Hist & HistFict & Western Neo-noir Writer-DARK RANGE SERIES, BAD OLD DAYS OF COLORADO and MORE. Interests: hist. preservation, mourning jewelry, storms.
Denver, CO
Joined June 2015
- Tweets3.8K
- Following1K
- Followers1.1K
- Likes3.6K
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
The making of many books is without limit
And much study is a wearying of the flesh. (Eccl. 12)
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
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
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
when i say im omw, this is what i mean
ALT A watercolor of a rabbit holding a spear and riding atop a giant snail with a saddle and reins
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
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
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
out for a stroll, netherlands, ca. 1500
ALT A medieval painting of a creature comprised of a nun's head and two feet with an owl nesting atop its head
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
the 800 year old borgund stave church in norway. the entire church, including the nails used in its construction, is made out of wood.
ALT a weathered wooden church with many gables sitting among graves on a lush green hill, in front of a foggy forested landscape
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
Legend tells of a beautiful young woman who rejected the advances of local man Joshua Linnet 💔
Unable to accept rejection, he accused her of being a witch & managed to convince the local townsfolk to drown her in Black Mere Pond in the Peak Disrict.
#folklorethursday
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
The call the hole in the Riddle Stone at Wykham Rising the 'Hag's Eye'. It is said that if you look through it on certain days – Midsummer, Puck's Eve, the Heading of the Corn – you get a glimpse of the next world over. However, it also gets a glimpse of you. #FolkloreThursday
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
This Paris doorway haunted me for years after I first came across it. So I went back.
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
Sangorski & Sutcliffe is a firm of bookbinders established in London in 1901. It is considered 1 of the most important bookbinding companies of the 20th century,famous for its luxurious jeweled bindings that used gold & precious stones in their book covers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangor…
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
#Welsh Lake #Legends: Llyn Cwm Llwch and the Door of the #TylwythTeg by @ztevetevans #fairies buff.ly/2I6WfFj
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
Europe's indigenous Sámi people take fight for rights to United Nations apple.news/AOeumE7SmRCKhGjmp…
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
1/15 Famous illustrator Arthur Rackham created a set of silhouettes for Sleeping Beauty in 1920.
Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)- Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/people/forgott… #FaustianFriday #art #vintage #illustration #fairytales #homedecor
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
Good Morning ☕️
Stunning photograph i took of a Montana Buffalo taken one early morning
#wildlife #photography #western #Buffalo #Montana
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
For all our researchers, remember Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio’ is now digitised and is available online on the Digital Collections platform digitalcollections.tcd.ie/co…
@TCDEnglish @TCDtheBook @TLRHub @TCD_AHSS
#VirtualTrinityLibrary
Randi SamuelsonBrown retweeted
Check out the newest release from @rsamuelsonb1 and here's a great #bookreview cynthialealmassey.com/blog/f…
