2025
Hello, dear readers of Unquiet Things!
I wanted to take a moment to clear up something that’s come to my attention recently. A thoughtful commenter clicked the “Subscribe” button here on the blog and wondered if that was the same as subscribing to my newsletter, Trinkets & Treasures.
They are completely different things!
When you click the “Subscribe” button on this site, you’ll receive notifications whenever I publish a new post here on Unquiet Things. It’s a great way to make sure you never miss a blog update about all the dark delights I explore here. Which is nice! But my newsletter is its own beast entirely.
Unquiet Things vs. Trinkets & Treasures: A Tale of Two Entirely Different Things
Unquiet Things serves as my little gallery/presentation space in this weird corner of the internet – it’s where I share my favorite gothic romance cover artists, avant-garden runway shows, or perfume reviews. Or all the other stuff I write about! While I don’t take it overly seriously, it’s a space very dear to my heart.
Trinkets & Treasures, on the other hand, is like stopping by my house for a cup of tea and random chatter. It’s where I share:
- Whatever books or music have grabbed me lately
- My current skincare/perfume/clothing obsessions
- That recipe I can’t shut up about
- Sometimes even my strange dreams or midnight revelations!
A Gentle Disclaimer
If you enjoy what I share here but haven’t subscribed to Trinkets & Treasures, you’re experiencing only one side of my creative world. But I also want to be clear: if you’re here for my blog posts about weird art and spooky stuff, please know that the newsletter is a completely different vibe. Don’t sign up expecting more of the same, only to feel bamboozled when you receive a recipe for sourdough biscuits and a link to my favorite Japanese giallo jazz fusion band of the moment. I’m sparing us both the inevitable unsubscribe, which would absolutely, 100% hurt my feelings.
Where to Find This Mysterious Newsletter
To subscribe to Trinkets & Treasures, you’ll need to visit its dedicated page, which is completely separate from this blog. You can find the link to Trinkets & Treasures in the menu that runs across the top of the page – clicking it will take you to a Flodesk signup page. See image above to help you find it! Or just click any of the links that I’ve peppered throughout this blog post.
If you’re curious about what you’ve been missing, here are a few past issues to give you a taste:
Trinkets & Treasures Volume 38 New music, nostalgic tee shirts, and a newly commissioned pendant
Trinkets & Treasures Volume 37 Super tasty sourdough biscuits and another good tee shirt
Trinkets & Treasures Volume 36 The best, most cozy-chic lounge set and sheet pan grilled cheese sammies
And if you’re looking to subscribe to blog updates, you’ll find that option in the email field on the right-hand side of the page (see image above.) If you’re curious about the blog post featured in these screen caps, you can find it here: Nothing Weird Here: Max Frey’s Perfectly Normal Sea Creatures.
A Brief Note About Support
My blog and newsletter are free and will never be behind a paywall. This site is now and will always be ad-free because honestly, I don’t want a bunch of ads junking things up and making the site look all garbagey. What I am saying is: this site makes no money. I work full time in my very boring, non-writing job, and I spend my spare moments writing for the blog and the books I have published (which make very little money, and I definitely could not live off of them.)
If you’ve ever appreciated, thrilled to, resonated with, or found useful anything I have ever written, I do have a Kofi link if you’re feeling generous, and if you like my writings on perfume, you can certainly support me through my Midnight Stinks Patreon.
If you’d like to show your support in other ways, comments and shares always make my heart soar (as opposed to unsubscribing, which makes my heart SORE!)
And of course, if you’re already subscribed to both this blog and my newsletter- you’re a true friend indeed! Thanks for hanging out with me in both my public gallery and my more casual space. Thanks as always for being here, however you choose to connect with this frou-frou fantôme and weaver of the weird.