Katy Soar
@kjsoar.bsky.social
PhD. Senior lecturer in Archaeology. Writer for Hellebore. Co-editor of 'Strange Relics' with Dr. Amara Thornton (Handheld Press). Editor 'Circles of Stone' and 'Return of the Ancients' (British Library Tales of the Weird). She/her.
I have a dog.
I have a dog.
About last night... It was an honour to help open the Nottingham Waterstones Women in Horror weekend talking about @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird books 🖤🦇🎃
It was also a thrill to be the guest at the same Waterstones I used to work at, many moons ago 😁
📷 @paulftremlett.bsky.social
It was also a thrill to be the guest at the same Waterstones I used to work at, many moons ago 😁
📷 @paulftremlett.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
About last night... It was an honour to help open the Nottingham Waterstones Women in Horror weekend talking about @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird books 🖤🦇🎃
It was also a thrill to be the guest at the same Waterstones I used to work at, many moons ago 😁
📷 @paulftremlett.bsky.social
It was also a thrill to be the guest at the same Waterstones I used to work at, many moons ago 😁
📷 @paulftremlett.bsky.social
I like to make memes of 90s songs that students won't know as a way to help them understand archaeological dating. Foolproof.
October 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I like to make memes of 90s songs that students won't know as a way to help them understand archaeological dating. Foolproof.
Loved this, by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social. It freaked me out and broke my heart in equal measure 🖤
October 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Loved this, by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social. It freaked me out and broke my heart in equal measure 🖤
Two years of this good boy 💕
September 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Two years of this good boy 💕
Wait time in urgent care. Should have bought a book...
September 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wait time in urgent care. Should have bought a book...
It me! I'll be doing a panel about the @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird series with Zara-Louise Stubbs, editor of 'The Uncanny Gastronomic', at Nottingham Waterstone's on Halloween 🖤
Especially fun as I used to work at this branch, many moons ago...
Especially fun as I used to work at this branch, many moons ago...
August 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It me! I'll be doing a panel about the @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird series with Zara-Louise Stubbs, editor of 'The Uncanny Gastronomic', at Nottingham Waterstone's on Halloween 🖤
Especially fun as I used to work at this branch, many moons ago...
Especially fun as I used to work at this branch, many moons ago...
For reference, here he is a few days ago, serving looks
August 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
For reference, here he is a few days ago, serving looks
Because I am very tired and finding it hard to be motivated by anything, here is a picture of Abu as a puppy, shortly after he was rescued from the side of a road in Bosnia. You're welcome.
August 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Because I am very tired and finding it hard to be motivated by anything, here is a picture of Abu as a puppy, shortly after he was rescued from the side of a road in Bosnia. You're welcome.
I think about Marcos a lot
July 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I think about Marcos a lot
Breakfast at home is not a patch on Athens breakfast, but I get to share it with this wee scamp 😍
July 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Breakfast at home is not a patch on Athens breakfast, but I get to share it with this wee scamp 😍
Muse, tell me about Pan, the dear son of Hermes, with his goat's feet and two horns - a lover of merry noise.
July 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Muse, tell me about Pan, the dear son of Hermes, with his goat's feet and two horns - a lover of merry noise.
Catching up with old friends at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
July 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Catching up with old friends at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
And a good morning to you from Athens
July 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
And a good morning to you from Athens
A few days of being an external examiner here in Athens. Now it's time to be a tourist
July 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A few days of being an external examiner here in Athens. Now it's time to be a tourist
Look at how gorgeous and still this lichen is, just lying there, symbotically linking fungi and algae, filtering pollutants from the atmosphere. Like a very slow growing boss. #belikelichen
June 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Look at how gorgeous and still this lichen is, just lying there, symbotically linking fungi and algae, filtering pollutants from the atmosphere. Like a very slow growing boss. #belikelichen
Massive D20 or tiny tiny dog?
June 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Massive D20 or tiny tiny dog?
Just a boy who loves his carrots 🥕
June 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just a boy who loves his carrots 🥕
If anyone is interested in resurrecting the trend for garden hermits, drop me a line
May 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
If anyone is interested in resurrecting the trend for garden hermits, drop me a line
Sheep may safely graze at Cosdon Hill triple stone row, South Zeal, Dartmoor #standingstonesunday
May 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sheep may safely graze at Cosdon Hill triple stone row, South Zeal, Dartmoor #standingstonesunday
He goes from smouldering to derp in an instant!
May 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
He goes from smouldering to derp in an instant!
Abu's latest thirst trap
May 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Abu's latest thirst trap