What are those words for that are whispered into dried flowers, carrying memories of a troubled past?She keeps whispering those words.As if the person who got her those flowers once had not already left a long while ago.Such a long while that the leaves are a faded yellow.One that died ages ago but still needsContinue reading “Of dead flowers and chocolate!”
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Tale about the darkest shades
“Darkness comes in so many shades.Yours I had never seen before.I almost did not notice.It was a cloud in a passionate storm.The thunder forced you to hide.The sky that was purple for meburned your eyes. I was once therewhen you opened them up again.A light cut through darkness.Vanilla scented and burning bright.You had found yourContinue reading “Tale about the darkest shades”
Thoughts on who I am
„Do you always know who you are?“, I ask my witch, assuming I would sound just normal, humanly relatebale, but even she was confused. Lately, I had to wonder what kind of thoughts fought their way from the back of my head, where they were usually stuck and mostly being ignored, to be there inContinue reading “Thoughts on who I am”
“I wish this was a love story.”
Tonight‘s tale could have taken place anywhere, as long Dystopia was still lingering around.All it needs is a bottle of wine and cheeks ready to be kissed and blush.There probably was candle light, too.As well as fairy lights decorating a bookshelf and shining onto two bodies.Sometimes sitting opposed to each other.Or lying together.One of thoseContinue reading ““I wish this was a love story.””
Tale about endurance
„They don‘t have to love you“, my witch giggled into the coffee I had almost forgotten to take with me on a busy morning. „You know that, right?“„I‘m not so sure I agree“, I whisper a response that is swallowed by heavy rain all around us. It always seemed to make things so much easier.AlmostContinue reading “Tale about endurance”
My writing journey!
To know where I’m ging, it’s sometimes important to look back at everything that has happened! So, I searched for all my journals I have written into since the pandemic started and since I began this blog and planned my witching novel. As an adult, I have never been a diary writer, and I stillContinue reading “My writing journey!”
“We’re fighting demons tonight!”
We‘re fighting demons tonight! Do you know you‘re demons?Do you hang out with them?Have a talk and let the souls leak? „We‘re fighting demons tonight“, my witch giggles. „With iced coffee at midnight.“ Do you know where your demons hide?Because, they‘re not easy to spot.They sit in the heart,right where it‘s broken.They fill in aContinue reading ““We’re fighting demons tonight!””
The painful reality of being a woman
I‘ve had a reason to celebrate lately!I faced the meanest monster. I have fought my demons for now. For a little while. Oh, now that I think about it too much, I tend to think that maybe I am a bit too happy, because life just keeps being a mess.But still – I thought IContinue reading “The painful reality of being a woman”
Witching update …
This has been the longest time for me without a new post, so I am giving a short update!Yes, I am still alive and no, the blog is not going to die! Actually, I feel bad for risking to lose the good activity and reactions I‘ve lately had, but things in my other life (theContinue reading “Witching update …”
About the good things in life
„Against all odds“, where the words my witch and I were living by for a very long time, and I keep wondering what kind of life can be spent in the light of these words. It‘s the kind of words to whisper onto the horizon at night on a field, or with an open bottleContinue reading “About the good things in life”
Summer solstice thoughts!
„The days are already getting shorter“, I tell my witch, as we once again hurry to fall asleep before sunrise, after a long night of witching discussions, as the horizon is already painted in a faint red.„You‘ve promised to take me apple picking for years now“, my witch complains and I roll my eyes.She isContinue reading “Summer solstice thoughts!”
How to spot witches in the sky!
Can you think of a day when the air was not breathable?When it had promised you rain, but only granted a few drops to get lost in summer heat?When you muscles were protesting?The flowers suffering in silence? And do you remember the first dark clouds of an oncoming storm?How the sky was painted in darkerContinue reading “How to spot witches in the sky!”
Tale about the hurt
„Did it hurt?“, the witch asked the one with the most terrifying mask on, as she mended wounds the world had never seen. „Did it hurtwhen we touchedor was it just the thoughtthat I mighthide my claws? Did it hurtwhen we kissedor was it just the thoughtthat I mighthide my teeth? Did it hurtwhen weContinue reading “Tale about the hurt”
Dystopia mind
There is an iced latte in front of me and the sun is shining.My words to the person in front of me had been enough to fill pages, as well as to end the patience in the kind eyes looking at me.„You are catastrophizing again!“„Am I?“„Yes!“„But are you sure that I‘m not right?“Desperation sparkles uniquelyContinue reading “Dystopia mind”
The unlikely love of a witch
„What if I loved you with all my heart and skin and soul?“, the witch whispers into an oncoming storm. What if she did? What if she loved you with all of her heart?She loved you with all of her heart, but it was soaked in blood. What if she loved you with all ofContinue reading “The unlikely love of a witch”
Why witches ride on broomsticks
In case you ever tried a broomstick out yourselves, you will know them as not the most comfortable way to travel. If you belong to those who never took a broom onto a hill to jump on it as far as you can: You missed out on something! The bitter realization when crashing down ontoContinue reading “Why witches ride on broomsticks”
Tale about caring
I have a bitter taste on my tongue.It is 2 AM and my witch and I are looking at my old diaries.“I’ve let it soak for too long”, I say, as I pour more sugar into my tea, and my witch giggles. For most of my teenage years, I wrote very detailed diaries. I likeContinue reading “Tale about caring”
Remember me!
“There is one thing I would like you to know.I do.Yes, I do.I remember you. No matter where you are.You’re all over the world.You’re all over my heart.And I still remember you. There is one thing I would like to know.After all this time that passed us,left rings in wood and birthed new stars,do youContinue reading “Remember me!”
Tale for magic to come
„Can I live my life from moment to moment?“, I ask my witch as we wait for a thunderstorm to relieve the sky. One of my favourites tasted like Vanilla.A moment of Vanilla and burned matches.In scented candle light, I had been waiting. My soul had yearned.The moment I had yearned for had smelled likeContinue reading “Tale for magic to come”
“Will we live enough?”
„How can you be so sure that this it not it?“, she asks the boy with the dramatic eyes a question she knows she should avoid, as the witch is watching from the distance.Sitting by the river, probably, and having some vanilla ice cream. As their eyes meet, they kiss. „This could easily be theContinue reading ““Will we live enough?””
How to see where demons hide!
Where demons hide Would you recognize evil, if it was right in front of you?If it stared back at you, meeting your eyes with the very core of its existence? „Who said demons were evil“, my witch reminds me, and her voice made me wait for a giggling that in the light of today‘s moodContinue reading “How to see where demons hide!”
Unwritten thoughts
I am going through something huge that I do not want to put into my writing. That is new. It was tempting to start this as a witching discussion, like I usually do to get closer to these thoughts. I tell my witch something, we think and giggle around and come to some conclusions.But thisContinue reading “Unwritten thoughts”
Tale about the different kind
The witch had a body of a different kind. Where other skin was smooth, hers made an exception!Here and there it was dry,sometimes displayed the marks evenof those days in er past. Where some bodies were round, her curves were more!Breasts to get lost in,harder to overlook,for she blossomed so intensely. Where hearts were beating,Continue reading “Tale about the different kind”
Dystopia conclusion!
It has finally happened.The other day, I have read on the news that the pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. Was that the term? I hope so.I am not going to discuss whether this is right or wrong, or too early, but since the motivation to start this blog and my witching-writing-journey cameContinue reading “Dystopia conclusion!”
A magical refuge!
Do you remember a place that had you yearn for something magical to happen?A door in the forest, or a secret passage in the mountains? A place that made you believe for a second that witches used it as their refuge from this cruel reality?Just a place that made your mind wonder for a secondContinue reading “A magical refuge!”
Facing the witching novel! A writing update
Tonight, I am thinking about what your main character means to you while writing, or reading!! Do you need a character that inspires you and has all kinds of qualities, or even just one important one, you wish you had? Or is it a flawed one that has a long journey of development ahead whichContinue reading “Facing the witching novel! A writing update”
New witching project! Please listen in.
I have a witching announcement! My witching poetry just got a new dimension. Together with Soar (check out his art!), a friend who is a great artist, I started the project „Bowles“, which has the goal to tell our Dystopia journey with poetry, noise and sometimes melodies. Tow leaking souls going a little bit crazy!Continue reading “New witching project! Please listen in.”
How to attend Walpurgisnacht as a real witch!
Let‘s get ready for Walpurgisnacht! It gets fucking dark and disturbing, as always! I have already once written about how and why this is a special night for witches, but this year I want to go into more detail! Are you ready to prepare yourself for this very special night? The most important night inContinue reading “How to attend Walpurgisnacht as a real witch!”
Wounded tale
This tale is about trusting the nice one with the huge eyes wearing the blue shirt, as always. If reading this you already thought it was a bad idea to begin with, you are my kind of reader. But what could go wrong, you may think.He seems so nice and friendly, and almost looks asContinue reading “Wounded tale”
Tale about the modern world
„How do you live in a world like this?“, I ask my witch one morning with an empty pot of coffee in hand. In a world with roads reaching further than eyes can see?With a forest growing over each and everyone’s head.With hilltops too high up to ever be climbed.Full of spirits to confuse you.LostContinue reading “Tale about the modern world”
Mistress witch writes 