Tag: 2024 events

Event: What the Hex Witches’ Market

The Witch of the Woods edition of What the Hex Witches’ Market is this Sunday at Dresden Castle, 3775 East Underwood Avenue, Cudahy, WI. Doors will be open from noon until 5, and admission is only $3 (kids 12 and under get in free). I’ll be there, as will Brooke of the Figuratively Speaking Tarot and a plethora of other magic-workers and makers. There will also be workshops (creating your own witch staff, flower crown, and crystal bracelet) and drag performances. What the Hex is a wonderful time, and the venue is gorgeous. I hope to see you there!

Song of the Week

AURORA, “The Seed”

Good morning!

Brooke and I had a great time at the Spring Sheboygan Spirit Fair! This Sunday, we’ll be heading out again to What the Hex: Witch of the Woods at Dresden Castle in Cudahy. I’m very excited for this event’s theme, because there are very few social occasions when I can wear my giant gardening/wizard hat. That link will have everything you need, but I’ll make another post later this week with addresses, admission, workshops, etc.

I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday. Our current arc will be a few more chapters, and then it’s on toward the end!

I’ve got a few petitions here that I’ve signed recently, and you might like to as well:

Via Demand Progress: No national guard on college campuses

Via Win Without War: Secure a ceasefire NOW

Via Justice Democrats: Broker a ceasefire in Gaza NOW

Via ADC: Immediate, permanent, and unconditional ceasefire

Thanks for stopping by. Have an excellent week.

Event: Spring Spirit Fair in Sheboygan, WI

This Saturday (tomorrow!) is the first of many events I’ll be attending in May! The Spring Sheboygan Spirit Fair will take place at Lakeshore Lanes, 2519 S. Business Dr, Sheboygan, WI. The market runs from 10 in the morning until 5 in the evening, but doors open at 9 so you can book a reading appointment, if that’s your jam. Admission is one non-perishable food item or cash donation to the Sheboygan County Food Bank.

This will be my first time at this market (and possibly my first time in Sheboygan since I was in high school?). I’ll be there with Brooke of the Figuratively Speaking Tarot, as per usual. Hope to see you there!

Song of the Week

Delerium, “Fallen Icons”

Good morning!

So, first things first: I have completely forgotten thus far to inform you that my short story, “The Howler,” was published in Strange Days Zine, Volume XIV! You can get a copy here. Also in this issue are accounts of encounters with cryptids, a ghost ship, and a UFO, the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane, a deep dive into the study of astral projection, and more wonders and weirdnesses present, past, and imaginative. (If my parents are reading this, hi, and I have a copy for you.)

Next: the Spring Spirit Fair is this Saturday (May 11) at Lakeshore Lanes in Sheboygan, WI. Doors open at 10 (you can come in at 9 to book an appointment with one of the readers), and admission is one non-perishable food item or cash donation to the Sheboygan County Food Bank. Brooke (of the Figuratively Speaking Tarot) and I will be there!

I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up Wednesday. The version that you’re reading now is complete! Editing will start next month. I’ll have a better idea of a publishing timeline then. In the meantime, I’m working on, in no particular order, a guidebook for the Figuratively Speaking Tarot, an outline for The Tarot of the Gates, the script for The Well Below the Valley, and maybe a new project or two?

The world goes on, and we do what we can to bend the arc of history:

Via ADC: Protect Palestinians and Pro-Palestinian voices

Via Win Without War: No National Guard on college campuses

Via Amnesty International: Palestinian journalists forcibly disappeared

Via Our Revolution: Ceasefire now

Via the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights: Demand University Administrators divest now and stop repressing student protests

As always, I appreciate you. Thanks for stopping by.

May Events

Mark your calendars! If you got the newsletter on Tuesday, this is just a repeat of that.

On Saturday, May 11, Brooke and I will be at the Spring Spirit Fair at Lakeshore Lanes, 2519 S. Business Dr. in Sheboygan, WI. The market runs from 10-5, but you can come in at 9 to book appointments with the various readers and body workers. Admission is one non-perishable food item or cash donation to the Sheboygan County Food Bank. (I don’t see us on the list at that link, but we were offered a space after a cancellation).

On Sunday, May 19, What the Hex: Witch of the Woods will be at Dresden Castle, 3775 East Underwood Ave, Cudahy, WI. Doors will be open from noon until 5, and admission is $3 (I mistakenly said it was free in the newsletter). This is one of our favorite markets and is just a good time all around.

On Friday, May 24, I will be venturing back out to Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI to host an Author Night from 4-7 in the evening. I’d love to see you there if you missed the Book Festival (or even if you didn’t). I’ll probably bring some baked goods.

Lastly, on Saturday, May 25, we’ll both be at Graveyard Gallery’s Animayhem! This pop-up market takes place at Faklandia Brewpub, 3807 S. Packard Ave, St. Francis, WI. It runs from noon until 5pm. If you have prayers, spells, etc. for good weather, please send them our way, as this is an outdoor event.

I hope to see you at one (or more!) of these events! If you have any questions, let me know, and I will do my best to find answers for you. As always, I appreciate you.

Song of the Week

Birdeatsbaby, “Mary”

Good morning!

I spent yesterday in the cold and rain at the Kenosha Book Festival. I’m glad I stuck it out, because I met some cool people and got to talk about books!

The writer, a medium-sized white woman with her hair in a braid, wears a jean jacket and a brimmed black hat. She sits behind a table stacked with books, with a banner with scenes from Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea hanging from the front.

Journey to the Water is almost finished! I have one chapter left. You, dear reader, are quickly catching up to me. I’ll have a new chapter up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be here on Wednesday.

The newsletter is also coming out tomorrow. If you’re interested in that (it includes pictures of my cats, updates on what my business partner Brooke has been painting, writing updates, and upcoming events all in one place), you can put your email into the box at this link. Be sure to check your inbox afterward for a confirmation email.

I am Going Places and Doing Things in May, including an Author Night at Studio Moonfall where the Book Festival was held (in case you didn’t want to brave the cold this past weekend, and I don’t blame you). I’ll have a full post with all the information later this week (probably Thursday).

The war continues, and so do we. A couple of petitions I’ve rounded up for you this week:

Via Win Without War: US Support for Netanyahu’s war must have limits

Via Jewish Voice for Peace: Don’t attack the student movement for Palestinian rights

As always, thanks for being here. I hope you have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Sir Sly and Lizzy Plapinger, “Inferno”

Good morning!

If you’ll be in Southest Wisconsin this weekend, the Kenosha Book Festival will be this Sunday (the 28th) from 10-3 at Studio Moonfall! For the address and more information, that link will have everything you need. I’ll be there, and a whole bunch of cool independent authors will be also.

If crowds aren’t your thing, I’ll also be at Studio Moonfall for an Author Night on May 24. More on that as we get closer to the date.

I am THREE chapters away from the end of the first draft of Journey to the Water. Gods willing and I don’t get Covid again, I’ll have that finished up this week. In the meantime, I’m still posting chapters, so you’ll get a new one on Patreon tomorrow and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday. I appreciate everyone who’s taking this journey with me. At one chapter a week, it will be 3-4 months before the whole draft is posted, by which time I should be close to finishing my edits.

I don’t have very many petitions for you today, but here’s what I’ve got:

Via Demand Progress: Halt weapons transfers to Israel

Via Save the Children: Protect Sudan’s kids from conflict

Via the Friends Committee on National Legislation: Tell Congress to invest in peace

Also, it’s Earth Day! I hope you can get outside sometime today.

Thanks for being here. Have an excellent week.

Event: Kenosha Book Festival, Chapter One

On April 28 (a week from Sunday), I’ll be at the Kenosha Book Festival at Studio Moonfall: 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI. It will be open from 10 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon, and feature a slate of very cool indie authors (if I do say so myself), food trucks, and special deals. Here’s a link to the Facebook event and here are Studio Moonfall’s other events.

I was a last-minute addition, and I’m very excited to be attending! Hope to see you there!

Song of the Week

Lucette, “Bobby Reid”

Good morning!

First, an annoucement: I am a last-minute addition to Chapter One of the Kenosha Book Festival, hosted by Studio Moonfall! It will take place on Sunday, April 28 from 10-3 at 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI. Here’s a link to the Facebook event.

As usual, I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be here Wednesday.

Petitions for this week:

Via MoveOn.org: No U.S. tax dollars for weapons to harm civilians in Gaza

Via Win Without War: Suspend military aid to Israel until humanitarian aid access is improved across Gaza

The sun is shining for the first time in weeks. I hope you are well. Thanks for stopping by!

Witch-o-Rama Update

Witch-o-Rama Market $3 to enter 40+ vendors 3pm drag show Sunday, March 10, 12-5 PM Blue Island Beer Co. 13357 Olde Western Ave. Blue Island, IL 60406 Music by DJ JINX'D March Intentions: Focusing on Growth, Prosperity, & Creation
333 Creates All Paths to Wellness Angel Tings Bee Batty Studios Boozey Bites Buena Vibra Plant Shop Chubby Tacos Copalli Incense DeeJay's Sea Moss D'Jibbitz FIguratively Speaking Tarot Goddess of Jules Heteha Sorre JulessShoppCo La Nina Chamoy Candies Memento Moira Miel y Canela Moonlight Been Moonlit Crab Nessacities Para Siempre Jewelry Per Eternity Pilsen Chica Botanica Primtentions Prismatic Pumpkins Que Mala Bruja Rosie's Thing Factory Sol y Luna Alchemy Space Whales PRess Sugar Visions TalyInkz Tattoos Tasty Holiday Cravings The Crawlspace ThotBreaker Tres Ojos Unearthly Wisdom Vanessa's Psychic Readings Whimsey Witch ZaZa's Resins Zali4rt

Witch-o-Rama is happening tomorrow, March 10! Unfortunately, I will not be there. I’ve finally caught the ‘Rona. HOWEVER, the fantastic lineup in the second image will be there, including my business partner Brooke of the Figuratively Speaking Tarot. I’m giving her a box of signed books in case anyone is interested while I’m gone.

If you’re in the Chicago area tomorrow, you should go, so I can live vicariously through you!

P.S. I’m fine, I’ve had all my shots, I’m just miserable and contagious. I should be better in a few days.