Being loved as a witch
means you are my shadow
as I will be yours
once the sun has set.
Being loved as a witch
means that we share this scar
and we know who we are
by seeing our skin.
Being loved as a witch
means your touch
could rip me apart
but never would.
Being loved as a witch
is a thing
I have not yet felt
but I still hope for.
„When you left, my body lost integrity“, my witch and I whispered together.
And yet, we are still here and still will be tomorrow.
In memory of you, being loved by a witch.
I wish I’d told you all my stories.
I want to tell you all my storiesIt’s not that they would changeIt’s just that I would likeTo see themFormA new expressionOn your face I need to tell you all my storiesI am not sureIf they makeSenseThe way I thoughtThey do. I will tell you all my storiesThey frighten meI’m sure you won’t endureI see…
Dealing with darkness in writing
This spring afternoon is glowing pink and tastes like strong tea. It feels much too familiar, and I begin to open up.I feel far away from myself as I start to talk, to babble on about my novel. About all the things I’ve been reading about in the past 5 years. About the 17th century,…
Radical witching novel rewrites at 4 AM!
I wore the same night dress my witch used to wear to get drunk on my windowsill, when I suddenly had an idea at 4 AM. Great ideas always happen at 4 AM, remember? This one however, kept me awake for at least a week, debating it back and forth. At some point my witch…