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Halloween On Instagram 2018

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Halloween was pretty much cancelled for me this year. (You can read about it here if you like.) But the day after I did find the energy to appreciate some of what the folks I follow on Instagram had to offer. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnVCPLBVbT/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpncaZ3BLPZ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpimQbul40w/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpncc9Qh412/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpmn4MvBHcy/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmfXyAH36q/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpm-TpoAUBx/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmxEVEH91Z/

50 Macabre & Unusual Things To Do Before You Die : Part I

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I am forever being confronted by those 100 AWESOME THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE!!!! lists. But rarely, if ever, do they contain something that I would actually want to do before I stagger from this mortal coil. I would not, for example, like to drive a Porsche stupidly fast around a race track. Nor… Continue reading 50 Macabre & Unusual Things To Do Before You Die : Part I

Dark Art & Creative Writing To Help You Bid Farewell To October

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The few days after October are never easy. It seems that every year I sit and fret for hours about all the things I wish I'd done...all the leaves I should have collected and made into garlands, all the pies I should have baked with pumpkin flesh, all the conkers I should have brought in… Continue reading Dark Art & Creative Writing To Help You Bid Farewell To October

Support The Dark Arts

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October is literally panting on the doorstep and clawing to be let in...and are you ready for it? How about investing in a dark, and obscure tote bag ready to stuff with Halloween goodness...as well as the bread, milk and sugar? And a spiral notebook to carry in your bag at all times, ready for… Continue reading Support The Dark Arts

15 Days Left To Submit To The Magazine

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If you're interested in appearing in Issue 2 of Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine (the first issue can be found here) please don't wait to long to submit your art or creative writing, as the deadline closes on the 15th of September. If you need more information, creep on over to the submissions page. If… Continue reading 15 Days Left To Submit To The Magazine

Everything You Need For Halloween At Home From Creative, Small Businesses

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Halloween is 61 days away. I swear I thought it was sooner. Much sooner. Probably because I'm raging with excitement for it this time around. I'm spending about 12 of the 24 hours I get in a day on Pinterest, finding worthwhile Halloween DIY projects and gathering inspo for decorating the apartment. When I'm not… Continue reading Everything You Need For Halloween At Home From Creative, Small Businesses

Wyrd Words & Effigies Guide To Autumn Part II : Quotes, Folklore & Superstitions

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While winter is my favourite season, autumn is a very close second. When I was a child, and it was time for September to swing around, life would shift into another dimension and I would wake up every day feeling thrilled for what lay ahead. As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies Guide To Autumn Part II : Quotes, Folklore & Superstitions

The Wyrd Words & Effgies Guide To Autumn Part I : Wyrd Crafts To Do In The Autumnal Months

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The leaves are starting to shiver. Nests are falling from the trees (I picked one up and brought it home...then the SO then wrote about it and I got laughed) and there is a bite to the air, a familiar bite, a bite the majority of us wyrdos ache for through all spring and summer.… Continue reading The Wyrd Words & Effgies Guide To Autumn Part I : Wyrd Crafts To Do In The Autumnal Months

To Ease Your Halloween Withdrawal

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We aren't quite done with Halloween here in Sweden. We'll continue to celebrate right up until the 6th of November. But for those of you who have blown out the candles in your pumpkins (Don't throw it away! Save it for the birds...) and feel somewhat depressed, I have a gift of Halloweeney links that… Continue reading To Ease Your Halloween Withdrawal

Sounds Of The Day : For The Dead Travel Fast

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My sounds of the day are to be found on the wonderful For The Dead Travel Fast playlist assembled by a lady I mention often here, the enchanting and talented Sarah Elisabeth of Unquiet Things. Featuring 62 supernatural offerings from films such as The Witch, Halloween and Black Swan, I've had this unsurpassed assemblage on… Continue reading Sounds Of The Day : For The Dead Travel Fast