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October 2019

October 01, 2019

Dear Greta Thunberg

Dear Greta Thunberg: I'm writing to tell you I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't do...

February 2019

February 11, 2019

“Riders of the Rainbow Ridge” by Diana Paxson Rides Again!

I'm excited to announce that Diana Paxson will be contributing her classic story, "Rides of...

February 02, 2019

Imbolc and the Grey Blahs

Imbolc is a difficult time of the year for me. I suffer from seasonal affective...

October 2018

October 04, 2018

Egregores & Semiotic Ghosts: Group Thoughtforms in Magic & Culture

Recently I discovered a concept in science fiction, attributed to William Gibson, called "semiotic ghosts."...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

Sable’s Fall Patreon Drive!

Hi there! I'm doing a fall Patreon drive and giveaway! Get a chance to win...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

I Was on the Pagan-Musings Podcast

Here's the archive of my appearance on the Pagan-Musings Podcast. It's very off-the-cuff! This is...

April 2018

April 06, 2018

A Plea to Fight Bullying

Bullying is a terrible thing. I was bullied as a child. I was an odd...

December 2017

December 10, 2017

Canadian Wicca on Tapestry

Tapestry, a respected CBC Radio show on religion in Canada, features Wicca on the show....

October 2017

October 14, 2017

Taking the War to Wikipedia

Some of you may remember a few years ago that Pagan articles on Wikipedia kept...

September 2017

September 06, 2017

A Message from the Water Spirits

I have a Witch's message to share. I'm talking to the Pagans and any sympathetic...

September 01, 2017

Sexism in the Apocalypse

I'm going to debunk a few myths that you probably believe. When I'm done I'm...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

From the Shadows: My Thoughts on Charlottesville

Have you ever wondered what you would have done in the Holocaust? Or during the...

July 2017

July 13, 2017

A Historical Site: 30 Days 30 Authors

(Video) As part of our #30days30authors challenge, we were to tour a historical site. I...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

From the Shadows: That’s Not What Free Speech Means

Right wing writers in the media are framing the debate, forcing us to argue about...

April 11, 2017

6 Dystopian Sci-Fi Plotlines I’ve Seen in the News Recently

They say that truth is stranger than fiction. But it seems to me that lately,...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Pagan Musings Podcast and Indie Authors Care

I was on the Pagan Musings Podcast last night to talk about my new book....

March 12, 2017

Pagan Fiction Authors Takeover!

What do these fantastic authors have in common? They are all fiction writers, and they...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

Pagan Fiction Authors Coming Together!

On Sunday, March 12, I'm hosting a Facebook event to bring Pagan fiction writers and...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

What Terrorism Means #AvecQuebec

When terrorism strikes in Canada, we hold vigils. We cry a lot. We get angry....

December 2016

December 28, 2016

When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Princess Leia (RIP Carrie Fisher)

It grieves me deeply to learn of the death of Carrie Fisher, whose humour, cleverness...

December 09, 2016

A Quest for Canada: Trans-Canada on the Prairie

Like most of Canada, the Trans-Canada Highway can be beautiful, and like most of Canada,...

November 2016

November 19, 2016

Sacred Universe: Lightyear FM

Want a perspective on what flying through space might actually look like? Here's one project...

November 05, 2016

Ten Tips to Help Get That Novel Written! Week 1 of NaNoWriMo #DoubleUpDay

Sable shares 10 tips to help you get that novel written! #NaNoWriMo

October 2016

October 31, 2016

So You Want to Write a Novel? Ten Steps to Prep for National Novel Writing Month #NaNoWriMo

Want to write a novel and you don't know where to start? Sable Aradia gives...

October 15, 2016

A Quest for Canada

Quest for Canada is a new series of articles about finding the spirit of the...

July 2016

July 01, 2016

Canadian Magick

To celebrate Canada Day, Sable breaks down the magickal and symbolic meaning of a few...

May 2016

May 11, 2016

Book Review: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Atwood's basic scenario here is a weird mating of The Time Machine, The Stand, and...

April 2016

April 23, 2016

Authors for Indies

The role of independent bookstores to the sharing and freedom of knowledge is an important...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 2 – Syncretic Religions

In Episode 2 of Witchcraft & Voodoo, Voodoo Priestess Lilith Dorsey and I discussed what...

March 24, 2016

From the Shadows: “By Their Fruits Shall Ye Know Them”

How do you determine whether or not a faith has value? If I, again, were...