One of this year’s most exciting experiences has been to have my writing published in three separate anthologies. My first professional fiction piece, “The Gallisenae,” appears in The Scribing Ibis: An Anthology of Pagan Fiction in Honor of Thoth, published by Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
It is a true honor to be included in this volume, which features works from so many excellent Pagan authors, from a multitude of paths.
I have two pieces featured in Llewellyn’s Sabbats Almanac: Samhain 2011 to Mabon 2012: “Beltane: Portal of Transformation” and “Between the Worlds – A Beltane Ritual for Divine Inspiration.”
Finally, my essay “Creating Sacred Space” appears in Llewellyn’s 2012 Witches’ Companion.
Between all of these, and several other writing projects I have in the works, I have been diligently working on completing my master’s degree in Celtic Studies from the University of Wales. I am taking this distance learning program part time, and am currently in the last of my taught modules; next year, I will write my dissertation. This has been an exhilarating experience, which has challenged and deepened my understanding of the Celts and their culture — and required me to write major research papers for each of the five courses I have completed thus far, with one yet to go. My dissertation is expected to be 20,000 words long — so indeed, whether for my degree work or for publication, writing is what I do these days. And for all of the hair-pulling and long nights when deadlines loom near, I feel blessed and honored for the privilege.