AllysonShaw

AllysonShaw, 1 month ago to Scotland

The National Galleries Scotland has acquired #remediosvaro 's incredible painting "Encounter"
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/interviews/scotland-secures-surrealist-painting-encounter #scotland #edinburgh #surrealism #womensart

AllysonShaw, 7 months ago to history

"It is academic audacity, born of imperial ways of knowing, that enables a historian to act as if it doesn’t matter that victims and their descendants know what was done to them; it doesn’t count as “known” unless it is articulated in academic language by a credible expert." Fascinating interview. https://www.guernicamag.com/miscellaneous-files-ariella-aisha-azoulay/ #Histodon #history #resistance

AllysonShaw, 7 months ago to Paranormal

“Researching and writing this story about the Dyatlov Pass Incident was a bit like my more recent obsessive dive into the world of the Scottish witch hunts—the secret records, the mood of terror, the circling myths—but at the time I believed fiction was a better vehicle for arriving at a truth.”

14 years after the publication of my story about the Dyatlov Pass Incident, I consider the use of atrocity in fiction.

https://allysonshaw.substack.com/p/writing-the-dead

#paranormal #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #substack

AllysonShaw, 7 months ago to menopause

“My own ordeal was my link to those accused of witchcraft in the 17th century. Writing about women’s tribulations in a culture that deliberately disbelieves women’s pain gave meaning to the meaningless anguish I faced daily in my own life as well as the women's lives I researched.” I revisit my thoughts on HRT, crones and hope on World Menopause Day

https://open.substack.com/pub/allysonshaw/p/on-world-menopause-day #WorldMenopauseDay #Menopause #WitchesOfMastodon #CroneLife

AllysonShaw, 9 months ago to Scotland

The North American Edition of Ashes and Stones arrived today—published by Pegasus Books in the US on October 3rd. The stone on the cover is the Nicnevin stone in the village of Monzie. Named after the legendary woman burnt as a witch named Kate Nicnevin who also shares a name with Nicnevin, the mythic Scottish witch-goddess and the leader of the wild hunt in lore. According to Sir Walter Scott, she is the “Scottish Hecate.” #witches #WitchesOfMastodon #bookstodon #NewBook #Scotland #folklore

AllysonShaw, 9 months ago to Scotland

Ashes & Stones is @waterstones Scottish Book of the Month for September! Thank you Waterstones for supporting my debut nonfiction book. #scotland #scottish #ScottishHistory #ScottishFolklore #Witch #witchcraft #WitchesOfMastodon #Feminism #Feminist #Nonfiction #Debut #CreativeNonfiction #Books #bookstodon #Queer #Disabled #WritingCommunity #Histodon #history

AllysonShaw, 9 months ago to random

I like this silly “Memoji” of me in my FFFP3 mask. It’s cute and reminds me of a time when a mask was so normal, a huge corporation made it a virtual accessory option. The full range of emotions are visible on the little emoji despite the mask. It wasn’t that long ago this was something we did for each other- masking & testing.(continued in comments) #covid #MaskUp #ChronicIllness #DisabilityAwareness #DisabledJoy

thetyee, 10 months ago to random

“Crip Up the Kitchen” aims to make home cooking more accessible for disabled and neurodivergent cooks (and would-be cooks).

andrea bennett caught up with author Jules Sherred about “lazy” assumptions, the heroism of a pressure cooker, diet culture and more. 🥘

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/07/21/New-Book-Disabled-Cooks/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=072123-m&utm_campaign=editorial

AllysonShaw, 10 months ago to disabled

This is a great explanation of the Disability Pride Flag. I’m feeling it. Happy Disabilty Pride month, my beautiful fellow crips—all of us, survivors. I am so proud & grateful to be part of this community. #DisabilityPrideMonth #disabled #disabilitypridemonth

AllysonShaw, 1 year ago to random

These are pictures I took at the Jack in the Green fest, held every Beltane in Hastings. These are from 13 years ago, when I lived in London. I particularly like this portrait of the inimitable Simon Costin of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall. This was a magical time and place, when I haunted folky events. It may never again be safe for me to be in crowds like this. I’m mourning that loss this Beltane. #Beltane #hastings #JackInTheGreen #Festivals #nostalgia #Pagan #MayDay #2010

A man with a green painted face and bright red flowers painted around his eyes is dressed in a green costume of rags and a leaf adorned hat. He stands next to a giant woven wicker man who has ivy for hair and red flower eyes that match the man next to him.
A large gathering of green clan people stand on a hill beside some ruins, a woman dressed as a fairy is in the foreground, a silver crown on her blonde head. She carries a star-topped wand.
Two women wear green face paint and are elaborately adorned in hats, gloves and green dresses that are embroidered with flowers. One is covered with flowers and a mask made of leaves so that she doesn't even look like she has a face. Her leather gloves are ringed with bells.

focaccio, 1 year ago to random

Bright Beltane Blessings folks! Hail the Green Man! Today I've planted seeds, fixed up a bird/bee box and will be breaking bread and mead tonight. We'll also light our new garden candles. Pictures later... Enjoy the day!
#beltane #mayday #mayday2023 #paganism #greenman