I’ve been a long term believer that nobody hexes. Who has that kind of energy? That kind of spare time? But I’ve learned recently just how wrong a witch can be. Quite by accident, I stumbled into some circles with the definitive rule of “no hex shaming.” That is to say, you can’t be telling… View more
I loved school. The learning, anyway. One bonus of having returned to high school as an adult (or mature aged student as they call it here) was that I didn’t have to pretend I cared what people thought. The pressure to make friends and fit in wasn’t there. Inevitably I made connections, but if I… View more
Love them or hate them, labels aren’t going away. In fact, there seem to be more now than ever before. And no, that doesn’t stop people arguing about them! The biggest problem I see with labels is that a lot of people don’t understand their function, or they use a label without checking they know… View more
The idea of being American was frowned upon growing up. I don’t know how many of Mum’s friends had ever been to the USA, or how many “Yanks” they’d met, but while I was encouraged to be “colour blind” (which I know is wrong now, but honest-to-god they were trying to do the right thing)… View more
This isn’t the blog I had planned for today; it’s the blog I needed to write. I have thoughts that need sorting, and no therapist. Truth be told, I’m terrified. I’m to the point in my current novel where I need to let people read it. I need to write the description for the back… View more
I apologise in advance for the lack of coherency you might experience reading this blog post. I will likely copy it into my book of shadows at a later date, as you’re experiencing these thoughts and feelings with me as I explore them, and my initial thoughts are always rough. For a while now, I’ve… View more
From time to time, I poke my nose out of my burrow and inevitably regret it. I simultaneously love people, wondering at the goodness in their hearts, and I’m sick of their shit. Out of seemingly nowhere, there’s a rise in witches bickering over what constitutes as a familiar. That’s nothing new. Even when I… View more
Let’s start this one with a disclaimer because I know exactly the type of arguments that are going to come my way. As soon as you mention plant-based diets or vegan activism someone cries “Oh but some people can’t eat a plant-heavy diet, they’ll die!” Here’s the thing, when you’re talking about making a change… View more
Around the new moon, you might see a bunch of witches asking “have you set your intentions?” Personally, I hadn’t put much thought into them. I’m a big planner and most of the time I reach my goals. I try to set reasonable expectations for myself so I don’t land in a world of disappointment. So… View more
If you have the displeasure of going to coffee with me or following me on Instagram, you’ll know I’ve been on Struggle Street lately. And when I struggle the first thing that goes to hell is my house. I’m not a clean freak by any stretch of the imagination. Not because I don’t want to… View more
