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September 2026

September 22, 2026

Give It to the Squid: The Realness of Witchcraft

Whenever I come to the conclusion that none of this is true or believable, something...

May 2026

May 24, 2026

And Now, a Word on Transphobia

We don't want anyone to feel unwelcome... oh, wait, their bigotry makes you feel unwelcome?...

April 2026

April 07, 2026

Two Smoking Wands: A Witchfest Mystery Romance

Austin Witchfest remains the highlight of my year, although this time around, there were more...

September 2025

September 13, 2025

Zach Cregger Thinks I’m a Parasite: A Weaponized Review

After sitting through WEAPONS, I can no longer feign interest in social commentary from heterosexual...

September 11, 2025

Jezebel and an Etsy Witch Walk into Charlie Kirk

The general populace tends to view Pagans and witches as flaky, if not silly... until...

May 2025

May 25, 2025

Lapsed Lutheran on the Loose at Austin Witchfest 2025

As far as I'm concerned, any Austin Witchfest that starts with me not getting disappeared is...

March 2025

March 23, 2025

Further Tales of Life as a Witch in Retail

If your intuition is telling you that a given situation calls for Witchcraft, trust your...

March 07, 2025

I Promise You Don’t Have to Read Tarot to Be a Witch

The right deck for me is no deck at all.

February 2025

February 28, 2025

Snitches Get Stitches, Heather

I am being encouraged to promote my upcoming book, and my knee-jerk response is, "Come...

November 2024

November 23, 2024

I Hated the Ending of Agatha but Loved How We All Got Gaslit

And frankly? We kind of deserved the bait-and-switch.

October 2024

October 31, 2024

Zoinks, Ruh-roh, Jinkies, Jeepers, Wicca

I am about 87% convinced that today's young Pagans have negative opinions of Wicca entirely...

October 25, 2024

Chaobunga: A Discordian Deuteronomy

A local artist decided to create a queer, occult parody of Michelangelo's Moses and asked...

October 18, 2024

Defining Chaos Witchcraft (Or, Traumatic Wicca Flashbacks)

The word "chaos" offers an allure that "eclectic" does not, and directionless Witches are starting...

August 2024

August 01, 2024

The Keys to Witchcraft: A Post-Mystic South Misadventure

It’s after midnight. Do you know where your keys are?

July 2024

July 30, 2024

Things You Hear at Mystic South, 2024 Edition

The definitive list that's even more definitive than last year's definitive list.

June 2024

June 19, 2024

Pebblegate and the Rise of Scottish WitchTok

The Protestant ethics of Greyface Culture infiltrate every aspect of our lives, and a recent...

April 2024

April 21, 2024

A Warlock with a Bible Has Entered the Chat

As Pagans, we would all do well to keep a Bible around. But only because...

March 2024

March 27, 2024

The Grumpy Protestant Behind the Pagan Origins of Easter

And he would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling archeologists...

March 07, 2024

Let Them Hex Themselves

It seems I’ve been named as a person of interest in a local subcultural scandal....

February 2024

February 20, 2024

Chaos Veiling (or, Making Du)

Color me surprised by how quickly things went from "experimentally wearing a hat" to "unpacking...

February 04, 2024

Chronicles of a REAL Witch

I did not take home any Witchie Awards, but according to atheists, I'm a real...

January 2024

January 13, 2024

POV: You’re the Switzerland of a Witch War

Never underestimate the dark power of bottomless mimosas.

December 2023

December 28, 2023

Hecate for the Holidays

If you take a step towards God, God will run to you. And if you...

October 2023

October 25, 2023

Faster, Red Goblin! Die! Die!

Car trouble. Chaos magic. Italian folk spirits. Business as usual.

September 2023

September 01, 2023

Plagiarist Liaisons and the Wishful Literati of WitchTok

Should the editor of a self-published anthology be expected to double- and triple-check every submission?...

July 2023

July 21, 2023

Things You Hear at Mystic South

Some people go to Pagan conferences to collect memories, or inspiration, or souvenirs. Me, though,...

July 03, 2023

Coming Out as a Chaos Warlock

I'm not aware of any chaos magic practitioners who actively describe themselves as warlocks. So...

June 2023

June 30, 2023

Thump and Stang: Witchcraft with Random Weaponry

My athame came from an army surplus store, and my wand looks like something a...

June 26, 2023

Adopting a Chaos Familiar

The familiar assists the witch with their magic, and in return, the witch introduces the...

May 2023

May 23, 2023

All Fails Are Final: Life as a Witch in Retail

Out here in the non-fiction boondocks of customer service, witches are unfortunately stuck playing by...