Every time I post videos or am interviewed about witchcraft, people comment that I didn‘t do enough to explain what witches *believe.* Good thing I wrote a short, accessible book all about why that’s sort of a weird question: bookshop.org/p/books/witc...

We are offering Coptic again!

The fact that fellowships always have some stipulation about not having other income is so out of touch. Like, just say you only want scholars who have family wealth or other kinds of financial support. Some of us have to work through school, and it’s wild how that disqualifies us from so much.

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story only someone in your profession would understand: spiritual but not religious

Australian printmaker Rachel Newling is inspired by the floral and fauna of her homeland. 'Grey Headed Flying Fox', hand coloured linocut #ReframjngWomenPrintmakers

This should be required reading in every historical methods and social studies classroom. Something very important is being lost. 🗃️🗺️

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲! I spent years researching, writing, and combing through archives and private libraries to put together a gem of a book about the holy days of Thelema. Available for pre-order now at @llewellynbooks.bsky.social #magick #occult

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Hello everyone. I need your help. I suffer from diabetic retinopathy. Its a diabetic condition that affects the eyes and is the leading cause of blindness. I need your helo raising money for treatment so I can keep my vision as long as I can. Please share and donate if you can. gofund.me/c8fa133bb

For the record, as a longtime fan, I love this album. As a musician, I’m excited about the return of a guitar presence and the fun funk-inspired instrumentation. Jacob’s analysis, per usual, is both interesting and actually useful for thinking about fandom and parasocial relatability moving forward.

I just found out the Religion Department has opted to allow late registration since so many are still asking to be admitted! So if you thought you missed out you can still join us. This week we’re talking about Spiritualism, parapsychology, and Houdini! www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...

Highly recommend owning a pink guitar and making it your whole personality. I am transcribing pop songs and singing them to my friends through video chat and it’s so much better than basically everything.

I'm 48 now and regret not keeping a diary because I'm alarmed at how much of my life I've utterly forgotten. I mentioned this to a writing workshop comprised mainly of older people I taught last year, and one woman said, "Start now. START NOW. I'm 77 and I WISH had started keeping a diary at 50."

Invest. Open a Roth IRA and automatically deposit something minimal and painless into a targeted date fund, or something else uncomplicated. We live in a monstrous system, but not saving and investing when you *could* makes it so much worse.

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

It’s class day it’s class day! There’s still time to slip in if you want to talk about spooky things! #paranormalsky #witchsky www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...

Class starts this week, and there is still time to sign up! #paranormalsky #witchsky www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...

youtu.be/IIECJ3XHMXQ #witchsky #religiousstudies

Class starts this week, and there is still time to sign up! #paranormalsky #witchsky www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...

A fitting and welcome article, arriving just in time for my 6-month royalty statement, which always makes me want to quit publishing books. Marketing successfully and being prominent on social media are not the same as producing good writing.

Remembering Pamela Colman Smith this Michael's Day where the artist of the most iconic Tarot deck lies in an unmarked grave at St. Michael & All Angels in Bude, having passed on the 16th of this month 74 years ago. We left something for her where she allegedly rests. #tarotsky #occuktsky #cornwall

you know the worst part about all of this is that Robert Graves was sort of hot

Thank you so much for being there with us! WitchesForPalestine.start.page

Any other #pei witches out there? #charlottetown #princeedwardisland

My real smart bestie is teaching a seminar soon on paranormal stuff in America. #witchsky www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...

With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵 Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7

I should've blogged about this earlier, but here's a but more about how I shifted to this project, for those of you who would rather read a blog than watch a video! #witchsky #paranormalsky #religiousstudies thornthewitch.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/t...

Lots of really great folks at this event!

My seminar with the Religion for Breakfast team starts next week! #paranormalsky #witchsky #religiousstudies www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...

Per my previous thread, here are some things I still lie about routinely: my 5-year plan, my professional development this (every) quarter, how much I love ✨laboring✨ at my job, how glad I am to have received that email, how thankful I am for that insulting funding offer. Etc etc etc.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

There’s something adorable about still seeing witches on the internet who are particularly mad at nineties teen witch books that suggested teens might lie to their parents. Like, gasp, yes, what a travesty. I don’t know who your parents were, but mine still need to be lied to.

Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered the next kids' book, DEAD ENDS! There's still some signed copies available from @mysteriousbookshop.com, if you're interested. It's so hard to cut through the noise at the moment, so @tealcartoons.bsky.social and I really appreciate your support. 👇

Something I learned early teaching in overcrowded high school classrooms is not to give a lot of individualized feedback. Most students won’t read it at all, let alone incorporate it, and you’re likely to hurt feelings. Taking the time to address widespread problems as a class is waaaaay better.

It’s hilarious to me that every Sweetwater customer has a “sales engineer” permanently attached to their account. Like, the same poor employee has to call me and congratulate me on my choices after I buy something silly at 2 am. My Sweetwater sales engineer knows crazy things about me.

Today’s read is The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill By Matthew Bowman. As part of my upcoming seminar with the Religion Department, we’ll be talking about UFOs and the trust/mistrust in American government.

This took me years of being a published writer to understand: To the people who only know you by your work, you are like the blank screen at the front of a movie theater. You have your own physical reality, but they only see what's projected. They are talking and reacting to the light and shadow.

Yes! Thinking about the broad category of ”religion” helps us understand a lot of things that we wouldn’t generally consider religion. Ultimately, we’re studying people, ideas, and how those people and their ideas move, shift, and have impact.

Religious literacy makes navigating the world so much easier. How do people come to believe and practice as they do? Why are our social institutions shaped the way they are? Why do we think some things are normal while others aren’t? Often, the answer is religion. www.religiondepartment.com

In hot pursuit of a squirrel family in the insulation in the crawl space. They are soundly defeating me.

almost half way to the goal! thank you so so much to everyone who has already donated. y'all are helping me eat this month which is so appreciated

youtu.be/yHQDpV6QD1U #witchsky #religiousstudies #paranormalsky #paranormal

Happy #PubDay to @theladyaye.bsky.social! You aren't going to want to miss her haunting new book, WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE DEAD. Like a warm mug of cocoa, it’s the perfect companion to kick off spooky season. 👇

youtu.be/yHQDpV6QD1U #witchsky #religiousstudies #paranormalsky #paranormal

If you live in North America, you can pre-order ‘Stories of the Stones’ through the University of Chicago Press. North American publication date is April 1st, 2026.

Religious literacy makes navigating the world so much easier. How do people come to believe and practice as they do? Why are our social institutions shaped the way they are? Why do we think some things are normal while others aren’t? Often, the answer is religion. www.religiondepartment.com

My first seminar is called "American Paranormal," and it's a survey of paranormal communities and histories in the United States. www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...

Big News! Join me and the Religion for Breakfast Team in the new Religion Department! Because religious studies matters, and quality education should be accessible outside of universities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvKy...

Big News! Join me and the Religion for Breakfast Team in the new Religion Department! Because religious studies matters, and quality education should be accessible outside of universities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvKy...

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains I loved this album so much—super influential for me as a musician. An absolute travesty that most folks only heard ”The Freshman” (Villains is also a perfect album, though, fight me).