I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Leena Al-Sayer is a refugee from a country at war, living on the edge of society in a country that doesn't want her people. Her father is in prison for trying to unionize workers, her mother is long dead, and… Continue reading Review: Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity
Author: Jess
Amateur historian, mythology enthusiast, writer, reader, sarcastic weirdo, cancer survivor. Author of Defying Shadows: For Witches and Pagans Battling Cancer and Chronic Illness.
Crossed Another Rubicon. Not Sorry
There's an invisible line in many middle-aged lives (not all, but enough to become meme/cozy murder mystery/joke worthy) where the excitement of leaving behind a busy work week to let off steam at a noisy bar or dance club with drinks and thumping bass is suddenly no longer appealing, and you realize rather jarringly that… Continue reading Crossed Another Rubicon. Not Sorry
Review: The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Anneke Van Helsing saw her father murdered by a monster when she was young, a creature definitely not human who floated just above the ground, smelled like ice, and had dark eyes that haunt Anneke's dreams. Diavola. Now an adult… Continue reading Review: The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
Intermission: It’s Been a Weird Week
SK and I had a short week after the annual Sibling Derby Weekend. 2026 was at Black Bear Resort and Casino, a new venue for all of us because the sibs had tickets to a concert after the race: food was really good, rooms have all been redone and were lovely, bed was way too… Continue reading Intermission: It’s Been a Weird Week
Huh. I Always Wanted to Live in Ireland…
When I graduated college, my parents gave me a gift: money for down payment on a car, or money to go on a trip. When the tour bus drove off the ferry and I set foot on the ground in Waterford for two weeks in Ireland, no kidding, it felt like I’d come home. I… Continue reading Huh. I Always Wanted to Live in Ireland…
An Overdue Ragnar Appreciation Post
I've been mostly posting Merv and fAngus stuff lately because my old man usually contents himself with napping in the shade (and dirt, because of course it's in the dirt) where he can see the driveway. This way, he can nap with one beady Shepherd-guard eye open as needed. My boy is always on watch.… Continue reading An Overdue Ragnar Appreciation Post
Minerva, We’ve Been Over This. Seriously.
https://videopress.com/v/vrxr1Pi5?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2Fvrxr1Pi5%2Fimg_7640_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true "HIGH ALERT! HIGH ALERT! HEY HEY HEY GET OFF MY LAWN!! Those yard guys are here stealing my poop AGAIN!! MOTHER! Let me out so I can attack! MOTHER WHYYYYY won't you let me out? PLEASE? I will bark and nose-boop you and growl all my scary concerned growls to save us all!" -… Continue reading Minerva, We’ve Been Over This. Seriously.
Romance is a Minefield
So in this morning's neighborhood Face-space group, which is often full of the usual messy racist, classist diatribes by "anonymous123456" users and occasionally punctuated with gloriously kind or wholesome posts, a man seemingly forgot it was not a dating app. His pic was clean cut and suited, his description was vague and well written and… Continue reading Romance is a Minefield
I Am Not an Influencer
So I got this super cool email from my publisher today: he sent it to all the authors for free marketing. The hitch: I'd have to do a VIDEO for DS and send it to the much-better-known witch on social media, who will then post the videos regularly on their socials to market. It's a… Continue reading I Am Not an Influencer
Review: Dominion by Jean Kwok
I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Rubi Morningtail is a nearly powerless ribbon dancer in the lowest caste in the Silver Tyger Dominion, one of the four realms in the world based on the elements. In a world where magic rules, she has only the barest… Continue reading Review: Dominion by Jean Kwok
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