apocalyptic witchcraft

May
23
Lush white flowers with dozens of nested petals apiece, with cream-yellow centers that are still unfolding.

Last Quarter: Funerals for the overlooked

Hello. It's Friday, and an abnormally late nor'easter has just swept over this landscape, leaving it
12 min read
Apr
25
A colorful rainbow of gases in the star-speckled darkness of outer space.

Last Quarter: Margaret Killjoy on confronting apocalypse

Hello. It's Friday, and I'm premiering a new post format: the interview. The themes discussed still
17 min read
Mar
28
A view of the Moon, illuminated on the left and dark on the right, against the dark night.

Last Quarter: "Find your people"

12 min read
Aug
16
A log cabin with a brick chimney and steel roof. It's surrounded by conifers and mossy ground.

First Quarter: A short(?) manifesto on survivalism

Hello. It's Friday, and I'm expecting company so I will keep this brief — at least by
12 min read
Aug
02
Woodcut print of four horses and riders. One horse and rider are wizened; most riders carry weapons. People fall before them.

Solar Autumn + Last Quarter (Occult): Reaping what we sow

9 min read
Apr
05
Last Quarter: Progress does not exist

Last Quarter: Progress does not exist

Hello. It's Friday (though a little late). In the wake of yesterday's nor'easter, probably
19 min read
Feb
16
A black and white image of a reed broom bound to a wooden handle. It leans against a brick wall outdoors.

First Quarter: Clean houses

Hello. It's Friday, and although my sense of spring is still very mild, certainly we're in
16 min read
Dec
08
Two women hold a man down on a bed. One woman holds a short sword with which she is bloodily severing the man's head.

Last Quarter: On violence

It's Friday. Hello. I'm writing in the middle of waiting for results for an important medical
21 min read
Oct
06
A bankside view of a small marsh covered in lilypads, with a bit of land beyond and then a big pond. Some leaves are fading.

Last Quarter: Rites of new mourning

Hello. It's Friday. I've written so much here already of the changing seasons — the changing of
4 min read
Jul
14
A sandy beach with a few small human figures entering the high tide. The water looks very blue and the sky has some clouds.

Last Quarter: Eternal summer

Hello again. It's Friday once more. And as with most other Last Quarter posts, this could be heavier
10 min read