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Rebecca Buchanan
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Tree-hugging witchy poet. Author of fairy tales, fantasy, and mystery. Books are magic, and those who burn books are never on the right side of history. Editor of the Pagan literary ezine, Eternal Haunted Summer.

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Well both of my Senators are idiots. I hope yours are smarter. #usgovernment #senate #voting #saveact
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Are you fascinated by #occult history? Love weird stories about strange objects? Then check out this interview with Mark Hewitt, author of Especially Dangerous: The Snowshill Collection. #magic #witchcraft #britishhistory #witchsky #booksky

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Interview: Mark Hewitt
[Today we sit down for an interview with Mark Hewitt, scholar and author of Especially Dangerous. Here, he discusses the research that went into the book, his work with the Museum of Witchcraft, an…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Thrilled to announce my poem "A Troll's Feast" has been nominated for the Rhysling Award long list. Thanks to A Fairy Tale Magazine for featuring me alongside so many talented authors. Good luck to the nominees. :) #poetry #fairytales #mythology #amwriting

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The Troll Issue is here!
We are delighted to present The Troll Issue! The first poem and story are meant as invocation—the call to enter the realm of the trolls. From there, the issue is created as a “choose your own troll ad...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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Question for the #writers and #publishers: does anyone here use #Affinity? If so, what are your thoughts? Is it a useful tool for someone with limited graphic design experience? And is there a catch to it being free? Thanks!
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Do you love #rpgs? Do you love #mythology and #fairytales? Do you adore #morkborg? Then check out this interview with Edward Rathke about his new zine, Briar Bay!

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Five Questions With: Edward Rathke
[Today we sit down for Five Question with Edward Rathke. An author and game developer, Rathke here discusses his new roleplaying game, Briar Bay; the mythology and folklore that went into its creat…
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February 8, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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Book mail! One classic #swordandsorcery collection, one modern collection written as an homage to the original tales, and one collection written in the style of old timey #pulp #adventure tales. Woohoo! #booksky #fantasy
February 7, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Book mail! The debut issue of The Otherworld is now available in print, as well as digital. And they open soon for subs for their second issue. #booksky #witchsky #mythology #poetry
February 4, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Now this looks neat. A new indie book printing studio is starting up, and they have a kickstarter. :)

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Enchanted Realm Book Studio
Accessible printing for indie authors. Standard and special editions. Community-backed, transparency-led.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you love #darkfantasy? Tales of redemption? Monsters? Then check out this interview with AJ Drummond.

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Five Questions With: AJ Drumond
[Today, we sit down with AJ Drummond, author of the just-released dark fantasy, Penance of Blood. Here, he discusses the development of the book, and his upcoming projects.] Forests Haunted by Holi…
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January 30, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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Wise words from Alec Worley:

“When writing fiction, I aim for full, engaged sentences, like laying train-tracks, each new sentence influenced by the last.
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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Wise words from Sophie Strand at Make Me Good Soil:

"But I want to offer to all those struggling right now that it is powerful magic when we imagine worlds rather than individual characters.
January 27, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Woohoo! Experimental Files, a collection in honor of Gemma Files, is now available. Among many talented contributors, it also includes my #weird #horror #prosepoem thingy “phōs.” Enjoy! #booksky #poetry

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Experimental Files: An anthology of tales inspired by Gemma Files' "Experimental Film".
Experimental Files: An anthology of tales inspired by Gemma Files' Experimental Film . [Walker, Sarah, Barrass, Glynn Owen, Buchanan, Rebecca, Cisco, Michael, Couturier, Scott J., Davidson, C. O., Dumars, Denise, Guffey, Robert, Mitchell, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Experimental Files: An anthology of tales inspired by Gemma Files' Experimental Film .
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January 24, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Are you interested in #chaosmagick? Or #schlock #pulp #sf? If so, check out this interview with TJ Kirk. #booksky #witchsky

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Interview: TJ Kirk
[Today, we sit down with noted Youtube commentator, TJ Kirk. Here, he discusses his interest in and practice of chaos magick; his forthcoming novel, Sexbot Uprising; and his other projects.] Forest…
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January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Book mail! A new #fantasy and a fun resource for #myths, legends, and adventures. #booksky
January 18, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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Book mail! A #fantasy inspired by Edwardian England, but with #dragons. And four contributor copies of Thrill Ride Magazine (thank you, @blazeward.bsky.social !). :) #booksky #thriller
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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Okay authors: who does your beautiful cover art? Give me names so I can hopefully throw some money at them. :)

This is one of my favorite covers, by the hugely talented Paula Arwen Owen. #amwriting #booksky #authorsky
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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New #bookreview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness. Do you love #urbanfantasy? Cats? #Witches? Retired assassins? #Werewolves? Then check out this review of The Dark Hiss of Magic by Helen Harper. #booksky #witchsky

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Review: The Dark Hiss of Magic
Title: The Dark Hiss of Magic (The Cat Lady Chronicles Book Two)Publisher: HarperfireAuthor: Helen HarperPages: 284pp Kit McCafferty — cat sith, former assassin, and proud caretaker of a broo…
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January 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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New book review up at Forests Haunted by Holiness. Do you love #urbanfantasy? Greek #mythology? Irish mythology? Magic swords? Check out Rogue Myths by Layla Lawlor. #booksky #witchsky

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Review: Rogue Myths
Title: Rogue Myths (Gatekeeper Book One)Publisher/Author: Layla LawlorPages: 360pp Kay Darrow just wants to focus on school; in defiance of her overbearing mother, she is happily pursuing an arts d…
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January 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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I wanted something mystery-ish to distract my brain, so I decided to try out NCIS again. I haven't watched the show in YEARS. And ... wow. Killing off women characters is still that show's modus operandi, isn't it?

Bah humbug.
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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Submissions are open now until the end of March. Send me your #witch #poetry, #shortstories, art, recipes, drama, and so on. Have fun! Be creative! Play around with genres. #witchsky #fantasy #horror #fairytale

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Call for Submissions: Witches Save the World
Draft cover by Mutartis Boswell; not final image Call for Submissions: Witches Save the World: Hags, Harridans, and Hexes Gone RightSubmission Period: 1 January through 31 March 2026Maximum Word Co…
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January 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Book mail! A #sapphic #romantasy #adventure via #kickstarter and a collection of Marlowe’s plays that contains the proto-sword and sorcery drama Tamburlaine. #booksky
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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You know what really bothers me about the AI slop flooding the market?

It’s so very obviously AI, and yet people still buy it and review. Hundreds of reviews. Likely thousands of downloads.

I don’t get it. What’s the appeal?

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Cassidy Berg: books, biography, latest update
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December 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Book mail! The newest issues of an awesome #swordandsorcery magazine, the first issue in a new #fairytale and #folklore journal out of Australia, and a new anthology of s&s #romance. Is it possible to have too much good stuff to read? #booksky
The cover of New Edge Sword and Sorcery #5. A woman in a ripped dress and boots and holding a sword aloft stands atop a hill covered in discarded weapons. The cover of New Edge Sword and Sorcery #6. A woman with long dark hair and holding a sword erupts from inside a dead giant serpent. The cover of New Edge Sword and Sorcery #7, the special sword and planet issue. A human man with brownish skin and a beard, holding two curved swords, faces down a horde of monsters. Beside him stands an alien woman with blue skin holding a rifle. In the background looms a strange castle with alien craft fly towards them.
December 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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The new issue of Eternal Haunted Summer is live! The theme is the Good Neighbors. #Poetry, #shortstories, #essays and more, all dealing with the #fae in a variety of contexts, time periods, and genres. #fairy #horror #fantasy #fairytale #witchsky

Enjoy!

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The painting "Now Is Pilgrim Fair Autumn's Charge" by John Byam Liston Shaw. A group of people stand in the center of a green landscape. To the right sit two women in orange and gold dresses. In the center stands a woman in a red dress with a dog at her side. To the left a woman in an ornate red dress leads a naked child carrying a quiver of arrows and an old man in a grey cloak. A hooded figure with wings and a staff looms over them all from the back left. In the foreground a woman wrapped only in a transparent veil leans up out of a stream.
December 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Call for submissions opens 1 January 2026. :) Send your best #witch short stories and #poetry. #witchsky #amwriting #fantasy #horror #weirdfiction

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Call for Submissions: Witches Save the World
Draft cover by Mutartis Boswell; not final image Call for Submissions: Witches Save the World: Hags, Harridans, and Hexes Gone RightSubmission Period: 1 January through 31 March 2026Maximum Word Co…
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December 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM