the ghost of cee
@horationelson.bsky.social
she/her, 30s, leftist, queer, spouse, writer, historian, video gamer, cosplayer, southerner, cross-stitcher, german speaker, bog body. icon by @mxmorel.
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Hi y'all! I should probably do an intro. I'm Cee (she/her), an independent social historian in the American South. I study medieval Britain, the American colonial period, World War I, and the history of death & mourning. I do living history as an 18th-century cannoneer and needleworker. 🧵
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Someone really had fun with metal threads and wire here. Not content with a shiny dress, crown and sceptre, this very regal Esther has two attendants holding up her train and a parasol in a c. 1640 embroidery at The Holburne Museum, Bath.
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Someone really had fun with metal threads and wire here. Not content with a shiny dress, crown and sceptre, this very regal Esther has two attendants holding up her train and a parasol in a c. 1640 embroidery at The Holburne Museum, Bath.
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
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♥️ Absolutely love this delicate & alert ivory gazelle, #Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1390–1352 BC, standing on a wooden pedestal with inlaid decoration depicting plants that allude to its semi-desert habitat.
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
♥️ Absolutely love this delicate & alert ivory gazelle, #Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1390–1352 BC, standing on a wooden pedestal with inlaid decoration depicting plants that allude to its semi-desert habitat.
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
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#TuesdayFeels: A skeleton, seated on his grave, awakes to the last trump on judgement day.
Etching by Martin after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
Etching by Martin after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#TuesdayFeels: A skeleton, seated on his grave, awakes to the last trump on judgement day.
Etching by Martin after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
Etching by Martin after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
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Fun history fact! If you were born in the 12th century, by now you'd be dead.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Fun history fact! If you were born in the 12th century, by now you'd be dead.
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Our comrades in Food Not Bombs are buying a freezer to keep food longer and feed more people. Donate if you can, and get out to North Charleston every Sunday to help with distribution.
donorbox.org/freezer-funds
donorbox.org/freezer-funds
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Our comrades in Food Not Bombs are buying a freezer to keep food longer and feed more people. Donate if you can, and get out to North Charleston every Sunday to help with distribution.
donorbox.org/freezer-funds
donorbox.org/freezer-funds
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Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
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Any Dropout TV or Game Changer fans looking for a cute little treat?
I sold these Game Changer earrings at a Dropout Tribute show and these are the 6 pairs.
Would love to see them go to fans, so happy to sell them for $5 plus shipping (probably cost of a regular stamp?)
I sold these Game Changer earrings at a Dropout Tribute show and these are the 6 pairs.
Would love to see them go to fans, so happy to sell them for $5 plus shipping (probably cost of a regular stamp?)
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Any Dropout TV or Game Changer fans looking for a cute little treat?
I sold these Game Changer earrings at a Dropout Tribute show and these are the 6 pairs.
Would love to see them go to fans, so happy to sell them for $5 plus shipping (probably cost of a regular stamp?)
I sold these Game Changer earrings at a Dropout Tribute show and these are the 6 pairs.
Would love to see them go to fans, so happy to sell them for $5 plus shipping (probably cost of a regular stamp?)
this weirdo thinks that every author is stephen king or suzanne collins or something
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
this weirdo thinks that every author is stephen king or suzanne collins or something
i, a loser-ass simp, would appreciate if you pay for my book when it comes out in the spring so i can get less than a dollar in royalties each time
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
i, a loser-ass simp, would appreciate if you pay for my book when it comes out in the spring so i can get less than a dollar in royalties each time
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Libraries pay for books. There are 17k public libraries in the US. 90k school libraries. If even a small percent of those each buy a book, that helps out considerably financially.
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Libraries pay for books. There are 17k public libraries in the US. 90k school libraries. If even a small percent of those each buy a book, that helps out considerably financially.
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
In Canada, libraries pay the author PER BORROW.
A lot of books on internet archives were stolen to begin with...
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Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.
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they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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sorry for posting about The Character. yeah it's terminal. sorry. it'll happen again
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
sorry for posting about The Character. yeah it's terminal. sorry. it'll happen again
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the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
@actualkatherine.bsky.social seeing about the unexploded ordnance. you were my first thought lmao
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
@actualkatherine.bsky.social seeing about the unexploded ordnance. you were my first thought lmao
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this post is still up as of 6 pm
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
this post is still up as of 6 pm
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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Bilbo when asked how he's gonna get the dwarves out of Mirkwood
How’re you going to get all that product across the water?
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Bilbo when asked how he's gonna get the dwarves out of Mirkwood
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance.
A world without trans people has never existed and never will ❣️
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance
A world without trans people has never existed and never will ❣️
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance
A world without trans people has never existed and never will🏳️⚧️🐯
![A Tiger head surrounded by flames coming out of their closed mouth. Their stripes are pink and light blue and their fur is white. These are the colours of the trans flag. The tiger’s eyes are sparkling.
The choice of a tiger is based on a pun. Tora is the Japanese word for tiger. When you read the world trans in Japanese katakana it starts with “tora” to-ra-n-su [ トランス ]
Under the tiger’s head text read: “a world without trans people has never existed and never will.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ockrei52p4jp26e7gl7yih4h/bafkreicvkcqovzfq74rtkociuf3o3sskbcwiqnjjoiayoixe3w5h3epwti@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance.
A world without trans people has never existed and never will ❣️
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance
A world without trans people has never existed and never will ❣️
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance
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I really liked "In the Heart of the Sea" and I don't care who knows
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I really liked "In the Heart of the Sea" and I don't care who knows