Margot Adler’s Drawing Down the Moon is a snapshot of four different decades of the neopagan and witchcraft movement in the United States. Phoenix LeFae joins me to talk about the influence, legacy, and possible futures of this classic work of WitchLit. You can find...
Matthew Ash McKernan, Ash, is a walker in the Wyrd along with being a psyche-therapist, dancer, and musician. In this episode he shares his wyrd and his wisdom about writing, healing, and being. Find Ash on his website Facebook Instagram and purchase Wyrdcraft direct...
You can’t throw a ring light at TikTok or Instagram and not hit a spell jar reel. Charity Bedell took that idea and ran, writing a whole book about container spells, including poppets and sachets and other things you might not have thought of. Find Charity on Twitter...
Rebecca Beyer is in many ways living the witch life dream, and she is generous with the knowledge she’s gained. Her books are a treasure trove of lore and practice and living life now with the knowledge of our ancestors. Make yourself a cup of tea for this episode....
Happy book birthday to Changing Paths, a new book by Yvonne Aburrow, out today from 1000Volt Press. I talk to Yvonne about how the book came to be and their own journey of moving from the religion they grew up in to Wicca. We of course find a few rabbit trails along...
Aliza Einhorn has a lot going on, not least of all studying psychoanalysis. She weaves her writing, astrology, tarot, school, and life into a life of magic and mysticism. Find Aliza: Website and blog Patreon Twitter Instagram Newsletter Please support Black,...
WitchLit swerves into the world of vampires. I talked with Dan Klefstad, author of Fiona’s Guardians, a modern take on work/life balance, intrigue of the undead, and dealing with a killer (for a) boss. Dan has a fresh take on indie author promo and, despite the...
Happy Springtide, witches! As a follow on from yesterday’s episode with Phoenix LeFae, her partner in writing and in life joins us to talk about writing with two (very different) writers under one roof. You can find Phoenix at her website or at the witchy business she...
Phoenix LeFae thrives on being a busy writer, teacher, business owner, and witch. We talk about how all those pieces of her life fit together and how she has time to write. We also talk about what it means to go back and read the foundational texts of modern practice....
Stacey Williams-Ng and I may have talked more about growing up in the South than we did writing. But, we did talk about her beautiful oracle decks and the thought and research that goes into visual storytelling and interpretation. Come for the murder ballads and...