Field Notes

As is my usual with stressful times, I'm retreating into fanfic and books. So why not post an update on my reading progress here?

Fiction: 

Anatomy: A love story by Dana Schwartz

So far I'm enjoying this one! I love the Noble Blood podcast, but the writing of this novel is a little too YA for my tastes. Not that there's anything with YA! I just tend to avoid it.

Non-fiction: 

All About Love b bell hooks

I've been reading this one for forever. I don't know why it's taking me so long to finish. Might sit down and sit with this one tonight. bell hooks usually isn't a struggle for me to get through - she's not purposefully obscure like other theorists. 

The Way of the Rose b Clark Strand and Perdita Finn

This one is a bit unusual - it's a discussion of how to use the rosary as a way of connecting with the goddess (any goddess, not just Mary). I'm enjoying this one, but it's taking me a while to get through. I think I struggle with focus for this one.

Non-fiction: Witchy and pagan

Under the Witching Tree by Corinne Boyer

I actually have an excuse for how long this is taking me! I'm reading it by "season." It starts in the fall, then goes to winter, and now we're in spring. Though I might just read through summer. This is a really delightful look at the folklore and healing properties of trees - and not just in a Celtic way, as most tree magic books I've found have been.

New World Witchery by Corey Thomas Hutcheson

This one is great! It's a fast read once I pick it up. Unfortunately, because I'm experiencing quite a bit of burn-out, I haven't been wanting to read much occult stuff. It's a whole thing - basically because witchcraft is my job, I've been reaching for these titles less. 

Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter, and Loyalty from the Norse Gods

This one is a suuuuper fast read! I read half of it in one sitting on Saturday. The author has a very playful, snarky voice, which makes sense as this is about Loki. He's one of those gods in the Norse pantheon that I'm like "weeeeell ... I probably should be working with him" but haven't been. So we'll see what practical things I walk away with.

Fanfic:

Now, of course, when I'm SUPER burned out I tend to lose myself a bit in fandom. And if I'm being perfectly honest, this is where most of my reading has been lately. Here's what I finished that I loved: 

“Oh, god,” Jon says, his eyes gone wide. The weight of everything crushing down upon him at once. They are in another universe, and they have brought hell with them. Jonah Magnus is dead, and will never find them again. Everyone they have ever known is gone, and will never find them again.