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.
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I Shouldn’t Watch PBS When I’m Sick

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I’m pathetically ill with a bad cold this week (currently my chest and belly muscles HURT from all the coughing). No it’s not covid. Just a cold, and I’m a giant sad sack of runny nose and cough. Idleness and TV and maybe cold meds have me going weird places with curiosity. I need some… Continue reading I Shouldn’t Watch PBS When I’m Sick

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The Strangeness of Grief

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A couple days ago SK and I attended the funeral of an acquaintance of mine. We were not close, but our paths crossed in more than one circle and many of my close friends are close to her husband, if not close to her. I've known her for...goodness, nearly 25 years now, and we only… Continue reading The Strangeness of Grief

Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
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Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Dr. Emily Wilde, PhD, is a dryadologist heading to a remote Nordic island to research the local faerie population for her master work with only her dog for company. She makes good progress in her first few days with the… Continue reading Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Review: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
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Review: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

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I've been on a bit of a Medusa kick lately, and Stone Blind was Christmas present from my parents last year, and I was excited enough to move it up on my TBR pile. Worth it. Stone Blind isn't just the story of Medusa or Perseus or even Danae: it's a clever and fun wholistic… Continue reading Review: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

Banshee · Writing

Of Drunk Fairies and Banshees

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Do you ever get yourself fully into a project and suddenly get a perfect idea for the next one, even though you aren't finished? I rank this phenomenon right up there with the urge to clean the house when homework is due (my room was never cleaner than the night before a paper was due… Continue reading Of Drunk Fairies and Banshees

1, and a fAngus Review
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1, and a fAngus Review

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Tomorrow is my last day in corporate work for about a year. That means it's snowing tonight for my commute in the morning (which on the best days takes 45 minutes), because that's how the universe works, right? Best things in life are worth the effort. Next week is spring break: we'll see how far… Continue reading 1, and a fAngus Review

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7, And AI Spam is Weird

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Because it's still early morning, I have to count today as one of my seven business days remaining before my sabbatical begins. SO. CLOSE. I've finished the first draft of the cancer book for Pagans and am working on putting it in some logical order as well as a first pass of edits before I… Continue reading 7, And AI Spam is Weird

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Countdown: 16

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Well, if I'm being completely fair, 16.5 since it's just about lunchtime. Also, weekends and holidays don't count, so 16.5 business days if we're being sticklers for accuracy. Today I told my team so it's official: March 10th will be my last day as the ScrumMaster (ScrumMistress? ScrumMa'am? ScrumPerson?) for the process automation team at… Continue reading Countdown: 16

Review: Such Pretty Flowers by K. L. Cerra
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Review: Such Pretty Flowers by K. L. Cerra

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I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Such Pretty Flowers is a mystery with Mexican Gothic vibes set in a fancy townhouse in Savannah, Georgia. Holly is a floundering twentysomething woman in Savannah at a crossroads in a pretty directionless life. Her roommates are newly engaged and… Continue reading Review: Such Pretty Flowers by K. L. Cerra

Not What It Looks Like
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Not What It Looks Like

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Every other month I get a suspiciously obfuscated slim package in the mail. Every time, I wonder what sort of magazines the post office thinks I'm ordering. I thought only certain inappropriate magazines get sent in ominous black privacy plastic. So it's INTERNATIONAL porn. How fancy. (What the PO workers think, probably.) I don't know… Continue reading Not What It Looks Like