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Weird, Witchy, Wondrous: Spellbinding Reads for Samhain 2022
I generally maintain lively interactions with the occult, the mysterious, and the spooky year round (blame Lilith in Scorpio in my natal chart, not to...
A Final Spark of Magic from John Francis Cross
When John Francis Cross passed away two weeks ago, on Sept. 10, 2022, after a lengthy battle with cancer, I was heartbroken for a number...
Luciferina: 4 Minutes of Light vs. Dark
This is the most fun I’ve had in ages — making a short film based on one of my recent poems, “Luciferina”! The poem was...
The Making of Umoja: There Is No Monolith
I will not lie: it is slightly intimidating to interview two individuals as beautiful as Biankah Bailey and Marcellus Nealy, co-editors of “Umoja: Black Diaspora...
Witch Way Podcast Appearance
It was such a delight to chatter about writing and Tarot with Tokyo’s dazzling High Priestess of Magickal Words herself: Ms. Sorcha! She popped my...
JOHN FRANCIS CROSS: I Enjoy Meeting You And Talking
There is something extraordinary about having a conversation with John Francis Cross. I’ve had the pleasure in a variety of locations over the years: A...
January Poetry Challenge 2022
The New Year is almost upon us! I religiously set resolutions every January 1st, and most of them fall to the wayside as the weeks...
Jeffrey Johnson Interview: The Irresistible Pull of Moonlight, Flamenco, & Noam Chomsky’s Brain
Meeting Jeffrey Johnson on the street in Setagaya on a sunny afternoon in October, you’d be forgiven for assuming he’s a moderately normal, well-adjusted man....
Tokyo Poetry Journal Vol. 10: Park Launch!
It was wonderful to see all these beautiful faces in Yoyogi Park on Saturday, proudly hoisting Vol. 10 of a journal that’s near and dear...
5 Spectacular Books for Creative Inspiration
My favorite thing about creativity is the way it feeds on itself. Great works of art—actually, any works of art—blast themselves into humanity, get absorbed...