Crystal Ponti
A freelance writer exploring the intersection of history and folklore. Bylines: The History Channel, The New York Times, BBC, etc. Also @HistoriumU (Historium Unearthia); Grieving mom of Adam.
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Starter Packs
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Folklore Enthusiasts and "Practitioners"
A starter pack for folklore enthusiasts and "practitioners," bringing together accounts that explore beliefs, customs, stories, and traditions from around the globe. From ancient superstitions to modern interpretations, this pack celebrates the rich tapestry of storytelling and cultural lore.
@lilymuseic.bsky.social
Museician . Creatrix . Earthling . Diviner . Friend of Okyrrhoe & Family . Lover of All Things Green . Compulsive Healer . Activisa
@petercoffman.bsky.social
Architectural Historian, History & Theory of Architecture @carletonu.bsky.social. https://carleton.ca/aah/people/peter-coffman/ Photographer. Pilgrim. Occasionally a writer. Chief of Staff to two cats. Photos mine unless otherwise credited.
@craigbuchananwa.bsky.social
Academic & author, living on unceded Whadjak Noongar Boodja; Hon Research Fellow, UWA; cannabis activist; cancer survivor; born 327.45ppm; striving to live in a community, not an economy. Called “a ganja smoking hippy” by PHON’s James Ashby on Sky News.
@epiousios.bsky.social
We know who the enemy is. TURN OFF THE CONTINENT! BOYCOTT TESLA, META, AMAZON, AS MANY BILLIONAIRE FASCISTS AS YOU CAN!
@chrisgescribe.bsky.social
Writer. History, archaeology, ghost hunting, donuts. Big theater kid energy. Guitarist in Trucks to Byhalia. You haven’t heard of us, but we’re there. Honi soit qui mal y pense. https://linktr.ee/chrisgrebe he/him
@vagariesofmine.bsky.social
Art, reading, writing, the thoughts from my head, folklore, folk horror, the macabre, the uncanny, the absurd. ADHD. Alt text enjoyer. Trans Rights Are Human Rights. They/them. Kate.
@diesclara.bsky.social
she/her Mythology & folklore nerd. Concept art, illustration, writing, costumes, research and dragons. 📚Bestiario de tierra y tinta / Land & Ink, Breve viaje por la España de las brujas ✍️CAST/ENG/VAL ✉️clara.dies.valls@gmail.com 🔗linktr.ee/DiesClara
@andydiggle.bsky.social
Writer of Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, The Expanse, The Losers, Daredevil, James Bond, Hellblazer, Green Arrow: Year One and more. Former editor of 2000AD. "I have friends everywhere." #ADHD
@tonyriches.bsky.social
Historical Fiction Author from Pembrokeshire, Wales 🏴 www.tonyriches.com Visit my #Writing #Blog The Writing Desk https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/ #Podcast https://tonyriches.podbean.com/ #Tudors #Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction
@theghostmonk.bsky.social
Enthusiast of British (mainly) ghostlore, folklore and vintage ghost and weird fiction. Collector of Victorian/Edwardian popular magazines. Also keen on prehistoric monuments, old churches and medieval bits and pieces. Decidedly Q. All photos/scans mine.
@mattsnee.bsky.social
Margot Tenenbaum in drag. Neurodivergent writer and painter living in Phoenix, Arizona. Listen to the notes I'm not playing.
@dublnabbey.bsky.social
Folk rock from the shores of the Salish. “The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle”.
@heidiswriting.bsky.social
Author - multiple genres 🇬🇧 Coming 30.5.25: History's Heroines (ages 8+) A Question of Reiki (2022) WIP: adult fiction. ❤️ mythology, animals, nature, books, creatives. Writer, reader, dreamer Website: www.alpheccabooks.com
@vangogh.bsky.social
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a 19th century Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. #artbots by @nuwaves-future.bsky.social 🔗 linktr.ee/vangogh_artbot
@cmw-gentle.bsky.social
love books, dogs & kind humans (I work in a hospice, but post in personal capacity only; all opinions my own.)
@rsthomaspoet.bsky.social
famous Welsh poet in English language 1913-2000 “…catching this / one truth by surprise / that there is everything to look forward to…” #RSThomas #poetry #barddoniaeth 📍 yng Nghymru, wrth gwrs facebook.com/groups/RSThomas/
@beesincampanula.bsky.social
I should have been a pair of ragged claws… Reads 📚Writes 📚Haunts museums, art galleries, ancient sites, woodland and marshes. #amquerying
@cristi-k.bsky.social
Avid reader, traveler & aging rock chick. Former journalist (@chicagotribune.bsky.social, @chicago.suntimes.com, Vatican Radio) and current Chicagoan. #scleroderma Resist!
@themidnightlibrary.bsky.social
Not just a show, but a place you can go. For dark hearts, black sheep, & lovers of Halloween. We 💜 you! Join us!👻(Please stay within the cordoned-off areas of the library ... for your safety💀)Managed by Irma the Elf (totally not a demon) no politics
@thegeordiewitch.bsky.social
British Folk Witch ~ Magical Herbalism ~ Urban Magic ~ Annoying “it’s the planets girlie” ~ Perpetually ranting about something ~ Raving leftie
@g-g.bsky.social
She/Her/I AM No Trivial Glimpse Of Consequence Particularly Fond of Stones. ❤️🔥⚔️🌀 Reclaim & Reintegrate Agency * Curiosity * Empathy * Empowerment * Parity * Polarity * Spirituality * Always challenge the narrative
@stevietrujillo.bsky.social
Writer, mama, American dreamer in despair. Fighting the good fight with words in The NYT, The Guardian, WaPo, Huff Post, Salon, etc. Drove The World's Longest Road. Resides in Spain. Huge crush on FDR. Votes BLUE 💙 Born + raised in L.A
@janefriedman.com
I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
@aliavolzzz.bsky.social
Author of NBCC finalist HOME BAKED: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco. Nonfiction ghost story forthcoming with Avid Reader (Simon & Schuster). Freelance editor based in Portugal.
@aileenweintraub.bsky.social
Author of KNOCKED DOWN: A HIGH RISK MEMOIR. Health, Lifestyle, and Travel Journalist. Words in Wash Po, AARP, Oprah Daily, BBC. One half of witchesofpitches.com
@riverselby.bsky.social
Writer and former wildland firefighter. My memoir, HOTSHOT, debuts on August 12th. they/them
@gracelp.bsky.social
Writing about belonging & diaspora in NYT, Longreads, LitHub, The Offing and elsewhere. Author of the memoir THE TRANSLATOR’S DAUGHTER (Ohio State Univ Press, 2024)
@deanne5.bsky.social
Critically acclaimed writer. Books include Twentynine Palms (praised by Hunter S. Thompson as "A strange and brilliant story by an important American writer") and Blood Brothers (starred Kirkus, Newsweek excerpt, praised by Doug Brinkley, Thomas Powers).
@windbarb.bsky.social
Weather, climate, writing, #scicomm, teaching, LIW, history, sports, wagering, equity. Book WILDER WEATHER coming in 2025. Nebraska/Midwest/Michigan. She/her. #binders #amwriting
@alisonkinney.bsky.social
Author: UNITED STATES OF REJECTION (UGA Press 2026), AVIDLY READS OPERA, HOOD. Assistant Prof. @EugeneLangCollege, The New School
@linalau.bsky.social
writer—mostly flash. mother. owner of too many notebooks. Flash reader at Hippocampus Literary Magazine
@lorit-s.bsky.social
Author, I Can’t Remember if I Cried: Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy. Backbeat/Bloomsbury. Words in NYT, WaPo, Salon, +others. Pushcart nominee. Best American Essays HM. Detroiter, rocker, mom, widow.
@emilyhalnon.bsky.social
Story collector & teller. Trail runner. Dilly's best friend. Ran the Oregon PCT to celebrate my brave mom. Wrote a (bestselling) book about it. TO THE GORGE, out now: www.emilyhalnon.com/book Substack-ing at: https://emilyhalnon.substack.com/
@sofiaalikhan.bsky.social
Storyteller. Ceramicist. Escaped Lawyer. Award Winning Author: A Good Country (PRH) Words at NYT, LATimes, WaPo, Time, LitHub, The Moth, Joe’s Pub/Srsly Entertaining linktr.ee/sofiaalikhan
@annareisman.bsky.social
Primary care doctor, professor of medicine, critical medical humanities, flute player, writer (bylines include NEJM, Slate, NYT, Atlantic).
@kimkankiewicz.bsky.social
Author of Bellwether: A Telephone Operator, a Landmark Court Case, and the Women Whose Voices Connected a Nation (Union Square 2026). History and culture writer. Words in The Atlantic, NPR, Salon, Washington Post. she/her
@anjirbaguette.bsky.social
affiliated researcher @UAntwerpen. UK based. Disney/fairy tale adaptation/deep stories/literature/libraries/culture. she/her same handle on the hellbirb; not sure how much I'll be here Insta: @michelle_anya; www.michelleanjirbag.com
@trileightucker.bsky.social
Writing about meaning in nature, integrating science, spirit, mythology. Birder, artist, musician, PhD geologist. Tetrachromat wannabe. Pubs, art, and bio at NaturalPresenceArts.com.
@sofia-perez.bsky.social
Writer, editor, New Yorker, https://sofia-perez.com // Words in BBC Travel, CNTraveler, Forbes, LitHub, Saveur, Travel+Leisure // ‘24 Sustainability Award (for Spain reporting), ‘23 ASJA Writing Awards Finalist // Beats: food/drink, travel, art, eco-issues
@estelleserasmus.bsky.social
Author, WRITING THAT GETS NOTICED. NYU adjunct writing prof. Contributing Editor, Writer’s Digest. Freelance Writing Direct podcast host. Award-winning journalist with bylines in The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate + https://EstelleSErasmus.com
@donnabehen.bsky.social
Writer, editor, content marketer. Former Brooklynite now living in Upstate NY. #woolfer
@klsullivan.bsky.social
Award-eligible writer. Recent escapee from that incel-sodden catastrophe cluster that is X. Words in Stonecoast Review, Wooden Boat, Belladonna Comedy, Medium, others.