie Metcalfe and I’m an English author, blogger, poet and songwriter. I have a northern fever and tend to be a bit too wyrd for most people.
100 Days Of Blogging #2 – I Did That My Heritage AI Time Machine Thing
I'm not usually one for fads, but when I caught word of the new My Heritage AI Time Machine, I couldn't pass up on it. I tried, I did, but the idea of 'seeing myself' in different historical eras eventually succeeded in seducing me during one slow-paced midweek afternoon. I hesitated for a few minutes… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #2 – I Did That My Heritage AI Time Machine Thing
100 Days Of Blogging #1 – Walking With A Wolfdog
I've been going through an existential crisis, and last week was at breaking point. After twenty-odd years of first-hand experience with mental breakdowns, I've finally, in my 36th year, come to accept when I need to say to myself, 'I'M DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS RIGHT FUCKING NOW.' The first thing I did was call my doctor… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #1 – Walking With A Wolfdog
Svið – A Poem
A poem from my forthcoming poetry collection which I hope to launch in Iceland later this year. (This sheep head eating experience was during my brief stint of eating meat. My diet is plant based again these days.) WordPress doesn't like poetry, so it's presented differently to how it will be in the book -… Continue reading Svið – A Poem
What’s Up? Just Some Big Life Stuff.
A few friends have been asking what's up recently, and giving them a concise answer has been challenging. I've mainly been replying with 'just some big life stuff.' I've been hanging on, as it were, but I didn't realise quite how deeply this 'big life stuff' has been impacting me until yesterday when I went… Continue reading What’s Up? Just Some Big Life Stuff.
CDs, Vinyls, Tapes & Movie Posters That Don’t Actually Exist
I have some excellent friends. One of those friends is Rich Blackett, and though we've never met, he's done more than his fair share of cheering me up when I've felt at a loss. Rich has a talent for transforming my photos into fake cds, vinyls, tapes and movie posters and though I never know… Continue reading CDs, Vinyls, Tapes & Movie Posters That Don’t Actually Exist
A Conversation With Reaper Agency UK About Fortress Festival
My involvement in the UKBM scene has been sporadic at best over the past however many years. But it warms this tattered heart of mine to know my home county of North Yorkshire is being darkened with sell-out shows and festivals featuring some of the very best black metal offerings. It’s been a while since… Continue reading A Conversation With Reaper Agency UK About Fortress Festival
Thank You For Coming – The Anatomy Of A Date Gone Wrong
I didn't think I'd return to Tinder, but living in a remote village and being quite the recluse, meeting men offline isn't easy. I've been single since breaking up with my ex in August 2022 and have been feeling starved of touch. I've been hungering for hugs, kisses and sex, hand-holding, hair stroking and shoulder… Continue reading Thank You For Coming – The Anatomy Of A Date Gone Wrong
The Photos I’m Most Proud Of Taking In 2022 – Part III
The Photos I’m Most Proud Of Taking In 2022 – Part II
You can find several of these photos in my Etsy shop, A Wyrd Of Her Own. More prints will be added to the shop soon.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 