Photo is the cover of Defying Shadows captioned with "Book Signing with Jessica Settergren: "Defying Shadows: For Witches and Pagans Battling Cancer and Chronic Illness" SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025 2:00PM CT Author Event Not long ago I wrote about steps to success, and how getting a book I wrote on the shelf at a Barnes… Continue reading The Last 2025 Book Signing: B&N!
Category: Writing
Cancellation Apologies
Due to a death in the family, I'm unable to attend the Women & Spirituality Conference tomorrow in Rochester, Minnesota. I'm sorry to miss it, and I'm terribly sorry if you were planning on attending my time slot, but the funeral is this weekend. The best prepared plans are nothing to Fate, schedule. May all… Continue reading Cancellation Apologies
Definitions of Success
Twenty-*cough* and some years ago, I'd moved from my hometown to a suburb of Minneapolis for a job and desperately wished I could move back. I spent the first eight months or so leaving from work at 3:30 on Friday to drive home, coming back after 10 on Sunday night for the next work week.… Continue reading Definitions of Success
Fall Appearances
A few years ago, I went to Hawai'i with my (then) 86 year old grandmother so I could officiate the wedding of one of my best friends to her lovely (now) husband. It was wonderful had a fabulous week (I miss the overwhelming beauty of Hawai'i). A bit more than a year after that, said… Continue reading Fall Appearances
You are not alone in this dystopia.
The last few months have been terrifying in the US for many as policies, rhetoric, and even legislation has highlighted an underlying racist and misogynist agenda by those currently in power. It's disheartening. It's scary as hell. It's hard to focus on other things (like writing and blogging and such) while trying to get through… Continue reading You are not alone in this dystopia.
Milestone Frankenboob-aversary
This isn't porn, if that's what you searched for to get this blog post. Five years ago I finished radiation, which marked me as clear of breast cancer active treatment. It would've been an exciting day had I not been exhausted: I probably napped. You can read about it in the Thus Ends Frankenboob blog… Continue reading Milestone Frankenboob-aversary
Appearances and Sightings
I hope your Memorial Day weekend was exactly what you needed it to be, from a military remembrance perspective, a political perspective, and a personal perspective. And if you're also currently in the throes of the final days of the school year, good luck to you. Stay sane! Before my little story of the day,… Continue reading Appearances and Sightings
New Author Moments
Yesterday I did an interview for Defying Shadows on a podcast (details to come when it's available later this month). I was nervous as hell, and it was really fun. 10/10 experience, would definitely do again anytime. Today I got an email through the blog asking a bunch of questions about me and my author… Continue reading New Author Moments
First Interview and Minor Updates
https://youtu.be/uL6m2G-5VDQ?si=DyopNBNtFCSAfKIy Thank you to the awesome Sam Thompson at Raven's Keep Forge for a lovely author interview. I love that he's putting together a playlist of Pagan cancer support: it's so needed! I'll have a couple book reviews in the next week as well, but things have been a little wild with the end of… Continue reading First Interview and Minor Updates
Defying Shadows is OUT TODAY
Five years ago I was in the middle of a five month course of chemo for breast cancer and couldn't imagine what my next day would be like, much less what kind of life I'd have post-cancer (or, if I'd BE post-cancer). Today, the book I wrote about how I got through my cancer journey,… Continue reading Defying Shadows is OUT TODAY
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