Welcome to the magic season! What wonders are you hoping for as we hurtle through these last months of the year? Because this is my birthday month, it's a time when I like to contemplate more where I'm going and where I've been. Also, I must work on my Halloween costume! This year's costume should …
Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm kidding myself or keeping hope alive. Or do they amount to the same thing? Oh well. For what it's worth, I'm writing. This piece comes from a combination of prompts. I think one was about a one-sided dialogue. You hear what one character says but not the other. And …
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Today, I received this lovely deck of oracle cards. I received the book last year and actually met the artist. Next month, I hope to meet the author. So, the booklet included states, The words on the cards and in this booklet provide suggestions for interpretation, some purposefully contradictory, some mystic and ambiguous. In the …
The witches gather together to prepare. Try to stop them if you dare. They cast their spells far and wide. They call for the spirits of those who've died. "Who among you stood up for the weak? We offer this moment for you to speak. Tell us you comforted, you encouraged, the small, you opened …
Happy Haunted Season! The wind sometimes whispers. The wind sometimes screams. There are monsters at my window. There are monsters in my dreams. The spirits are curious. The spirits are mean. What, dear reader, is it? It is our dear Halloween. Last year, I could make these short and free videos, but I've downgraded my …
I read Stacy Schiff's The Witches, Salem, 1692. Witches have fascinated me since childhood. In school, I was the girl intrigued by magic lore and fairy tales. I owned a Ouija Board and Tarot deck. (Still have the cards, in fact.) I wanted witches to be real. In 2014, I spent a few days in …
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