My writing is guided by the seasons, celestial and earthly, and by folklore and storytelling.
I am experimenting with working in tune with the degrees of the zodiac known as decans. These micro-seasons were one of the inspirations for Pamela Colman Smith’s iconic, and wildly influential, Tarot artwork.
You will find writing, craft guidance, rituals, and experiments infused with the spirit of each micro-season, its plants, its weather, its symbols, and its atmosphere.
I hope you will find something that supports your creative projects, writing practice, and relationship to our more than human kin.
If you are called to work in tune with these frequencies, join me for Atmospheres, a communal writing practice.
Note: In the spirit of experimentation, anti-productivity, and self-compassion, I am slowly populating these pages as the ideas emerge. You will see some works-in-progress captured by title only. As soon as they are ready, the links will appear.
cardinal fire, Aries
Portal
Portal: Aries I
Story Map I: Invocation
Prism
Prism: Aries II
Three of Wands
Ceremony
Ceremony: Aries III
fixed earth, taurus
a posy of violets
A Posy of Violets: Taurus I
cocoon
Cocoon: Taurus II
Six of Pentacles
the channel
The Channel: Taurus III
Seven of Pentacles
Story Map II: Field Work
mutable air, gemini
the rabbit hole
The Rabbit Hole: Gemini I
Eight of Swords
Story Map III: The Rabbit Hole
mirror
Mirror: Gemini II
Nine of Swords
The Tender Antagonist
Writing as in Lying on Wet Laundry
limit experience
Limit Experience: Gemini III
cardinal water, cancer
mermaid
Mermaid: Cancer I
Two of Cups
Strangeness in the Lake
coven
Coven: Cancer II
Story Map IV: Encounter
the wave
The Wave: Cancer III
Four of Cups
Deep Sea Zones as Story Moods
fixed fire, Leo
Stage Set
Stage Set: Leo I
Five of Wands
Cold Fire
Fantasy
Fantasy: Leo II
Six of Wands
Story Map V: Fantasy
Blood + Jewels
Blood + Jewels: Leo III
Seven of Wands
mutable earth, virgo
the craft
The Craft: Virgo I
Eight of Pentacles
Showing Up
Blackberrying
Blackberrying: Virgo II
bruise violet
Bruise Violet: Virgo III
Ten of Pentacles
Story Map VI: Unearthing
Hungry Ghosts
cardinal air, libra
the artist
The Artist: Libra I
Two of Swords
zone rites
Zone Rites: Libra II
Three of Swords
Fake Blood + Real Writing
storm clouds
Storm Clouds: Libra III
Four of Swords
Story Map VII: Expansion
fixed water, scorpio
the feast
The Feast: Scorpio I
Five of Cups
Rain-sown Wheat with Kirin Khan
the poison cure
The Poison Cure: Scorpio II
Six of Cups
Projections
Projections: Scorpio III
The Register of Candied Decay
Story Map VIII: Shadow
mutable fire, sagittarius
grail
Grail: Sagittarius I
Eight of Wands
Story Map IX: Innovation
neon
Neon: Sagittarius II
Nine of Wands
Spectrality
Spectrality: Sagittarius III
Ten of Wands
cardinal earth, Capricorn
diamond rain
Diamond Rain: Capricorn I
Two of Pentacles
the cathedral
The Cathedral: Capricorn II
Three of Pentacles
vault
Vault: Capricorn III
Four of Pentacles
Story Map X: Fall
fixed air, Aquarius
black sheep
Black Sheep: Aquarius I
Five of Swords
Story Map XI: Underworld
The Necropastoral
Uncanny Ecology
The Museum of Atheism + Post-Death Communion
the seer
The Seer: Aquarius II
Six of Swords
The Curious Draft
otherworlds
Otherworlds: Aquarius III
Seven of Swords
Mutable water, pisces
the dollhouse
The Dollhouse: Pisces I
A Protest Singer, A Priest
the inky void between stars
The Inky Void Between Stars: Pisces II
Nine of Cups
velvet curtain
Velvet Curtain: Pisces III
Ten of Cups
Story Map XII: Transition