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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...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

Pagan Book Review: The Chains that Bind by Sarah Buhrman

I've long been a fan of the Runespells series, which I'm sure everyone knows by...

February 2019

February 07, 2019

From the Shadows: D.J. Conway and the Vicissitudes of the Internet

D.J. Conway passed away last week, I was saddened to see. And all over the...

February 02, 2019

Imbolc and the Grey Blahs

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

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Animals

Lilith Dorsey of Voodoo Universe and I discuss how animals are regarded in witchcraft and...

October 2018

October 15, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Protests and Protection

Activism and Paganism seem to go hand-in-hand lately, and a lot has been happening within...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

From the Shadows: Technopagans, the Total Non-Controversy

An article from Broadly in 2016 has been circulating on Pagan Twitter over the past...

September 22, 2018

From the Shadows: I’ll Celebrate the Sabbats Any F*cking Way I Want To

I said the following, and you may quote me: I think that people who criticize...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

13 Things I’ve Learned About Weddings as an Officiant

This year marks the tenth year I've served as a Religious Representative. I have learned...

July 2018

July 28, 2018

Seekers and Guides: Empathy in Trauma and Drama

If you're an empath overwhelmed by the stress of healing trauma, for yourself or others;...

July 25, 2018

Pagan Symbolism in Fantasy Writing

Witches and Pagans like fantasy. The question for me is why?

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 9: Ancestors (Transcription) – Part 2

The following article is the transcription of the second half of Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 9: Ancestors (Transcription) – Part 1

The following article is the transcription of the first half of Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode...

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...

November 2017

November 01, 2017

Book Review: Fluffy Bunny by Sarah Buhrman (Runespells #2)

Fluffy Bunny by Sarah Buhrman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received an Advanced...

September 2017

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 15, 2017

Dealing with Trolls: 30 Days 30 Authors

(Video) Today on the #30days30authors challenge, we were asked to talk about an experience we've...

July 12, 2017

About Book Blurbs – 30 Days 30 Authors

(Video) In these two #30days30authors videos, I detail what a book blurb is and explain...

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 15, 2017

8 Reasons Why This Author is Opting OUT of Digital Rights Management

As a new indie fiction author, I'm opting OUT of Digital Rights Management. Here's why.

March 04, 2017

Witchcraft’s Not a Real Religion, so the Police Won’t Protect You

For police, a hate crime involving property would require the commission of the mischief to...

March 03, 2017

An Ordinary Day: My Thoughts on International Women’s Day

Right now, while I am enjoying what is, for me, an ordinary day, women are...

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 16, 2016

Book Review: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The purpose of science fiction is, arguably, to make you think and question what it...

November 2016

November 13, 2016

So You Want to Write a Novel (Week 2): The Slog #NaNoWriMo

What do you do when writing feels like banging your head against a brick wall?...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Book Review: Hades’ Daughter, Book 1 of The Troy Game by Sara Douglass

Sable offers a scathing review of the historical-mythological fantasy novel Hades' Daughter; book one of...