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The Raven’s Prophecy tarot deck by Maggie Stiefvater

31/10/2021

Reflections on this blog and where it’s going (with a little bit of tarot, it is Halloween)

A few moments ago I pulled a tarot card for this blog. It’s Halloween, it’s the site’s spiritual birthday, it’s a good way to start a post. I thought about the last twelve years as I shuffled, and I was expecting to feel a little melancholy as I did so. It’s Halloween, after all, which Continue reading

brain chat, Internet

being a full time creative, blogging, cancel culture, cancelling authors, Halloween, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance renunion, tarot card, The Raven’s Prophecy tarot deck by Maggie Stiefvater, Three of Wands, YA book community
27/10/2019

Halloween 2019 ft. Raven’s Prophecy Tarot and Quite a Lot of Lace

The other day I wrote about finding tarot cards for my Halloween costume and promised pictures. I forgot to take any photos (always the sign of a good party) but I’m aware that many of you will have been waiting for pictures with BAITED BREATH… so I put some of my jewellery back on this Continue reading

Art, Halloween

‘The Raven Cycle’, Halloween costume, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, Peaky Blinders costume, The Raven’s Prophecy tarot deck by Maggie Stiefvater