A gloriously spooky day to you all! I know I have been remiss in my Halloween cards for the last couple years; I have as an excuse the general madness of my life lately — this year in particular. I suspect next year will either be incredibly dull and boring, or else more mad than…
Category: witchcraft
BitchBuzz: Good Witch/Bad Witch
My latest column engages with an old topic: Christine O’Donnell: Good or Bad Witch? If you were living under a rock you might have missed the fact that television personality and part-time poker of hot topics, Bill Maher, resurrected footage from a decade or so ago showcasing rabid right-wing American Senatorial candidate Christine O’Donnell, darling…
Reviewed: PELZMANTEL
The Pagan and The Pen has reviewed Pelzmantel. I’m pleased they liked it enough to give it four tarot cards, too. I recommended my editor send a copy there because I know their sensibilities are in sync with mine and they gave such a nice review of Unikirja, too. From their review: K. A. Laity…
Unna ja Nuuk
Coming to Real Art Ways in Hartford, Connecticut on August 16th & 17th at 1.30pm: the Finnish film Unna ja Nuuk, which I simply have to see! Not only for the Finnish angle, but it overlaps with so much that I am writing now that I can hardly believe it. It’s been making the rounds…
Publication: Up on the Roof
I was pleased to find my latest publication in my mailbox after the end of a very long day today. I have most of the latest Societas Magica newsletter to myself for my essay “Up on the Roof: Understanding an Anglo-Saxon Healing Practice.” This is part of the longer project on women as witches in…
Forging Folklore
I knew things were looking good when I found a parking spot right in front of Raven Books in Harvard Square Thursday (especially since it’s right next door to Planet Records). There was even 24 minutes left on the meter and only an hour left to cover (meter time ends at 6, so I was…