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pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social
Pacific Northwest author. Writer of strong witchy women owning their magic. Cookie Baking Enthusiast and Walking Addict.
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Am I the only one who sees the new AI "polish" prompt in Google and thinks "Why is Google offering to translate this into Polish for me?"

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Rainy sketch day on the waterfront of Portland - cold but worth it. Also, props to all who draw or paint the Steele Bridge - not a simple structure. So many lines!

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Congratulations to @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social Beth Gibbs, author of PACIFIC NORTH WITCH, on the book's nomination for the The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! The novel's theme of overcoming trauma through found-family, mutual aid, and, yes, magic, embodies the values Le Guin articulated!

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

I interrupt your doom scrolling for an important reminder: even as humans are capable of awfulness, we are also capable of beautiful kindness and connection. Go touch grass with someone!

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If the idea of reading a story about witches fighting demons and white supremacy sounds like your cup of tea right now, check out Pacific North Witch!

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Are you an #author, #poet, or #artist? Share with all the #authors, #poets, and #artists you know: Open call for an #Antifa anthology. Use your art to fight back! Details: bit.ly/AntifaAnth

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

Check out my newest full moon newsletter for February, the storm moon. It includes what’s been working for me trying to get through the past few weeks as what I value is attacked, Substack reading recommendations and a prepper’s tomato lentil soup recipe. bethgibbs.substack.com/p/the-coming...

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Repost with your apocalypse skill I am not afraid of thinking through waste management techniques to protect water resources. In other words - I know a fair amount about outhouses. Gross? Well, even in end-times, everybody poops.

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Are you excited about civilization's end? Do you yearn for survival tips, flash fiction, cat pictures, and random observations about Ireland from an American living abroad? If you said, "Meh, why not?" have I got a newsletter for you! mkmartinwriter.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

This is a great trilogy for fans of Firefly, if you ever wanted to spend more time on one of those frontier planets.

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I just started reading Wrestling Demons by Jason Brick (a little behind for our bookclub but that's in character for me). The novel gets into it immediately - gripping and fun!

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As Bridget scours the alleys of Cleveland in search of her missing sister, she uncovers dangerous, hidden magic. Get your copy of UNRELENTING, Book 1 of THE GRIGORI CYCLE, the award-winning debut novel by @jessihonard.bsky.social and @marieparks.bsky.social, here: bit.ly/Grig1

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Making Mexican Hot Chocolate cookies from a NYTimes recipe. It involves freezing mini marshmallows and stuffing them in cookie dough. I think it worked but I sometimes feel like the only marshmallow cookie form I understand is rice krispie treats.

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FREE speculative fiction stories?! From now until the end of February, you can get a free copy of our Round Robin stories (from our Holiday Extravaganza). You never know where these collaborative tales will take you next! Click below to grab your copy! books.bookfunnel.com/womeninfanta...

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

Get @kareneisenbrey.bsky.social’s THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. RAGE, the garage rock/superhero mashup the world needs now. Truth. Justice. Rock & Roll. Info and links: bit.ly/StRage The duology, including the sequel BARBARA AND THE RAGE BRIGADE, is 25% off at bit.ly/NaPstore

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

@pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social's novel Pacific North Witch has been nominated for an Endeavor Award! Congratulate Beth and get your copy today: bit.ly/GibbsPNW

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Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic, but she’ll have to find hers fast! Get your copy of @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social’s PACIFIC NORTH WITCH today wherever fine books are sold. Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

I'm not going to be able to go abroad this year for a long walk but I live in a great place for such a thing. I'm thinking the Oregon Coast Trail as a goal. Anyone here done the whole thing? #Oregon

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Haystack Rock at Cape Kiwanda in the sunset. I love the Oregon coast.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Bruce Springsteen's song "I'm on Fire" always makes me think of the Joyce Carol Oates short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been". I'm legit worried for the young woman character in the song. But I crush it when I sing it for karaoke. A little silly dilemma in a world literally on fire.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

I spent the full moon (the Howling Moon) out at a hot springs in far out Eastern Oregon where I got to watch the moon rise with planets soaking in hot water with coyotes howling. I know Eastern Oregon gets a bad rap from some but I can't stay away. It will always be a part of me, my first home.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

Triple cranberry cookie dough - freeze dried cranberries pulverized to powder are added to white chocolate and the dough. I started experimenting with this recipe idea in April - ready to see if browned butter increases the deliciousness of this gluten free cookie.

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