by Lisa Hario | Aug 12, 2020 | Reviews
In the Dark is an investigative podcast produced by APM reports, a part of American Public Media. Reporter Madeleine Baran digs deep into a familiar case and one that only gained notoriety after the podcast. The first season investigates the abduction of Jacob...
by Lisa Hario | Aug 5, 2020 | Reviews
Beneath the Same Stars by Phyllis Cole-Dai 2018 In 1862, after a delay of annual treaty payments and the Indian Affairs official’s refusal to distribute food to the starving Dakota, war breaks out in Southern Minnesota. Sarah Wakefield, wife of the doctor on the...
by Lisa Hario | Aug 3, 2020 | Announcements
First, some news: I wrote and essay titled “It takes Strength To Hold the Bowl As To Hold the Hammer” that is published in Loki’s Torch: Volume II. The issue is devoted to Loki’s wife, Sigyn. It contains some beautiful artwork, lovely poetry,...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 31, 2020 | Thoughts
Sitting around the campfire, the older generation will tell the younger of days past. “Once, when you wanted to watch TV, you turned to a channel and could only watch what was on.” “But, what if you wanted to binge watch?” “Maybe you would luck out and there would be...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 29, 2020 | Paganism, Reviews
Three Pagans and a Cat is a weekly podcast where a family of 3 pagans, each on a different path, discuss a topic of interest to the pagan community. Gwyn, the Mom, is a green witch. Car, the Dad, is the newest pagan and a Druid, while Ode, their child, is...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 27, 2020 | Thoughts, Writing Life
So much horsepower, and all you got is a learner’s permit.Chaz, Sunglasses After Dark, p 141 of Midnight Blue In the scene I just quoted, Cattherine Wheele, the super powered villain, tries to pull information from Chaz, a hustler with a small psychic...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 24, 2020 | Paganism, Thoughts
I probably had the same reaction as anyone with knowledge of the Good Neighbors and a lick of sense when I learned about the #hexthefae thread on witchtok. I was originally going to write about why it is a bad idea, but then I tried to find the original post...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 22, 2020 | Paganism, Reviews
Path of a Seeker by Shauna Aura Knight Shauna Aura Knight is an artist, author, blogger and ritual teacher. Path of a Seeker is a collection of blog posts covering her spiritual journey, personal relationships, financial troubles, and struggles with her physical...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 20, 2020 | Fiction
For this month’s fiction, I am choosing a scene I wrote as part of a writing class. The assignment was to have a mother and daughter talking after the daughter went on a blind date the mother set up. This is what came out. Enjoy. Thanks to Eleni Koureas from...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 17, 2020 | Thoughts
My favorite bookstore is opening up to in person shopping by appointment. At major stores you have to wait outside to be let in so they aren’t too full. Shopping often requires a mask. All of which means before going out shopping I think: do I really need to go? ...
