Essays/Stories/News

Feeding the Gods of Hope

We stagger toward the longest night, some of us shivering, the blare of false cheer in our ears and debt lining our pockets. These are,...

On the Way to Solstice…

The nights grow long but the the Winter sun – sharp angles – is still bright upon our faces. Do not forget this. We all walk into the...

A Solstice Prayer: Let us Shine Light

Let us shine light upon injustice.Let us shine light upon grief.Let us shine light upon suffering.Let us shine light upon hatred.Let us...

Beautiful, Radiant Things (Solstice)

. “I want freedom, the right to self-expression, everybody’s right to beautiful, radiant things.” – Emma Goldman Yesterday morning I...

Sol Invictus / Gaudete!

Sun. Something in you shines. Never forget this. Some bright thing is given birth. It is in your hands. It burns in your heart. It dawns...

What are You Taking for Granted?

Yesterday was blazing hot in San Francisco. By this I mean, close to 90 degrees farenheit, a temperature many of you would scoff at, but...

Solstice Blessings

This Solstice, may your life be blessed. May your heart lift like the sun, and may you shine. May your work, and play, and joy, and love,...

Dismantling Frankenstein’s Monster (or Putting the Christ Back in Christmas)

picture by T. S. Rogers My compatriot Jason Pitzl-Waters has written an excellent essay on the Winter Holidays, Paganism, and Christmas...

Rubaiyat for Winter

“Everything has luminosity,” he said, From the furthest reach of space, to ocean’s bed. Simple heartbreak, war ravaged land, or...

T. Thorn Coyle