Taste is who you're talking to
Someone shared a post on Bluesky that said most art in any given medium is unsalvageable dogshit, but that the bad art is important too. My response was...
Book release in the face of fascism
Dear Reader, Over the past two and half years my friend Mariah Darling and I have been writing a novella to capture the horror of the violence trans women...
Transmuted audio release, Midnight Pals tribute
Herein I reveal the hidden generosity of the hilarious micro-fiction series The Midnight Pals and announce the release of the TRANSMUTED audiobook
Don't make sense, make soup
Where I attempt (not) to make sense of the year ahead.
Remember you are mad
My creepy retelling of a Kabbalistic folktale and personal reflections around it.
Upcoming appearances and personal update
A short news update including upcoming appearances and a new release.
Old graves in Rhode Island
I recently visited my family in Rhode Island and was struck by a feature of my parents neighborhood: tiny historical graveyards hidden between the houses....
Reading between the letters
The past few years I’ve spent a lot of time researching Kabbalah, the predominant form of Jewish Mysticism, for a yet-to-be-titled horror fantasy book series...
The Black Aggie and the Power of Mirrors, Shadows, Photographs, and Doubles
On December 6th, 1885, Marian "Clover" Hooper Adams, Washington Socialite and an early portrait photographer, was found dead on her bedroom rug in front of...
The Language of Birds: Alchemical Symbolism Part 5, Rubedo and The Philosopher's Stone
The Rubedo or Red Stage is the final stage of the alchemical process, and signifies the successful achievement of The Philosopher's Stone—the alchemist's...
The Language of Birds: Alchemical Symbolism Part 4, The Albedo & Citrinitas Stage
I'd originally wanted to do a separate article for each stage of the alchemical process, but when reviewing the different images that contained symbolism for...
The Language of Birds: Alchemical Symbolism Part 3, The Peacock's Tail
From Splendor solis oder Sonnenglanz by Jörg Breu the Elder 1531–32 (detail) In part 2, I described the Nigredo Stage and explored the symbols related to it....
The Language of Birds: Alchemical Symbolism Part 2, The Nigredo Stage
In part one I gave a short introduction to alchemy, went over some of the overarching symbols in alchemical art, and outlined the different stages of the...
The Language of Birds: Alchemical Symbolism Part 1
Alchemists are best known for being protoscientific mad-men who mixed concoctions of chemicals, including the poisonous mercury, to create an elixir of...
3 Strange Phenomena of Mass Hysteria attributed to curses, witchcraft, and demonic possession
Throughout history, events of mass hysteria have plagued humanity, caused by superstition, contagious psychosomatic symptoms, conspiracy theories,...
September Esoterica from the Archives: Pustahas, Chinese Military Astrology, and The Golden Wheel of Fortune
Pustahas, Magic Books of the Toba Batak Tribe I love these Pustah books, and their unique binding. They're magic books, made from a long, thin strip of tree...
Are Demons Evil?
When you think of demons, you think of "evil spirits", but are demons really evil? Or just misunderstood? In this article, I'll be exploring the moral...
The True Story of Mesmerism and Edgar Allan Poe
Mesmerism, a precursor to hypnosis, was invented by German doctor Franz Anton Mesmer in the late 18th Century. His theory was that an invisible force, that...