Rebecca Buchanan
@lyradora.bsky.social
Tree-hugging witchy poet. Author of fairy tales, fantasy, and mystery. Books are magic, and those who burn books are never on the right side of history. Editor of the Pagan literary ezine, Eternal Haunted Summer. https://eternalhauntedsummer.com
A new Special Feature is up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Our guest post is a short story about hope and imagination, courtesy of @deborahldavitt.bsky.social . :) #witchsky #mythology #shortstories eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Special Feature: Beneath the Wings of the Lamassu
[Editor’s Note: please enjoy this Special Feature, a tale about hope and the power of imagination, courtesy of Deborah L Davitt.] Azadeh stood on the white, palm-lined terrace of the ziggurat…
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you love #dragons? #Mythology and #folklore? Then check out this interview with Dave Stone about his new book, Dragons of the Deep! #witchsky #booksky eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Interview: Dave Stone
[Today we sit down for a quick interview with author and sculptor, Dave Stone. Here, he discusses his new book Dragons of the Deep; the research that went into the book; and his upcoming projects.]…
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New post up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you love stories about #valkyries and #heroicdogs? If so, check out this heartwarming (and heart-breaking) story from Ginger Strivelli. #shortstory #witchsky eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Special Feature: Heroine by Ginger Strivelli
Image courtesy of John Price at Unsplash [Welcome to our Special Feature for June 2026. Our story this month comes courtesy of Ginger Strivelli, who has written a deeply moving tale about the true …
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you like #fantasy, #swordandsorcery, and #romantasy? Then check out this interview with M. Daniel McDowell! #booksky eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Interview: M. Daniel McDowell
[Today we sit down with fantasy/sword and sorcery and romantasy author M. Daniel McDowell, who also publishes under the name Jay Wolf. Here, McDowell discusses their new book, Beneath the Shattered…
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Eternal Haunted Summer is live! The theme this issue is not a specific pantheon, sacred tale, or season, but length; each #poem is 100 words, each #prosepoem is 300 words, and each #flashfiction is 500 words. Enjoy! #paganism #mythology #witchsky #polytheism eternalhauntedsummer.com/issues/summe...
Summer Solstice 2026
~ Columns ~Christopher Greiner — Ars Poetica, Et Cetera Kelly Jarvis — Multum in Parvo: The Unique Beauty of Small Things in Art, Nature, and SpiritualityGerri Leen — Art Gallery:…
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For those who enjoy #fairytale, #fantasy, and #sciencefiction #poetry, I have two new (short) collections available. These are ebook only and ONLY available through my itch.io storefront. Enjoy! lyradora.itch.io/i-carry-the-...
i carry the light of a dead star in my pocket, and other poems of sun, moon, earth, and stars by Rebecca Buchanan
A collection of seventeen fantastical poems stretching from the distant past to the end of the universe.
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Are you fascinated by #seidhr? Or Norse #polytheism? Or #animism and #spiritwork? If so, check out this interview with Mosslyn Emberveil about her new book, The Threshold Mother Saga. eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Interview: Mosslyn Emberveil
[Today we sit down for a quick interview with debut author Mosslyn Emberveil. Here, she discusses her new book The Threshold Mother Saga; the research that went into it; and her forthcoming project…
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Woohoo! The new issue of The Otherworld is now available, and it includes my flash fiction tale "My Mirror Sees Many Things." Thank you to the wonderful editors! #booksky #witchsky #fairytales #fantasy #fae the-otherworld-magazine.kit.com/products/iss...
Issue 02-Faerie Fruit
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you love #swordandsorcery? What about #cosmichorror? If so, check out this interview with Carson Winter about his new novella, The Corpse Priest. #booksky #horror #weirdfiction #fantasy eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Interview: Carson Winter
[Today we sit down for a quick interview with weird fiction/fantasy/horror author, Carson Winter. Here he discusses his new novella The Corpse Priest, which combines sword and sorcery with cosmic h…
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Are you fascinated by #egyptianmythology and #kemeticism? If so, check out this interview with Olivia Church PhD, who has a new book about #osiris. #booksky #witchsky #mythology #paganism #polytheism eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Five Questions With: Olivia Church
[Today we sit down for five quick questions with Olivia Church. Author of the recently released Pagan Portals: Osiris, Church here discusses what went into writing the book, why she wrote it, and h…
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It's here! The new issue of Thrill Ride is now live in print and digital formats. Big thanks to editor @blazeward.bsky.social for including my Jezebel-inspired tale "Her Name Will Live Forever" alongside so many amazing authors. #booksky #thriller #jezebel www.amazon.com/Vigilantes-T...
Vigilantes (Thrill Ride - the Magazine Book 14)
Vigilantes (Thrill Ride - the Magazine Book 14) - Kindle edition by Ward, Blaze, Sutro, Marie, Penncavage, Michael, Buchman, M. L., Reed, Annie, Buchanan, Rebecca, Martin, M. K., Binney, Robert J., Hendrickson, David H. , McMahan, Alison. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Vigilantes (Thrill Ride - the Magazine Book 14).
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Are you fascinated by #thewildhunt? By Celtic and Norse #mythology? Then check out this interview with Morgan Daimler. :) #booksky #witchsky #paganism #polytheism eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Interview: Morgan Daimler
[Today we sit down for a quick interview with Morgan Daimler. Here, Daimler discusses their forthcoming book on the Wild Hunt; the research that went into it; and their forthcoming projects.] Fores…
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! If love #swordandsorcery, or #mongols, or the clash of civilizations and #badassheroines then you need to check out this interview with Bryn Hammond! #booksky #fantasy #historicalfantasy eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
New interview at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you love #swordandsorcery? #wrestling? Kickass heroines? Then check out June Orchid Parker's forthcoming novella! #booksky #fantasy eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness! Do you love #swordandsorcery? #historicalfantasy? #Mongols? If so, check out this interview with author and game designer Dariel Quiogue about his new novella! #booksky #fantasy eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
I have an itch.io store! If you love #ebooks but you don't want to buy them from the major retailers (valid), you can download them from my itch.io storefront in .epub format and they will open in your preferred book app. Enjoy! #booksky #witchsky #fantasy #indiepublishing lyradora.itch.io
Rebecca Buchanan
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New interview up at Forests Haunted by Holiness. :) Check out this quick interview with Nixie Vale, author of Witchitorium. #witchsky #magic #booksky #witchcraft eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Five Questions With: Nixie Vale
[Today we sit down for five quick questions with witch and author, Nixie Vale. Here she discusses her new book, Witchitorium; the research that went into it; and her future projects.] Forests Haunt…
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Update on Witches Save the World: the submissions have all been received, and reviewed. I will make my final decisions by tomorrow, 1 May, and send out notifications tomorrow night. So if you haven't heard back yet, don't despair! #amwriting #witch #fantasy #horror #witchsky
And then I wake up this morning to an AI-generated "business proposal" from a scammy company offering to increase my Goodreads and Amazon profiles. The email quoted text from "The Secret of the Sunken Temple," and summarized portions of the plot.
My response to the new #Draft2Digital fees, and other things. #amwriting #booksky #witchsky eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Musings: On Fees, Publishing, and the Meaning of Success
Today should have been a good day. I have a new book. Well, sort of. A re-edited, re-formatted edition of my novel The Secret of the Sunken Temple, originally published in 2022 by a small press tha…
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New post up at Forests Haunted by Holiness. If you need help plotting out your novel, check the updated version of the Novel Planner App from the Storyfolk. #amwriting #booksky #fantasy #mystery #sciencefiction eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...
Musings: Storytelling Tools Part Two
A few weeks ago, I reviewed the physical novel planners and novel planner app offered by the Storyfolk. At the time, the app was specifically geared towards plotting out fantasy novels (though in a…
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