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Shanon Sinn

@shanonsinn.bsky.social

Author and comic illustrator. Folklore journalism. Publisher of Black Cat Books.

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Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 5d ago

A year and a half ago, I had an idea I've been unable to shake. What if The Haunting of British Columbia: Sea Lore and Ghost Stories had an accompanying tarot deck? Tarot Readings on YouTube: The Haunting of British Columbia livinglibraryblog.com/tarot-readin... #tarottuesday #HauntingofBC

Tarot Readings on YouTube: The Haunting of British Columbia

About a year and a half ago, I had an idea I’ve been unable to shake since. What if The Haunting of British Columbia: Sea Lore and Ghost Stories had an accompanying tarot deck? The book itsel…

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K.A. Wiggins (Kaie)@kaiewrites.bsky.social · last wk.

Canadian indies: anybody have a Canadian printer to rec? Specifically one that's managed to supply a delivery of UNDAMAGED books recently? (I was hearing good things about Bookvault, but now it sounds like they're struggling too?)

Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 2w ago

In Western culture, the Grim Reaper is the personification of death. Wielding a scythe, he or she has been associated with Autumn as a harvester of souls since the Black Death of the 14th Century. The Grim Reaper's name emerged in the 1800s. #FolkloreThursday 1911 Petit Journal, 1915 M. Fingesten

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Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If a young man sees a red envelope on the ground in Taiwan he shouldn't pick it up. It could be dowry to marry someone’s deceased daughter! The subsequent ceremony prevents an unmarried woman from haunting her relatives and gives her status in the afterlife 💀 #FolkloreThursday 1952 Richard Roussos

A priest is marrying a man to a skeletal ghost bride in a graveyard. He is wearing a tuxedo, and she is in a wedding dress. Other skeleton ghosts are standing around watching the wedding take place.
Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

There have been countless stories of sea serpents in the waters around Vancouver Island, since time immemorial. In the last century, nonIndigenous communities have given some of them names. Victoria’s Cadborosaurus or "Caddy" being the best known 🐉 E.D. Moyer and Thos H Guptil #FolkloreThursday

Two illustrations of sea serpents. One shows two people in a boat with a large serpent above them out of the water. The second shows a sea serpent looking towards Vancouver Island. The caption says it is near Port Angeles.
Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Since time immemorial, Indigenous people in BC have had stories of humanlike giants & little people covered in fur Many are called Sasquatch now, a Salish name that includes modern accounts of a forest being some believe is real My depiction of an 1887 report where 2 people died #FolkloreThursday

An illustration of a Sasquatch-like figure standing with a painted forest behind him or her. Their mouth is open revealing sharp fangs. Their hands are up as if they are about to grab the viewer. Their eyes look fierce.
Wyrd Wednesday@wyrdwednesday.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Wyrdlings! We are aware that making visuals using AI can involve skill and creativity as well but we Mothers of #WyrdWednesday stand with human artists. Please do not use visuals made with AI when you tag us. We will not reshare such posts anymore. Thank you – stay wyrd & wynderful you all.

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Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Since time immemorial, the new moon has represented new cycles. Traditionally, it was for invocation, planting and building. In East Canada, the third day was for pruning trees. In North Carolina, it was bad luck to see the new moon first through tree branches #FolkloreThursday 1910 Hans Thoma

An illustration of the man in the moon with his eyes closed. Clouds are below him and mist swirls around him. A crown or 3D wheel hovers above him in the air with astrological signs on it. The word “mond” is at the bottom, which is moon in German.
Jasmine (Jazz) Eladas@jazze.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We're looking for additional help at Ambedo, specifically hoping for Coast Salish writers to help with the narrative of our upcoming game Remaining Grace. Please feel free to share around, and DM me if you have a lead! ☺️ ambedostudios.com/grace/

Remaining Grace

ambedo studios is an indie arthouse studio focused on creating heartfelt interactive narrative experiences across a range of platforms. Remaining Grace is a quietly haunting ghost story set in an Indi...

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Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Jenny Greenteeth is a supernatural being or ghost from rural NW England. She haunts ponds and other bodies of water—sometimes even the sea—pulling children under the water to their death. Tales of her nefarious deeds can be traced from 1850-2019 #folklorethursday 1978 Brian Froud & 2019 Simon Young

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