The Holly King
Illustration by Guinevere von Sneeden
Wassail, drink hail to the sleeping trees blanketed in a white cloak of snow, under the dark of night. Leave the warmth...
The Lovers and The Labyrinth
(for Jared)
The city: metal skins cloaking thin, high stairs
that step slyly to the side and flower into balconies
or turn and twist into spires, piercing...
Girl With Cloven Feet
Article taken from Issue #36 || Autumn 2016
Print || Digital
A hunger for green things|
starts in the toes,
lingers at the hedges
on deersoft steps.
She waits for nightcover
to track...
An excerpt from The Rules of Magic
By Alice Hoffman
Illustration by Charles Vess
Article from the Autumn Issue #40 - Subscribe or Buy Issue
The most glorious hour in Manhattan was when twilight...
An excerpt from The Wind in His Heart
She scrambled up the bank of the wash and ran across a dirt yard, right up to the front door of the witch’s house....
Courage Tea
“They mixed henna with limes, roses, tea, and eucalyptus and let it simmer overnight, for henna’s hue reflects the strength of love of a...
Sister Witch
Every Halloween, no matter what the newest costumes might be, there are always little girls who insist upon dressing as witches. You can see...
Artemis of the Silver Bow
In the shadows of mountains and in the wind on mountain-tops
She loves to take her bow
Her bow made all of silver
And shoot off her...