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Tracey Norman Author
@traceynormanauthor.bsky.social
Dark Folklore -The History Press. Who Is Anna Stenberg? -Liminal Books. Author, historian, voice actor, creator of woolly things & art. Tutor Intro to British Witchcraft - Learn for Pleasure. Project Mgr - Folklore Library.
http://traceynormanauthor.com/
Last call for tickets!

Our last online talk of 2025 starts in just over 2 hours. James Frost will be talking about hobby horse customs, and in particular the Hooden Horse found in Kent.

Tickets are just £5 with a video replay to watch it back later too

Visit bit.ly/flaevents to book
December 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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The right: Bluesky is a angry liberal echo chamber

Bluesky: Everyone is furiously agreeing about toasties
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I'm at a #Christmas market this morning with ny #books, and I'm taking bets on how quickly I will be #Whammed and off to #Whamhalla with the other valiant fallen. Place your bets here!
a man in a moose t-shirt is standing in the dark .
ALT: a man in a moose t-shirt is standing in the dark .
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December 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I'm at The Ship Hotel in #Crediton today between 10am and 2pm with my #books - come and check out the wonderful creators and support local businesses!

#WhatsOn #Christmas #market #local #BookSky📚🩵 #Skystorians #Devon #ChristmasShopping #ShopLocal #history #HistorySky
#folklore #tradition #heritage
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The final online talk of 2025 is on SUNDAY 7 Dec - tickets at bit.ly/flaevents

Follow the @folklorelibrary.bsky.social #Eventbrite page to keep up with all our events.

I'm currently in the process of lining up speakers for 2026!

#online #WhatsOn #folklore #tradition #heritage #education #learn
This Sunday at 8pm we will be hosting our last online illustrated talk of the year (don’t worry - they will be back in 2026)

James Frost will be discussing YULETIME HOBBY HORSE CUSTOMS

Tickets are £5 from bit.ly/flaevents

Talk us via Zoom with video replay

Please share on, and come and join us
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Last call for tickets

Online talk tonight at 8pm GMT on werewolves in folklore and myth

£5 plus video replay from

bit.ly/flaevents
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Come and grab a final fix of folk horror this festive season, with DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDWINTER 2 running online over the weekend of 6th and 7th December! www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i... #folkhorror #folklore #winter #midwinter #writing #writers #fiction #authors
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Which #TimCurry are you today?
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is going to be a fascinating talk! And if you can't make it, you can get a recording to watch later, so get your ticket now and don't miss out!

#wolf #werewolf #wolves #werewolves #folklore #legend #lycanthropy #story #custom #online #WhatsOn #FLAOnline
ONLINE WEREWOLVES!

The next online presentation for @folklorelibrary.bsky.social is tomorrow night at 8pm GMT

Rich Blackett will discuss folklore and myth connected with the werewolf.

Online via Zoom. Tickets just £5 including video replay from bit.ly/flaevents

Come and join us
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today, I added over 1000 words to my manuscript, and I want a cookie.

I'm so excited that I will soon be able to share with you all the story of the 17thC accused woman who inspired my play #WITCH.

#WritersOfBlueSky #BookSky🩵📚 #WitchSky #WitchesofBlueSky #Skystorians #Historian #History
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a dark room .
Alt: Kermit the frog is typing industriously on a typewriter, to the point where some of the items on the shelves around him are shaking. I wasn't quite that energetic with my own typing today, but I still think I deserve a cookie.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
For all my American friends and followers 🧡🧡🤎🧡
#Thanksgiving
a greeting card that says happy thanksgiving
ALT: a greeting card that says happy thanksgiving
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November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I haven't shared a postcard for ages, so let's continue with the record of Phyllis's and Elsie's travels with this one:

Details in alt text.

#heritage #vintage #postcard #PostcardAlbum #HistorySky #Skystorians #folklore #tradition #custom #travel #journey
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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I'm giving a conference talk next week about the story behind our Bluesky account, which means I've spent much of the last week thinking about how to best articulate the advantages of sharing your hog on the Internet

bsky.app/profile/them...
more users are joining
and the hog grows longer
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us on Saturday 29 Nov as @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social leads us on an exploration of #werewolves in #folklore.

Follow the Folklore #Library 's Eventbrite page, too.

#wolf #werewolf #WhatsOn #archive #OnlineTalk #online #OnlineLecture
This Saturday at 8pm via Zoom is our next online lecture

Rich Blackett, @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social will be discussing werewolves in folklore and myth, from early wolf cults to today

Tickets are £5 and include video replay access if you can’t be there live

Order now at bit.ly/flaevents
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A lovely and productive meeting with Christina at @treadwells-books.bsky.social today. We signed books while we were there, too. Do please give the team at Treadwell's a follow!

#BookSky🩵📚 #books #author #writer #AuthorsOfBlueSky #bookshop #esoteric #folklore #WitchSky #WitchesOfBlueSky #booklover
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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My next talk is in the wonderful village of Dunster, near Minehead. Details here:
www.dunsterwinterfestival.co.uk/event-detail...
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Our next in person event is coming up

Friday 12 December
Boniface Centre, Crediton
7:30

STEVE NALLON’s GHOST STORIES

Join one of the original Spitting Image impressionists, and famously the voice of Maggie Thatcher, for an evening of celebrity ghost stories

Tickets bit.ly/flaevents
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Really enjoyed my visit to #Tokyo #Bagel a couple of weeks ago! The #chocolate jelly #capybara was every bit as lovely as I hoped, and the #sakura #latte was delicious. Thanks to Hicham the owner, for being so welcoming! We'll definitely be back! #London #cafe #Japan #EatOut #food ##Japanese #pastry
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
All set up and ready for life #drawing this morning! Three hours to focus on one thing - no distractions, no phones, no chatter. Bliss.

#ArtSky #WomenArtistsOfBlueSky #artist #art #sketch #LifeDrawing #WomenInArt
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Let me introduce you (either in person or online) to the barguest and gytrash on Saturday!
Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online

Icy Sedgwick: Northern Ghosts: The Bargest and Gytrash

@icysedgwick.bsky.social explores tales of the barguest and gytrash as they haunt the landscapes of northern England

7/10

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November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Women in folk tales…

Just a couple of hours to go. Still time to grab a ticket for this online talk, plus recording

Just £5 from
bit.ly/flaevents

All income supports the charity
November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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What you doing on 26 Mar 2026?

Celebrating exactly 21 years since the return of Dr Who to TV?

Or seeing the actual @rakshadigs.bsky.social talk at the annual Long Man Lecture in Brighton??! 🤩😍

Dr Who can wait. He's a Timelord after all.

Details and tickets here: sussexpast.co.uk/event/long-m...
Long Man Lecture 2026: Raksha Dave - Sussex Past
Join the Sussex Archaeological Society for the 2026 Long Man Lecture with renowned archaeologist and broadcaster Raksha Dave at the University of Sussex on Thursday 26th March.
sussexpast.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM