When I was done with my previous post, I felt compelled to return to Etsy and look for more Baba Yaga's House inspired artworks and jewellery to share with you. Here are my favourite discoveries. Freyja Jewels / Enamel Pin Witchy Sticher / Cross Stich Pattern Little Ghouls Art / Art Print Freyja Jewels /… Continue reading Baba Yaga’s House Part II
I'm currently obsessed with this Baba Yaga's House Pendant from Moon And Serpent Jewellery.
Continuing on with my exploration of blackout poetry.
My creative output for the past several months has been pretty much nonexistent. Even as I type this, I worry that I won't be able to convey exactly just how fucking difficult it's been - and still is - because my brain is all fog and no substance. But I'm better than I was a… Continue reading Finding Light In The Blackout
I'm DELIGHTED to reveal the cover for MAIDEN MOTHER CRONE, the upcoming poetry anthology from my little press Slice Of The Moon Books. With cover art and illustrations by the incomparable Logan Smith Salmon AKA @lass.illustration. Strong, eclectic, fearless poems from new and established writers, beautifully illustrated by @lass.illustration. This is a book for all… Continue reading Things Are Stirring At Slice Of The Moon Books
In 2019 I made music but listened to hardly any. Chelsea Wolfe managed to find her way into my head with The Birth Of Violence as did Grift with Aftonklang Live at Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum, but that (and Windir) was pretty much all I could tolerate. However, today I felt ready to reclaim my love… Continue reading Sounds Of The Day
My creativity is making her way back to me, and I've never felt so fucking relieved. I want to start posting regularly again - and I'm going to make a point of writing frequently about mental health - but I'd love to know what you would like to see on Wyrd Words & Effigies. Do… Continue reading What Would You Like To See
"You know why the cat has started sleeping on your bed, don't you?" My mum said. "It's because he knows you're not well." It hadn't even occurred to me, so wrapped up in my grief have I been. I tried to write a poem before. I wanted to write about this depression. But the only… Continue reading A Little Voice Whispers
'Don't bother, you stupid fuck, nobody gives a shit whether they hear from you or not.' That's what depression is telling me as I write this from my bed. But I'm pressing on regardless. It's been over four months since I started feeling depressed, only this time has been worse than any of the other… Continue reading I’ve Lost My Anchor
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 