Fictionalizing the Divine
I write in a paranormal, urban fantasy, science fiction sort of genre. Lately I’ve found myself using not just creatures from mythology, but the gods themselves as characters. Odin, Freyja and Idunna make cameos in the latest book I turned in to my editor. (Whether or not they stay in the final draft is up to...
Dear Wife of Pagan, Pt. 3 (Final One!)
This week I’m finishing my answer to Wife of Pagan from Slate.com regarding how to deal with conversion inside a marriage or other close relationship.  Read on for Part 3, or check out last week for Part 2, or two weeks ago for Part 1. I’m jumping right in with no introduction, so if you’re...
Dear Wife of Pagan, Pt. 2
This week I’m continuing my answer to Wife of Pagan from Slate.com regarding how to deal with conversion inside a marriage or other close relationship. Read on for Part 2, or check out last week for Part 1. I’m jumping right in with no intro, so if you’re not already familiar with this story, you...
Dear Wife of Pagan…
This week GG pointed me to an article on Slate.com in which Dear Prudence gives meh advice* to a devout Christian woman whose husband of four years converted from atheism to Wicca. Jason at The Wild Hunt already wrote detailing why the advice of Emily Yoffe, Dear Prudence’s author, was not only bad advice but...
How I Became a Pagan Old Fart
I just did it, that thing I said I would never do. A n00b asked a question,* and I got all puffed-up-affronted like a Pagan Old Fart (POF). I didn’t say it, but I have to admit, my initial response to their (numerous) queries was, “Um… get a book.†What happened?? How did I come...
A Decade of Being Pagan
It dawned on me the other day that I passed the ten year mark this summer. Though it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when I “became†Pagan, I have chosen the day I cast my first circle as my anniversary. While at the time I was still unsure of what I was doing (and wouldn’t yet...
Convert and Convict – The Incredible Difference of Two Letters, or “No, Seriously, They’re Different Wordsâ€
Instead of looking deeper to find truth, you tossed your faith away for something shiny and new. This will get old, too, you’ll see. You need to have stronger faith… I understand that you’ve got issues with the doctrine, but don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Go to church and ignore the parts...
