What is it about seeing your familiar at peace and in deep sleep that just brings grounding and pure delight? Grateful for this beauty, Winifred.

I’m very grateful and honored that UK-based PORTOBELLO BOOK BLOG created this charming feature of me and my novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH. Thank you, Joanne, for helping to spread the word about my book!

Have you read my novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH? Do you have any favorite passages or pages? I’d love to know! For those who haven’t purchased their copy yet, you can get it here, while also supporting your favorite independent book store:

There are several witch-focused books debuting this summer reading season, including mine! Take the lot, and read some enchanting stories wherever you go in the sun and the rain. Magic awaits you!

The wonder of plants and their uses will endlessly fascinate me. Here are some interesting facts about the enchanting amaranthus plant you may not have known.

Missoula friends, please save the date! I will be at Barnes & Noble on Reserve St on Saturday, July 18th (time TBD) for my next book event. Also, feel free to share!

This discovery is quite entrancing. There is so much we still do not know about this glorious planet we call home and its residents.

It has been two weeks since my book launch, and although the daze has mostly faded, my gratitude for this experience grows. How lovely to have such support from you all for this book I brought into the world.

What do you have planned for this enlightening time?

Are you familiar with Bella White? She is an Americana, Appalachian folk, bluegrass singer-songwriter, and her voice has a unique lullaby of sharp vulnerability mixed with velvet cooing. Perfect mood for the summer solstice.

What do you have planned for this enlightening time?

What an insightful interview with Heather Cox Richardson and Joshua Turek (Iowa House Representative, 4x Paralympian, 2x Gold Medalist in wheelchair basketball, disability advocate, and candidate for Senate). www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bst...

Looking for something to gift the little witches in your life? This book is a wonderful resource for introducing sweet ceremonies into the lives of young ones. Combining hands-on creative projects with faith in nature and all-around fun, it’s certainly something to fill your summer with magic.

Very grateful for this wonderful review of my novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH, by Lindsey for her book review blog, WHAT LINDSEY READS:

My kid brought home a copy last night and asked if I’d read it before. I told her, “Baby girl, what’s in those pages is the reason I got into the field. We need representation and protection.”

This curious kitty loves to explore its cozy nook! 📚🐾 #Cats #Curious #Books #Peeking #Cozy

Some things you may not know about the glorious plant, St. John’s Wort.

This week’s witch movie recommendation is THE OLD WAYS written by Marcos Gabriel and directed by Christopher Alender.

Thank you dearly to all who came to my book launch week. I am still in a slight daze.

On @portybelle.bsky.social #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Judy Molland #author of The Making of a Witch | @shewritespress @judymollandauthor.bsky.social portobellobookblog.com/2026/06/13/t...

It’s not too late to tune into the cosmic powers of June. Host Dani Wright brings us into the significant changes that are symbolic for this time.

“Sometimes when I write, I put paintings near my desk. Every book has a colour.”

My ancestor, Alice, had plans for me, and she showed me in my dreams, she showed me in my bones, and I’m pleased that she chose me to tell her story, at which I leaped toward.

I recently went hiking in Missoula. Here are a few spring flowers (lupines, arrowroot, balsamroot, camas). So many flowers everywhere.

Thank you so much to @bookstoldbycourtney for featuring my book on your page! The photo is quite fitting, and I appreciate the review. Please take a look at Courtney’s page as a valued source for book recommendations.

Winifred, my biggest supporter! 😂

Today is the day! My novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH to fly out into the world, and I couldn’t be happier to share Alice’s story with you. Follow the link in my bio to purchase, and feel free to share! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

When something wonderful happens, we tend to conjure the grief of absence in being able to share it with those we have lost. When this surfaces, I seek ways in which they are present—just in different form. They’re still here, and I’m grateful.

I decided to read some excerpts from my novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH, to give you all a little sneak peek, while wearing my favorite scarf, of course!

Tomorrow is publication day for THE MAKING OF A WITCH! So very grateful and honored for the review I received from KIRKUS REVIEWS. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Only four days until my novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH, is published by She Writes Press. I’m so grateful to everyone who has given endorsements and pre-publication reviews. Here is one from THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, by the lovely Williamaye Jones. Link to order:

Only 4 days until my novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH, is published from @SheWritesPress. I am so grateful to everyone who has given love, endorsements, and pre-publication reviews for this book of mine. Here is one from The Historical Novel Society, by the lovely Williamaye Jones.

This week’s witch movie recommendation is Kiki’s Delivery Service, an anime film from Studio Ghibli.

Nicholas Culpeper was an herbalist, physician, and astrologer. He believed very strongly that plants and organs have a zodiac sign just as we do, and that administering herbs should take into consideration the energy of the rising signs for that specific remedy.

I cannot urge you enough to read this book by the brilliant Zoe Gilbert.

Hiking with friends keeps me sane and grounded. What is keeping you grounded right now?

Perhaps you are also perplexed why some choose to support the blatant evil of this administration.

I love sharing what I learn about plants and herbs. Horseradish is full of benefits. Have you even tried using it for joint pain?

“In the 1880s and 1890s, extremists in the Republican Party also threatened the future of the US." 1/2

Many herbs can be foraged and purchased, but why not grow our own? This book is an essential guide for growing magical herbs. Happy magical gardening!

As a former teacher, I must emphasize how important the young generation is. Teaching them today will carve out a better tomorrow. These three have discovered/created something significant!

Have you seen this film?

You believe that magic is all around us? I believe we need to see it all, especially in current, tumultuous earth and culture climate.

My forthcoming novel, THE MAKING OF A WITCH, will be released in June! But you can pre-order it now (which helps independent authors and presses immensely). Here is the link to my favorite bookstore in Missoula, FACT AND FICTION: factandfictionbooks.com/book/9798896...

They don’t have to try for adorableness, they just ARE. Winifred brings so much essence into my life.

"Where once I prayed for forgiveness from a father God who held up huge palms and said ‘Thou shalt not,’ now I find peace with a sister god who takes my open hands in hers and says, ‘You will’” —Doreen Valiente (Pagan author and Wiccan pioneer)

Composer GABRIELA LENA FRANK won the PULITZER PRIZE in music for her 10-part composition, PICAFLOR: A FUTURE MYTH. The story behind this magnificent piece is moving.

Our familiars know how it’s done 😂

Canopy soil is part of a micro-ecosystem that grows in tree canopies! The soil hosts baby ferns, tree saplings, fungi, and earthworms. Have you ever thought earthworms could live forty feet high, inside a tree crotch? Learn more on this fascinating episode of RADIOLAB.