New #podcast episode up! We're talking Wade Whimsies. “Furthermore, the circus strongman must be destroyed.” - Cato the Elder, probably. pod.link/1345222513

From a backburnered May-December literary #MMRomance, "Still Waters." (Not a literal bear.) "An older ginger bear living alone in a house full of antiques and art sounded like a man Ken definitely wanted to get to know better. Much better." #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts 🌈✒️

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Very exciting! A few from my collection.

VERY excited to say that I've put up the first of next year's Romancing the Gothic talks and we're diving into the history of GAY GOTHIC PULP with Justin Tate! Check it out! Online, March 21st 2026, 4pm and 9pm GMT 4 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1715374694... 9 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1715525245...

Spooky season is upon us - you know what that means... The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall is a Gothic #ffromance rife with horror and heartache, wherein an American heiress makes an ill-advised marriage to bring herself closer to the woman who’s stolen her heart.

Just a quick lil dip into the history of Victorian medicine. What could go wrong? #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/4cow...

Clipped from our #Marbles episode. Listen to Antiques Freaks wherever you find your fave #podcast youtube.com/shorts/VyA-r...

Glass get sick! Clipped from our #marbles episode. Listen to Antiques Freaks wherever you find your fave #podcast youtube.com/shorts/25RMM...

Feral alleycat considers benefits of relaxing with golden retriever boyfriend in the Mr Warren's Profession #mmromance #audiobook narrated by @garyfurlongvo.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/Aa8Xa...

September is my birthday month! I have three books for sale; an urban fantasy about gentrification, a historical fiction novel about mind control in pop music, and an illustrated short story collection. If you can't buy, you can request it from the library-- or share this post!

Reminder: our galleries are open this Labor Day -- come check out the current exhibitions including ‘Sunday Funnies,’ 'I Left My Art in San Francisco,’ ‘A Treasury of Animation,’ and 'Backstage with Edward Gorey' plus the Batman Gallery. #krazyKat #RCrumb #MagillaGorilla #EdwardGorey

Please enjoy some classic #historicalromance hand stuff from my #mmromance #audiobook Mr Warren's Profession, narrated by @garyfurlongvo.bsky.social youtu.be/HoENgMHFqig

New #podcast episode! What did it take to be a good husband by the standards of 1930s America, as set forth by George W. Crane (Ph.D., M.D.), cofounder of the Scientific Marriage Foundation? Does an Antiques Freak pass the test? Tune in to find out! open.spotify.com/episode/0Fnw...

Hey. New #mmromance #audiobook narrated by actual human Gary Furlong. Listen to the first chapter below. youtu.be/II137dAkrFM

HELLO are you a fan of The Terror? You should check out the Terror Camp Polar Parties!! I'm helping host the Minneapolis Polar Party so if you're a cold boy fan in cold boy Minnesota you better come hang. 🫵 www.terror.camp/polar-parties

Not long now before submissions for Terror Camp V close on September 1st — so whether you’ve got an idea for a short 5 minute talk or a 30 minute presentation, we really want to hear from you! 🤩✨ Submit your abstract here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1u3x...

As a pallet cleanser may I recommend AMC's 'the terror' season one to those who like good writing? Honestly one of the best written shows, holds up on rewatches EVEN BETTER than the first time, sound design/costuming/set/acting perfect no notes (cgi a little wonky but I forgive them 😌)

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you? Oh they’re not finding me lmaooooo

Enamel where? Enamel here! This week we renew our feud with Martha Stewart and discuss everything there is to know about this trendy and oft-reproduced form of metal and glass design. #enamelware #antiquesfreaks #podcast #antiques open.spotify.com/episode/22de...

Okay I need a medieval historian STAT. What the hell happened to buckle-makers that there's like one English source online acknowledging they even *existed*. HELP?

Listen. We’re all aware that we as a society really whiffed it on Funko Pops. And Beanie Babies. And tulip bulbs. But surely, surely this time is different! #collecting #collectibles #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/3NKm...

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let us remember Qalaherriaq, an Inughuit hunter & interpreter from Greenland who played a vital role in the 1850 search for the lost Franklin expedition, yet was cruelly abducted back to England and died there #Inuit #CulturalHeritage #ArcticHistory 1/2

'The Terror blends isolated horror with history to craft a totally unique concept. It feels starkly different from any other horror story, not relying on jumpscares, letting the gore build up throughout the series.' Adam Nagaitis as Cornelius Hickey #adamnagaitis collider.com/the-terror-s...

AMC’s the Terror season 1 always and forever 🧊⚓️🐻‍❄️

This week on Antiques Freaks - everything you ever wanted to know about vintage Tupperware in one convenient resealable package. open.spotify.com/episode/2xus...

im reading michael palin’s erebus right now which is partially about the lost franklin expedition of 1846 along with her sister ship the terror and can’t help but be reminded of that tweet about how every british navy ship was called either The Hubris or Fuck You Poseidon

So it’s 1403 CE and the future King Henry V of England has just taken an arrow to the face at the Battle of Shrewsbury. Can John Bradmore fix it? Tune in for a story plucked straight outta Shakespeare. #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/62Jj...

Inspired by this thread, we need to start petitioning Playmobil for Franklin Expedition figures!! Imagine.

Our friend Tarra (wellntruly) returns for another thrilling chapter from our Varney vault! Will the Bannerworths finally leave the Hall? (No.) #varneythevampire open.spotify.com/episode/35B1...

Epaulettes that came from a lieutenant's uniform were found on the lower deck of the 1846 shipwreck "HMS Erebus" which had sunk in the sea north of mainland Canada. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory ‪@captjamesfitzjames

Happy Birthday to arctic explorer Francis Leopold McClintock, born on this day in 1819. McLintock is best remembered for leading the expedition that discovered the "Victory Point Note", and confirmed John Rae's testimony on the fate of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845.

This week, Dean Kinzer of @kinzercoins.bsky.social and the Ancient Coin Hour podcast chats with the Antiques Freaks about holding history in the palm of your hand. open.spotify.com/episode/6ROH...

#theauthorsbarelyconcealedfetish appears once more, honking and hooting. #liveread #booksky 💙📚

🗣️ UPCOMING NYC EVENT 🗣️ On July 31st, we’ll be back at the South Street Seaport Museum for another FREE evening of polar & maritime talks, this time with a Queer History theme 🌈✨ ❄️ MORE INFO & RSVP HERE: southstreetseaportmuseum.org/queer-polar-...

Thinking about the Cave of Hands, some of the art dating back to 7,300BC, where 25% of the hand prints are thought to be that of children. Imagining those people gently holding their child up to the cave walls, and using their tiny little hands as a stencil. Art = love = the human soul

Do you like antique and vintage cars? We can almost guarantee your affection for the automobile does not surpass—nay, does not nearly equal—the lust held by the notorious Edwardian author E.F. Benson. (Featuring @terriblebookclub.bsky.social ) open.spotify.com/episode/6iqc...

I was peeking ahead at future chapters of Jane Eyre (I am reading it aloud to my husband in the evenings when we have our bedtime tea) when I was startled by a familiar name on a page. Girl did you just pull him from the papers or- #franklinexpedition #jamesfitzjames

#OTD in 1817, Joseph Dalton Hooker was born. One of the great botanists of all time, a friend of Darwin (and also knew Harry Goodsir, because Goodsir is the Kevin Bacon of mid-C19 science). Anyway. Hooker came to prominence following his voyage on James Clark Ross’ Antarctic expedition 🧵

me and who #EdwardGorey

Terrortwt folks, there's a new open access maritime journal accepting papers)!!!

Do you know the old man in the corner? On today's episode the Antiques Freaks go on a wild ride to track down an #antiques furniture mystery. antiquesfreaks.podbean.com/e/corner-cha...