#morbidmarch #day11 #low
Oh Charlie, I've sunk so low.
Charlie stood up on his legs to lean closer for a petting.
Stroking his head,
Shall we make a wish? Wish for it all to be better?
Charlie wagged his tail.
I closed my eyes and dropped a small bone into the depths of the wishing well.
white fluffy cloud, blue skies.
In Polish folklore, the Platenik was the soul of the drowned and was associated with heavy low-hanging clouds. They could shape the clouds from fog above the rivers and move them using ropes. If one visited your house, it had to be greeted as an old friend and asked no questions... #MorbidMarch
#MorbidMarch Slow dragging, strained heaving, blood staining the road in which he walked.
It was an accident, he told himself. A fit of anger had clouded his judgment. He never meant to do it. But now he could not take it back. Now, he had to hide the body.
Never did he think he would stoop so #low.
#MorbidMarch The tale that comes most frequently is the sound of quiet, persistent scratching. Many think that it's rats, but the sound is too even and uniform for that. Some have said that it sounds like nails on wood. It's a barely perceiptible sound, but once you hear it, you can't ignore it.
#MorbidMarch I've been thinking about this for hours and I can't think of anything that's set in ruins that stuck with me.
My little man is no longer here, but the debt still remains, if you could share this post, or donate anything at all I would be forever grateful.
#mutualaid #vetbills #catsky #catsofbluesky #donate #petloss #BennyForever #gofundme
This one guitar chord - a twangy but confident C Major. To some, it seems mournful. To me, it feels sonically overripe, as if someone had left it in a cupboard and it had sprouted, until it had its sprawling roots in every room of the house at 5.02pm. #MorbidMonday
I mean, it's hard to beat the opening of Rebecca.
This Willerby story is a far gentler, more poignant story, though.
#MorbidMonday
willerby.substack.com/p/ghostspott...
Wyrdlings!
It’s Douglas Adams’ 74th birthday and we take you to all the nice ones, with:
“Wyrd Travelogues and Going Places Wynderful"
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic.
Don’t Panic!
Come, gather and tell us tales of journeys into the unknown, from myth, lore and lit!
Today's #MorbidMarch chat questions are up!
ICYMI — we dug through 20 years of records to trace a Maryland farm to a modern day concentration camp.
How about another snippet from Lemon Balm?
(If you've been liking the snippets, it's on sale for $0.99 until the 12th!)
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I descended the marble staircase one step at a time, just as anyone would. It felt like I'd been walking for hours and hours. Maybe it was only minutes. All I knew is that time disappeared. Sheesh, how low beneath the earth did these stairs go?
Text reading "LOW #MorbidMarch" against a backdrop of a dark smoky/cloudy graphic
#MorbidMarch Prompts 1. casket 2. veiled 3. dig 4. gore 5. sweet 6. strychnine 7. mystery 8. break 9. gilt 10. marble 11. low 12. revel 13. elder 14. iron 15. zeal 16. narrow 17. debris 18. urn 19. blanched 20. rasping 21. lost 22. caul 23. hatred 24. teeth 25. obituary 26. will 27. fantastic 28. anchor 29. jet 30. waters Illustration of four skeletons playing instruments and dancing from The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Nuremberg Chronicle
Day 11 of #MorbidMarch!
Prompt: LOW
Use #MorbidMarch to share and boost art, writing, reading recs, music, folklore, history, science, etc. Whatever the prompt inspires, whether it's creative work or something to stoke morbid imaginings.
Please use alt text on images.
No A.I.
This week's chat theme is Haunted Buildings. Here's the thread of the week's chat questions 🧵👇
Young boy holding a sign that reads don't skip I need help
Please help me , I need food
Please help me , I need food
I need 10 people to donate $25 to complete our daily goal.
You are our only hope 🥹🥹💔🙏🙏
✅ @mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1426...
A light tan and black butterfly, with some lovely patterns on the edges of its wing.
This is a Grey Pansy. Look a bit boring from afar, but check out those cartoon eyes.
A butterfly with zebra stripes on the lower wings that fade to black on the upper.
Liking the subtle fade to black on this one. Slightly bewildering, it's called a Scarlet Mormon.
Six photos from Ahmed showing his landscape, selfies, and standing in the middle of the flooded ruins.
We in Gaza are still living under annihilation every day; a suffocating siege, skyrocketing prices, and severe shortages of food and water, even during Ramadan. 💔🇵🇸
Your donation, no matter how small, can help us secure our basic needs and survive.
Donate and save us.⬇️🕊️💸
chuffed.org/project/157281
🚨 This is not just a post — it’s my child’s life.
In Gaza, he is fighting for survival while we search for a way to get him the treatment he urgently needs outside.
I am pleading with you — don’t scroll away.
Please donate or repost — your action could save him.
chuffed.org/project/168482
I'm going to be doing a talk about Byron and about Thomas Wildman's manipulation of his legacy in a few weeks.
Come and learn about the lies, the disgruntled guests and the myths.
Also, come hear me talk about the 'how' of researching lies!
www.thebyronsociety.com/events/lies-...
HAVE MET A VERY TALKATIVE SHEEP CALLED MURIEL. SPENDING MUCH OF MY TIME IN DEEP DISCUSSION ON MATTERS OF THEOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY.
The Pennine Tower Restaurant by Simon Kurt Unsworth
The Upper Berth by Francis Marion Crawford
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There's a story in this collection called 'Foreboding' by Kamila Shamsie, and it's about the experiences of a security guard at Kenilworth Castle. The haunting is quite different from what you might expect, but it's very much stayed with me. #MorbidMarch
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Cheating a bit by riffing on this answer to today's #MorbidMarch question but I love the story 'They Flee From Me That Sometime Did Me Seek' by Sarah Perry in this collection and it has absolutely stayed with me.
For the OG Kenilworth haunting tale, it's gotta be Radcliffe's Gaston de Blondeville
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Most economists agree that by the time you're 50, you should be living in a book-filled cottage at the edge of the forest and solving minor mysteries in your village with the aid of a curious ghost cat.
