My Golem

“I shift in my bones and become a new god.“

Hallow Heart

“I am ghostly whisper / and werewolf’s curse, / a full moon rise seduction / and a candy apple burst.”

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Dicks of the Patriarchy

"Bitches, / let us gather. / howl at the moon, / to our mother of all things / large and small."

Helter Skelter

“He was there. / In the cold metal of the broken door frame, / in the dying heat of the laughter in the room— / The dewy grass of the backyard, / the heat of her velvety scream.”

turn out the lights

“turn out the lights. / burn a few candles, say the words / (try to) conjure me up, darling / concentrate on my essence in the smoke, / because we’re all ghosts tonight.”

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Darkest Night, Darkest Day

“The sinister presence began its rolling creep up the stairs. No one ever saw it. It traveled under cover of darkness – the darkness of night, of a windowless room, of an underground crypt.”

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In which I love the literary witchery of Shirley Jackson

“Some have said Jackson was also a literal, practicing witch, but I don’t think we can ever know for certain – and I don’t think we should try to work it out, either.”