Cancer BS · life

Friday the 13th Luck

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Today is the new infusion day. I've worked extra every day this week so I'm done when I leave for the appointment, because if I have any ick feelings I can go to bed right after. If I'm physically fine, I have the afternoon off to read, write, play cello, or maybe walk in the… Continue reading Friday the 13th Luck

Cancer BS · life · witching

My WHAT Could Die? aka reasons cancer is chronic illness

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Jump on the bitch bus peeps, the ride's a doozy. In today's episode of why breast cancer is an unceasing ride of indignities, I give you a few details from an essay I'm working on about the definition of grit. When I finished* cancer treatment six years ago this summer. Wait. Not far enough back.… Continue reading My WHAT Could Die? aka reasons cancer is chronic illness

Witchy Wednesday: Low-Energy Circle
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Witchy Wednesday: Low-Energy Circle

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The Cancer and Chronic Illness monthly support group for Pagans (in Minneapolis, at Magus Books and Herbs) had an attendee in February, which was a wonderful bit of growth. One of the topics that popped up was how folk in this crappy club none of us want to be in have insights that outsiders just… Continue reading Witchy Wednesday: Low-Energy Circle

Witchy Wednesday: Wakey Wakey
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Witchy Wednesday: Wakey Wakey

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This isn't an Imbolc post. Not because I'd be over a week late for those who are strict about holiday celebrations (no shade, I just didn't intend to do a specific holiday post this year), but because Imbolc is the start of a whole slew of witchy business after months of rest. Samhain to Yule… Continue reading Witchy Wednesday: Wakey Wakey

Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
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Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

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I received an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review. Agnes Aubert has no time for the destructive shenanigans magicians are up to in Montreal. Winter is closing in, her shelter's roof is ruined by irresponsible magic fights, and she and her rescue cats are having a hell of a time finding… Continue reading Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

Review: Where the Truth Lies by Katherine Greene
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Review: Where the Truth Lies by Katherine Greene

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I received and ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Fifteen years ago, young graduates Rhett and Lucinda are a month out from their wedding when Jenn comes to their small town and catches Rhett's attention. Unfortunately for Jenn, her arrival unintentionally sets off a series of events resulting in… Continue reading Review: Where the Truth Lies by Katherine Greene

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An End, A Beginning

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At the end of last winter I bought myself cross country skiing gear. I had a hysterectomy between Yule and New Years in 2024/2025, so there wasn't any point in getting geared up during the season, but I wanted to be ready for this winter. This winter has been a little wild with house renovations… Continue reading An End, A Beginning

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Twilight Week Media – Check Them Out

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It's the week between Solstice/Yule/Christmas and the New Year, which means it's that weird twilight zone time where nothing means anything, everything is dark and sleepy (at least for me), and work is a series of super productive bursts followed by long fallow periods of brain rot. So far this week I've managed to read… Continue reading Twilight Week Media – Check Them Out

A Time for Rest
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A Time for Rest

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It's dark in Minnesota most of the time* these days. The sun comes up after 7:30am and sets by 4:30pm as we roll toward the winter solstice this weekend. Today is weirdly warm: everything is melting and rainy out, which seems odd and ominous. Not because of global warming, necessarily, although that's an overriding issue,… Continue reading A Time for Rest

Review: Hekate The Witch by Nikita Gill
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Review: Hekate The Witch by Nikita Gill

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Ok, this book happened a bit by accident or divine intervention. I was at a Barnes & Noble looking for Yule cards and needed a quick break. The section by the restrooms in that BN is NOT poetry nor mythology: it's political non-fiction, but this book was eye level on the shelf facing me as… Continue reading Review: Hekate The Witch by Nikita Gill