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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...

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...

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;...

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...

June 2017

June 06, 2017

Wonder Woman: A Holy Communion

Why all the hullabaloo about Wonder Woman? Why is this movie such a big deal?...

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 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 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...

September 2016

September 16, 2016

Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford

A short review of The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford, and...

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 20, 2016

From the Shadows: Faith & Politics in Paganism

It is possible -- perhaps even necessary -- to separate Church and State. But is...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

#BerntheWitch Wasn’t About Misogyny, but Now it Might as Well Be

Context is everything. #BerntheWitch is a hashtag that has been used by the Pagan community...

March 08, 2016

An Ordinary Day: Thoughts on International Women’s Day

Today was just an ordinary day for me; but how little I appreciate my blessings.

January 2016

January 30, 2016

The Handmaid’s Tale

Two days and one hundred years ago, women first achieved the right to vote in...

January 04, 2016

From the Shadows: “Just My Opinion”

"It's just my opinion" is meant to be a qualifier based in humility. It is...

August 2015

August 01, 2015

The Magical Battle of Britain

It's a strange footnote of history. Germany never invaded Britain. Dion Fortune organized an extraordinary...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

From the Shadows: Transphobia is Anti-Feminist

I learned a new term this week, I'm sorry to say. The term is TERF,...

January 2015

January 06, 2015

A Pagan’s 13 Best Practices for Peace in 2015

Patheos invites contributors to consider some “resolutions” around faith-based practices that could lead to greater...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

Trained to Hate, Trained to Kill #Ferguson #Highway of Tears

Ferguson drew tragic attention to an ongoing problem: the way that we train our police...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

A Pox on Black Friday! #BoycottBlackFriday

I deplore Black Friday. I do not think I can make it clear enough how...