Welcome to Dark is Not Evil
I am Lisa Hario, a writer of Paranormal stories. The domain refers to “dark” of the Gothic, the macabre, and the shadow. My blog contains my writing, perspective on the writing life, reviews of whatever I find fun and interesting, sharing about Paganism, and whatever opinion I choose to share.
My Recent Posts
September Announcements
Happy Labor day! As an adult, I love fall. When I was a kid summer was my favorite season. But now I enjoy the cooling down of air, Halloween, pumpkin muffins, and my favorite, caramel apples. I only wish Christmas could keep to itself until after Thanksgiving. Arg....
Can We Stop With the Loki POV Edda Fanfiction?
As someone who does read Norse themed fiction, I have been noticing a trend. The podcast Mythology did a 3 part series of the Eddas in Loki’s POV. Joanne M. Harris wrote the Gospel of Loki as part of her four book Runemarks series, which is once again the Eddas...
Convergence 2022
A 4-day of celebration all things geek, Convergence is an annual sci-fi convention held in Minneapolis. 2022 felt like a big step to getting back to the before times with Convergence. This year the Wee Dictator joined us for some of it. He Who Toils Endlessly got his...
Feed the Kid
Now that much of the social spending for the pandemic is ending, a casualty is the program that paid school lunches for all kids. Before the pandemic the issue of lunch shaming was being openly discussed. My response to school lunches is simple: Feed the kid. There...
Magick Grimoire is a Trope
While watching the Sandman series on Netflix (which is awesome, go watch it) a trope familiar to fans of fantasy appears: the magickal grimoire. For those who don’t know, the Sandman is about Morpheus, the Endless who rules Dreams. Morpheus is trapped by an Occultist...
August Announcements
Last December I reviewed the shop Enchanted Boutique. Since then they have moved to Maplewood and faced a series of hardships. They had a Covid outbreak among staff, forcing a close, then a pipe burst that caused flooding and damaged inventory. They are asking for...
Review: Loki and Sigyn
Loki and Sigyn By Lea Svendsen Llewellyn Books 2022 At times whimsical yet informative, Loki and Sigyn explores the often neglected and overshadowed Sigyn and ever growing in popularity husband. Author Lea Svendsen runs through the basics of Loki in the lore and what...
Paganism and Witchcraft: Not Just for the Wealthy
I started my pagan journey while a teenager in the 90’s. This meant I had very little in the way of funds, and couldn’t be flashy. The days before social media, I pieced my knowledge together one book at a time. My first tarot deck was from Barnes and Noble, back in...
Overturning Roe is Not About Abortion
The news that Roe vs Wade was overturned was a gut punch. There is rightly plenty of discussion about what the consequences of restricting abortion and the legal mess this puts doctors in. But like many issues around abortion, the focus is so much on abortion itself...