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May 2020

May 19, 2020

Misha’s Lockdown Reading List: Lilith Dorsey, “Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens”

Dorsey's new book draws on her experience as a practitioner and her training as an...

April 2020

April 23, 2020

Misha’s Lockdown Reading List: Kelden’s “The Crooked Path”

Kelden's "The Crooked Path" is a delightful read, and my new favorite book on traditional...

January 2020

January 02, 2020

Outside the Charmed Circle: Coming Soon to a Bookstore Near You!

I wrote a book! And since it comes out in just a few days, this...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

Unforgivable Curses: J.K. Rowling and the Tweet of Transphobia

Harry Potter has permeated much of the popular culture, and p-words are hardly immune to...

December 18, 2019

Review: “The Eloquent Blood” by Manon Hedenborg White

Manon Hedenborg White's "The Eloquent Blood," a doctoral thesis on the goddess Babalon, is the...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

What’s in Your Appendix N? (Memories of the First Books #4)

I was ruminating on the similarities between geek culture and p-word culture, and the thought...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Six Types of Pagan Book Reviews to Stop Writing Immediately

Pagans, polytheists and occultists might be the People of the Library, but if certain book-selling...

February 2019

February 04, 2019

Catching Up with the Wild Migratory Misha: Places, Dates, and Words

I know it's been quiet around these parts lately. I've been banging away on the...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

A Not-So-Secret Project: An Update on the State of the Misha

Hello, beautiful creatures! Where've I been, and what's been going on? The answer may shock...

July 2018

July 23, 2018

Book Review: “Gods and Goddesses: The Rise of Divine Mythologies” by Gabiann Marin

This is a delightful little book, one clearly aimed at younger readers new to mythology,...

March 2018

March 09, 2018

On Being a Witch: The Relationships at the Heart of the Craft

If witchcraft is what witches do, then the witch is the Other who does the...

January 2018

January 10, 2018

Memories of the First Books: Deities & Demigods

D&D encouraged me to explore the vast array of spiritual traditions throughout history, beyond the...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

Memories of the First Books: A Treasury of Witches

My first exposure to books on real magic, the first grimoires I encountered as a...

August 28, 2017

Memories of the First Books: Dungeons, Dragons, and the Dark Arts

Like many of my contemporary practitioners of the dark arts, I am forced to confess,...

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