Randi SamuelsonBrown

Hist & HistFict & Western Neo-noir Writer-DARK RANGE SERIES, BAD OLD DAYS OF COLORADO and MORE. Interests: hist. preservation, mourning jewelry, storms.

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@JMorgynWhite Carmilla

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#FolkyFriday. Illustration by Michael Fitzgerald for Sheridan Le Fanu's story Carmilla. Le Fanu predated Dracula by about 25 years. Interesting psychological #ghoststories.

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BEAUTIFUL photo!!!

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A balmy night under the stars!

What else is there to do when you don't have tickets for the Bruce Springsteen concert in Belfast.

This will do me!

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The making of many books is without limit
And much study is a wearying of the flesh. (Eccl. 12)

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This is the skeleton of William Burke, who was hanged on this day in 1829. Along with his partner William Hare, he murdered at least 16 people to sell to anatomists for dissection. In 2022 I carried out conservation work on his remains

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#FolkloreSunday - One of Henri Fuseli's paintings - The Debutante at the Tate...1807. These women might be high class prostitutes/courtesans. The woman sewing, appears tethered by a lead round her neck. Swiss-born, spend most of his life in the UK. #paintings #PainterOfTheNight

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Old mustanger cabin in REMOTE Colorado. #ColoradoHistory #MoffatCounty

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when i say im omw, this is what i mean

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Gosh - trying out "X" - formerly known as twitter, and my post won't load! Regardless...if this works...this is the gravesite of Marie Contassot - murdered prostitute. #Denvehistory #ColoradoHistory #WildWest

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There is something waiting for us at the edge of the woods, and it is our fate to meet it.

—Clarissa Pinkola Estés
art by Christian Schloe
#ofdarkandmacabre #bookchatweekly

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out for a stroll, netherlands, ca. 1500

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the 800 year old borgund stave church in norway. the entire church, including the nails used in its construction, is made out of wood.

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Oh. (Daily Sentinel 1922, via @_newspapers)

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@Joanne27110834 @OneMargaretx Sounds great!!

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#FolkloreSunday Queen Anee's Lace - At the center of the flowerhead, is a tiny cluster of dark red flowers, like someone pricked their finger while working lace. Queen Anne (1702-1714) lost 17 children of her children, and sewed to comfort herself.

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Story recommendation! NO QUARTER by Kathleen O'Neal Gear. what sets this story apart is the POV of an enslaved woman during the Alamo.
@GearBooks #HistFict #books

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Here's an article I did a while back - the Headless Horseman is more than a #Halloweentale, but has roots in #history #Americanhistory #AmericanRevolution #AmHist

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The Dreaded #HeadlessHorseman and the Legend of #SleepyHollow by @Rsamuelsonb1 https://t.co/7Fz6qjSlT2

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On the way home from @Western_Writers Conference in Rapid City - stopped by this roadside point of interest. Must go back to this part of Nebraska again soon. #Nebraska #WildWest

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#FolkloreThursday Will-O-the-Wisp and Snake by Hermann Hendrich - Romanticism style. The streaks of light, also called “ignis fatuus,” Latin for “foolish fire”. Not sure what the snake adds...but OK....#FolkloreThursday