Writing a Monster; Being a Monster ailishsinclair.com/2025/09/on-m... #writing #history #chronicillness

Kelly's Cats and Union Terrace Gardens ailishsinclair.com/2025/09/kell... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social

8 Folklore-Inspired Horror Novels That Will Make Your Skin Crawl Prejudice, misogyny, and colonial violence are the real terror in these books that will make your blood run cold #Folklore electricliterature.com/8-folklore-i...

I love seeing Ailish Sinclair’s posts that include her knowledge and beautiful photos.

Deep in the woods… #Scotland

Kelly’s Cats and Union Terrace Gardens Kelly's Cats adorn Union Bridge in Aberdeen. Commissioned by architect William Kelly, and designed by artist Sidney Boyes, they were added to the bridge in 1910. They're leopards, taken from the Aberdeen Coat of Arms. Two leopards are said to have been gifted…

Wishing you a peaceful evening. #Scotland

Globe thistle in Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen. Theatre in background. #flowersky

"The same drug is also causing #insomnia so I have massive #eyebags ..There’s quite a lot of #bandage action across my body too, which adds an air of mummification fun to the whole ensemble.": buff.ly/SRj85T8 by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social #ChronicIllness #disability

Globe thistle in Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen. Theatre in background. #flowersky

Storm’s a-coming! Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire.

One of the leopards on Union Bridge in Aberdeen. #Scotland

A couple of nice blue doors and a standing stone (part of a circle). Midmar Kirk, Aberdeenshire. #stonecircle #standingstones #Scotland

The Nine Castles of the Knuckle ailishsinclair.com/2025/08/the-... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social

The Nine Castles of the Knuckle Inverallochy Castle I walked across the stubbly field to Inverallochy Castle at the weekend. It's one of the nine castles of the knuckle, a term coined by historian William Douglas Simpson. It refers to nine ancient castles built along the rocky (knuckle-like) coast…

A couple of nice blue doors and a standing stone (part of a circle). Midmar Kirk, Aberdeenshire. #stonecircle #standingstones #Scotland

I love this book so much. It is one of the most wonderful books I have ever read. The first time I read it in 2023 after the investigation ended was such a healing experience! #BookSky #BookSky📚 📚💜📚

The Liminal Space Between Summer and Autumn ailishsinclair.com/2025/08/the-... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social

The Liminal Space Between Summer and Autumn We've reached it. That brief, liminal space between seasons. There's a chill to the morning and evening air, but the sunshine blazes hot during the day. I march along between the forest and the hedgerow, towards cooler, crisper weather. But, for today,…

“Once Upon a Time, in the Days of Auld Lang Syne...” getbook.at/Themermaidandthebear THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR blends the Scottish witch trials, in particular the 1597 Aberdeen witchcraft panic, with a love story. “A delight from end to end.” Undiscovered Scotland #BookSky #KindleUnlimited

“I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care; And I shall go in the Devil’s name, Ay while I come home again.” A spell to turn into a hare from the witchcraft confessions of Isobel Gowdie, 1662. Mural in Auldearn by Helen Wright. #FairyTaleTuesday

Honeysuckle and brambles. #autumn #Scotland

“Once Upon a Time, in the Days of Auld Lang Syne...” getbook.at/Themermaidandthebear THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR blends the Scottish witch trials, in particular the 1597 Aberdeen witchcraft panic, with a love story. “A delight from end to end.” Undiscovered Scotland #BookSky #KindleUnlimited

🐈‍⬛ 🎶 🐈‍⬛ #cat #CatsOfBlueSky

The Warld's End, Fraserburgh ailishsinclair.com/2025/08/the-... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social

The Warld’s End, Fraserburgh The Warld's End (World's End) is said to be the oldest house in Fraserburgh. I'm not sure if that's strictly true. It was rebuilt in 1766 after being seized from its Jacobite owner and sold. I don't think it's known quite how old the original building was. It played…

The Annual 'Harvest in Scotland' Post ailishsinclair.com/2025/08/the-... I do seem to write one of these every year, so here we go! The harvest in Scotland is happening now. Golden crops abound, some cut, some not. #MondayBlogs

In the dunes. Beside the sea. #Scotland

“I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care; And I shall go in the Devil’s name, Ay while I come home again.” A spell to turn into a hare from the witchcraft confessions of Isobel Gowdie, 1662. Mural in Auldearn by Helen Wright. #FairyTaleTuesday

#FairyTaleTuesday "I have the knowledge of the stars, Of stars which pre-exist the earth, I know where I have come from ..." [Red Book of Hergest] Shapeshifter Merlin reputedly passed on some of his vast knowledge to King Arthur as he oversaw his upbringing ... 🎨Jean-Noël Rochut

Writing Scottish Fiction ailishsinclair.com/2025/08/writ... via @ailishsinclair.bsky.social

Hold on to your hats! Clutch your pearls! Amalphia is back, and her choices are as shocking as ever in this dark and witty sequel. mybook.to/cabriole #kindleunlimited #romance #ballet #bookworm #dancebooks #booksky

If you like castles, Scotland, history, witches, stone circles and Christmas done medieval-style, you might like THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR. There’s also a love story. Paperback and kindle: getbook.at/Themermaidandthebear #HistoricalFiction #romance #books #Scotland #KindleUnlimited

If you don’t want to read Agatha Christie together by candlelight whilst sharing tea and scones in a humble cottage in the Scottish Highlands during a raging storm, then please don’t tell me you’re “down for a good time."

No they don’t. :)

Columba's Bones by David Greig | #historicalfiction #DarklandTales #novella #Bookreview | @PolygonBooks @BirlinnBooks portobellobookblog.com/2025/08/16/c... via @portybelle.bsky.social

In the dunes. Beside the sea. #Scotland

Paperbacks to Look Out For in September 2025 alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/08/pape... #MondayBlogs

Writing Scottish Fiction I write Scottish fiction (quick link to Amazon), often set in Aberdeenshire, the area of Scotland where I live. My historical novels combine little-known dark events with love stories. There are witches, bears and Romans to be found in them, detailed here. I have two…

The Annual 'Harvest in Scotland' Post ailishsinclair.com/2025/08/the-... I do seem to write one of these every year, so here we go! The harvest in Scotland is happening now. Golden crops abound, some cut, some not. #MondayBlogs

The State of Social Media for Authors in 2025: The Good, The Bad, and The WTF | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack vist.ly/43p62 Social media for authors is still a wild, unpredictable beast in 2025. #MondayBlogs #SocialMedia #WritingCommunity

"But chronic, neverending #pain has no beginning or end, and we move alongside the world of #healthy bodies. Nothing seems amiss at first sight, because the world moves too quickly to really see.": buff.ly/K75cKoh #InvisibleIllness #MondayBlogs #ChronicPain

This book is beautiful! #BookSky #BookSky📚

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The Annual ‘Harvest in Scotland’ Post I do seem to write one of these every year, so here we go! The harvest in Scotland is happening now. Golden crops abound, some cut, some not. The above field is over by Tolquhon Castle which I visited briefly at the weekend. The rather wonderful gate: I…

If you like castles, Scotland, history, witches, stone circles and Christmas done medieval-style, you might like THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR. There’s also a love story. Paperback and kindle: getbook.at/Themermaidandthebear #HistoricalFiction #romance #books #Scotland #KindleUnlimited

'Guiding Star' by contemporary Irish sculptor Rachel Joynt #womensart #August

The beautiful and powerful Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, AB. #Canada

Isobel Gowdie: I Shall Go into a Hare ailishsinclair.com/2025/07/isob... “I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care…” The quote is part of the extraordinary witchcraft confessions of Isobel Gowdie from 1662. #MondayBlogs #history #witches #Scotland