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The Ghost MonkOnce thing you don't want to find creeping round your house is a murderous reanimated Mummy. An atmospheric illustration by Minns from Pearson's Magazine in 1898. 'The Story Of Baelbrow' features psychic detective (perhaps the first), Flaxman Low. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23supernatural" target="_blank">#supernatural</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23monster" target="_blank">#monster</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Victorian" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gothic" target="_blank">#gothic</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23horror" target="_blank">#horror</a>

The Ghost MonkSometimes when you're faced with a malevolent mummy, all you can think to do is shoot at it. Not that that will make any difference. Another exciting scene from the Flaxman Low 'Story of Baelbrow', Pearsons 1898. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23supernatural" target="_blank">#supernatural</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23monster" target="_blank">#monster</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Victorian" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gothic" target="_blank">#gothic</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23horror" target="_blank">#horror</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.18 — Does your MC know where they came from? (Family history, ancestry, etc.)?Yes, he does. Alistair is from the MacKay clan, born in the 1600s. He lives in his ancestral castle (in Moray, Scotland) as well. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.17 — Who steps up and helps when your MC needs a hand with something?Hati always helps Alistair. Whenever he needs *any* assistance, no matter what it's for, it'll always be Hati that he runs to. That's what friends are for. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.16 — If you wanted to achieve your antagonist’s goal, how would you approach it?I'm going to be *very* vague about this, as mysterious as can be, and will only say a few sentences.The goal? To find the very thing they're hunting. How could that be achieved? That part remains to be seen. They *know* where that particular thing is, and they've already found it. It's hidden in the castle where they once lived.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.15 — If you wanted to achieve your MC’s goal, how would you approach it?The goal: To keep on keepin' on. That's the goal. He's happy where he lives, content in his castle, and loves his servants and friends. But that happiness is about to be shattered.Also, the secondary goal: To find that spark of love again with Fenella. He's been in love with her since she left. Now that she's back, he isn't even *sure* how to achieve that goal again. He isn't very good at talking about his feelings, and neither is she. Maybe they should *start* with a conversation. (As if that would ever happen.)<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

The Ghost MonkIn <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Victorian" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> times, medieval St Donat's Castle, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Glamorgan" target="_blank">#Glamorgan</a>, was haunted by the benign and elegant Lady Stradling but also by: a phantom panther patrolling the passages; 'a hag of horrible appearance'; a piano that played itself; and a huge glowing eye. The final four were exorcised. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhantomsFriday" target="_blank">#PhantomsFriday</a>

Assoc for Scottish LiteratureFor starters, Dr Lindsay Middleton gives us a taste of “Gender, Gastronomy and Intertextual Play in THE COOK & HOUSEWIFE’S MANUAL” …2/6<a href="https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/gender-gastronomy-and-intertextual-play-in-the-cook-and-housewifes-manual/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/gender-gastronomy-and-intertextual-play-in-the-cook-and-housewifes-manual/</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scottish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WorldFoodDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldFoodDay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/19thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#19thcentury</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/genderstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genderstudies</a>

MidsouthMouth.OctaviaKeatsOliver Twists<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/hashtagGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hashtagGames</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HairStyleABookOrPlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HairStyleABookOrPlay</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/hair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hair</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diaspora</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CharlesDickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharlesDickens</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/African" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#African</a>

John :af: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Fucktards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fucktards</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/MAGAlite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGAlite</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coalition</a> vows to <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/scrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scrap</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>’s first statewide <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#treaty</a> with <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/FirstPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstPeoples</a> if it wins <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a>.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/14/victorian-coalition-vows-scrap-first-nations-treaty-if-wins-government" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/14/victorian-coalition-vows-scrap-first-nations-treaty-if-wins-government</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.14 — Who among your characters is the most cautious? If I had to venture a guess, it's probably Eleanor. She's one of the SCs. She has worked at Dorcha Castle for ages, is on the shorter side with red hair and a big smile, and is in her sixties. Being the eldest maid, she's the mother figure of the entire cast (and yes, that also includes Fenella and Alistair). She knows the castle like the back of her her hand, is so good at her work, and always takes precautions to keep everyone safe. On another note, she's also entirely too skilled at reading individuals, isn't afraid of the supernatural, and has the biggest heart. She might might be a tiny bit in love with Jonathan (another servant) as well, but that's neither here nor here. She's cautious in her own way with him, not wanting to get her heart broken, but we'll get around to that later. (Oops! Spoilers!) <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.13 — Who among your characters is the biggest risk-taker?Hati, for sure. She's always taking chances, and it drives Alistair (and later, Fenella as well) insane. Werewolves, by their very nature, think quick and will ask questions later. They can be rather impulsive, and they're always taking (even unneeded) risks. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.12 — MC POV: Explain your life in one sentence.Alistair: I only need a single word. Eternal. Or deathless. I'm a child of the night, bloodbound, a vampire. As I'm sure you could guess, I'm immortal. Life goes on. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Richard Jones<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> innovation never ceases to amaze me. If there was a process needing industrialising, scaling, and making more efficient, they found the solution. Exhibit #1: how Carlisle solved the tricky problem of polishing its turds. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OrdnanceSurvey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrdnanceSurvey</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Map</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Manure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Manure</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EnvHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvHist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NineteenthCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NineteenthCentury</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟I've finally finished a story and decided to share it here. This was one of my favorite things to ever write. I was rather proud of my writing style and vocabulary in it.This one's for <a href="https://bardicperspiration.club/@therivercrow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@therivercrow</a>.⸻Professor Clarence Booth has a rather unexpected visitor one afternoon and the course of his entire life will change because of it.(This piece takes place directly after Dracula A.D. 1972 and The Satanic Rites of Dracula from '72 and '73. Keep that in mind. The Author's Note is also very important.)You can read "The Cycle Begins Again" here: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/72364911" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archiveofourown.org/works/72364911</a><a href="https://mindly.social/@DoctorMonkey2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@DoctorMonkey2</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/@doctorwanderer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@doctorwanderer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@QuokkaMocha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@QuokkaMocha</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/@Luna_Catriona" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Luna_Catriona</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/@Firlefanz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Firlefanz</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/@paulk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@paulk</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/@strangeseawolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@strangeseawolf</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/@aperfectsong" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@aperfectsong</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/@CodexArcene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CodexArcene</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/@dickrubin716" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dickrubin716</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PeterCushing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeterCushing</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ChristopherLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristopherLee</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/HammerHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HammerHorror</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AO3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AO3</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ArchiveOfOurOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArchiveOfOurOwn</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fanfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fanfiction</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fanfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fanfic</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.11 — Tell us about a strained but important relationship one of your characters has.Alistair and Fenella would be the perfect example of this, honestly. I think <a href="https://mindly.social/@CodexArcene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CodexArcene</a> could agree with me here.Alistair and Fenella are old friends, were once lovers, and were both sired by the same vampire, one called Isma. They're actually the same age, give or take a few years, and they've been through the highs and lows of vampiric life together. Their relationship is strained, to say the least, but they're the best of friends as well. He's still in love with her, and she seems to be unaware of that fact. It's an *important* relationship to the story considering this is a Paranormal Romance tale.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.10 — Tell us about an event in your antagonist’s life that has a big impact on what they’re doing now.Oooh. This one is perfect, considering the 9th's prompt. Again, the answer would have to be the Whitechapel Murderer AKA Jack the Ripper, but I can't say why. *Spoilers* and all that.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Spooky Panda 🕸️🎃👻🧟<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 10.9 — Tell us about an event in the history of your world that has a big impact on the period you’re writing about.Very simple answer: the 1888 "Jack the Ripper" murders. Only two years have passed since what took place in the impoverished Whitechapel district of London and everyone is *still* on edge.Also, this particular event ties into the story. I won't say how or why just yet. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WingsOfQuietLonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WingsOfQuietLonging</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParanormalRomance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampires</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Werewolves</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghosts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a>

Assoc for Scottish Literature“My Schools and Schoolmaster is […] a rare and remarkably insightful book. It is a book in which boyhood is examined and displayed with all the attention Miller devoted to his geological specimens”—David Alston: Hugh Miller & the Crucible of Childhood4/4<a href="https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2023/07/hugh-miller-1802-1856-and-the-crucible-of-childhood/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2023/07/hugh-miller-1802-1856-and-the-crucible-of-childhood/</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scottish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/19thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#19thcentury</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fossil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fossilfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fossilfriday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/childhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#childhood</a>

Assoc for Scottish Literature…the tar which used to boil in it to the heat, like resin in a fagot of moss-fir, was as strange a mixture as ever yet bubbled in witches’ caldron—blood of pterodactyle and grease of ichthyosaur…—Hugh Miller, MY SCHOOLS & SCHOOLMASTERS (1854) – also on <a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gutenberg_org</a> 3/4<a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/30737" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/30737</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scottish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/19thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#19thcentury</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victorian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fossil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fossilfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fossilfriday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a>

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