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A Conjuring for All Seasons: An Anthology of Witch Lore
A Conjuring for All Seasons contains five dark novelettes from five practicing witches. Four seasonally themed tales based around important Wiccan celebrations join a Hoodoo story concerning the dead around All Hallows’.
Magic Loves the Hungry by Hailey Piper
A presence haunts Melody Langston. It grows bolder each night, as if preying on her anxiety-ridden complications with coven initiation, friends who are her ex-lovers, and the touch of overattentive authority. Starved for belonging, she needs to prove herself, cleanse herself, prove she isn't weak.
But a terrifying enigma has its heart set on her, and magic loves the hungry.
Drawing Down the Sun by Stephanie M. Wytovich
Protection is vital.
Faye Erikson has been dead for centuries, but her grip on the Clement family remains as strong now as it did the day she spat out her curse. Fearful of her wrath, the family heads out to the woods around Midsummer each year to stand watch over her grave. Anne Clement, the first girl to be born into their bloodline in over 200 years, has some reservations about Faye and her ties to her family. Her curiosity leads her to dig deeper into her ancestral history, and what she uncovers might be scarier than the witch she's been taught to fear.
Milk Kin by K.P. Kulski
She knows because she remembers the night her mother disappeared. It doesn’t matter she had been a newborn, that Grandmother Bada and auntie say it is impossible to remember so early. Ruby did and she could replay the memory like a video— of how the long-fingered woman took her mother away. How the same woman returns every autumn decorated with teeth and oak leaves, with a long silver needle that pierces Ruby’s heel.
The House of the Heart by Donyae Coles
"The House of the Heart is about family and the ways that we carry that and how it carries us. It's a story about boundaries and reparations. It's also about knowing when it's time to just grab a candle and let the ancestors handle it. Though it is never mentioned by name in the story, the practice is hoodoo and I wanted to write something where even though the outcomes were sensational, it was still a living practice that was part of their lives, as natural as breathing." - Donyae Coles
Longest Night by Gaby Triana
Two modern-day witches, recently out of the broom closet, throw a Yuletide party to welcome the winter solstice with friends, unprepared for the uninvited guests who arrive. When Christmas-themed pranks appearing after the party unexpectedly ends turn deadly, Indigo must figure out where they’re coming from, who’s causing them, and whether or not she’s witch enough to end them during the longest night of her life.
Magic Loves the Hungry by Hailey Piper
A presence haunts Melody Langston. It grows bolder each night, as if preying on her anxiety-ridden complications with coven initiation, friends who are her ex-lovers, and the touch of overattentive authority. Starved for belonging, she needs to prove herself, cleanse herself, prove she isn't weak.
But a terrifying enigma has its heart set on her, and magic loves the hungry.
Drawing Down the Sun by Stephanie M. Wytovich
Protection is vital.
Faye Erikson has been dead for centuries, but her grip on the Clement family remains as strong now as it did the day she spat out her curse. Fearful of her wrath, the family heads out to the woods around Midsummer each year to stand watch over her grave. Anne Clement, the first girl to be born into their bloodline in over 200 years, has some reservations about Faye and her ties to her family. Her curiosity leads her to dig deeper into her ancestral history, and what she uncovers might be scarier than the witch she's been taught to fear.
Milk Kin by K.P. Kulski
She knows because she remembers the night her mother disappeared. It doesn’t matter she had been a newborn, that Grandmother Bada and auntie say it is impossible to remember so early. Ruby did and she could replay the memory like a video— of how the long-fingered woman took her mother away. How the same woman returns every autumn decorated with teeth and oak leaves, with a long silver needle that pierces Ruby’s heel.
The House of the Heart by Donyae Coles
"The House of the Heart is about family and the ways that we carry that and how it carries us. It's a story about boundaries and reparations. It's also about knowing when it's time to just grab a candle and let the ancestors handle it. Though it is never mentioned by name in the story, the practice is hoodoo and I wanted to write something where even though the outcomes were sensational, it was still a living practice that was part of their lives, as natural as breathing." - Donyae Coles
Longest Night by Gaby Triana
Two modern-day witches, recently out of the broom closet, throw a Yuletide party to welcome the winter solstice with friends, unprepared for the uninvited guests who arrive. When Christmas-themed pranks appearing after the party unexpectedly ends turn deadly, Indigo must figure out where they’re coming from, who’s causing them, and whether or not she’s witch enough to end them during the longest night of her life.
- GenresHorrorWitchesAnthologies
154 pages, Paperback
Published October 23, 2021
About the author
John Brhel
18 books73 followersI'm the co-author of Tales From Valleyview Cemetery, Marvelry's Curiosity Shop, At The Cemetery Gates: Year One and Carol for a Haunted Man, Corpse Cold: New American Folklore, Her Mourning Portrait and Other Paranormal Oddities, Resurrection High , At The Cemetery Gates: Volume 2 and The Thrumming Stone with my long-time friend Joe Sullivan.
I work full-time as a marketing/PR professional at Binghamton University. I enjoy writing, reading, watching movies, playing music, and spending time with my family.
I work full-time as a marketing/PR professional at Binghamton University. I enjoy writing, reading, watching movies, playing music, and spending time with my family.
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December 9, 2021
I want to be friends with all of these women. My witchy heart is all a glow
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January 4, 2022I have a weakness for supernatural horror and for strong female leads so I gobbled this anthology up quickly. Each story explores different types of horror. Hailey Piper's "Magic Loves the Hungry" is a dark fantasy about a Wiccan initiation ritual. Stephanie Wyotovich touches on the horrors of a family dynamic and generational trauma in "Drawing Down the Sun." In "Milk Kin" KP Kulski explores themes of motherhood and birth. While they are all very well written, my personal favorite was Gaby Triana's lost night where a conflict between pagan Yuletide and the "christian" Christmas escalate at a winter party.
I really loved this anthology!! It is the rare case where I loved every story I read the entire anthology. I would love to see more anthologies like this one where the horror is what happens to women who consider themselves witches.
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I really loved this anthology!! It is the rare case where I loved every story I read the entire anthology. I would love to see more anthologies like this one where the horror is what happens to women who consider themselves witches.
I am also posting this review on my blog:http://glamorousbookgal.blogspot.com/...
December 11, 2021
A fantastic anthology, with five stories rooted in actual witchcraft lore and ceremony. No outdated stereotypes or tropes to be found. Instead, these authors bring you phenomenal tales of righteous anger and horror. A must read.
August 19, 2022
A CONJURING FOR ALL SEASONS included five tales taking place during various Wiccan holidays. Each story provided a unique practitioner perspective.
“Magic Loves the Hungry” by Haily Piper: “‘Our brains don’t like our reflections in the dark, and I looked in the mirror. My fault.’”
Although Melody seeks to reconnect with her former lovers by joining their new coven, the handsy leader makes her reluctant to be initiated. Instead of asking for their help in performing a cleansing ritual, Melody makes a solo attempt at banishing the being who peers at her from the other side of the mirror. I loved Turkey, Juniper’s black cat.
“Drawing Down the Sun” by Stephanie M. Wytovich:” In fact, the scariest part of going out there was being with her father, a man so haunted by his past that sometimes, she wondered if he conjured Faye to begin with.”
Anne and her father bear the burden of performing a ritual to keep a witch bound to her grave. Anne, as the first female child of family bloodline in centuries, feels an affinity for Faye, and seeks the truth behind the witch’s death. I adored Chartreuse, Anne’s yellow-green-eyed cat.
“Milk Kin” by K.P. Kulski: “Ruby tries to draw what she saw because a child’s power lies in crayons and construction paper, in those vibrancies of color.”
Young Ruby is drawn to the frightening forest while a nursemaid must tend to a blood-thirsty charge. This beautifully written story reads like the retelling of a myth. The ending was supremely satisfying.
“The House of The Heart” by Donyae Coles: “The right choice but it still sat in her belly, heavy and squirming, a mass of worms, of dark tentacled things.”
Edith has been procrastinating, but she can no longer neglect the magical family business she must handle at the cemetery. I was captivated by the two female point-of-view characters, Edith and Evaline, and their amazing magic.
“Longest Night” by Gaby Triana: “She should never have to explain herself, especially in her own home. More than once now, she’d had to explain to ignorant people how Christmas traditions were based on pagan ones, or how pentagrams were symbols of unity, or how the tattoo of the Triple Goddess on her arm represented the phases of a woman’s life.”
Unwanted guests spoil Indigo’s Yule celebration and harass her and her roommate about their pagan practices. I liked how the characters banded together to address the threat while defending their beliefs.
“Magic Loves the Hungry” by Haily Piper: “‘Our brains don’t like our reflections in the dark, and I looked in the mirror. My fault.’”
Although Melody seeks to reconnect with her former lovers by joining their new coven, the handsy leader makes her reluctant to be initiated. Instead of asking for their help in performing a cleansing ritual, Melody makes a solo attempt at banishing the being who peers at her from the other side of the mirror. I loved Turkey, Juniper’s black cat.
“Drawing Down the Sun” by Stephanie M. Wytovich:” In fact, the scariest part of going out there was being with her father, a man so haunted by his past that sometimes, she wondered if he conjured Faye to begin with.”
Anne and her father bear the burden of performing a ritual to keep a witch bound to her grave. Anne, as the first female child of family bloodline in centuries, feels an affinity for Faye, and seeks the truth behind the witch’s death. I adored Chartreuse, Anne’s yellow-green-eyed cat.
“Milk Kin” by K.P. Kulski: “Ruby tries to draw what she saw because a child’s power lies in crayons and construction paper, in those vibrancies of color.”
Young Ruby is drawn to the frightening forest while a nursemaid must tend to a blood-thirsty charge. This beautifully written story reads like the retelling of a myth. The ending was supremely satisfying.
“The House of The Heart” by Donyae Coles: “The right choice but it still sat in her belly, heavy and squirming, a mass of worms, of dark tentacled things.”
Edith has been procrastinating, but she can no longer neglect the magical family business she must handle at the cemetery. I was captivated by the two female point-of-view characters, Edith and Evaline, and their amazing magic.
“Longest Night” by Gaby Triana: “She should never have to explain herself, especially in her own home. More than once now, she’d had to explain to ignorant people how Christmas traditions were based on pagan ones, or how pentagrams were symbols of unity, or how the tattoo of the Triple Goddess on her arm represented the phases of a woman’s life.”
Unwanted guests spoil Indigo’s Yule celebration and harass her and her roommate about their pagan practices. I liked how the characters banded together to address the threat while defending their beliefs.
July 21, 2022
This book is an amazing collection of stories focused on witchcraft and the sabbats. Each story is fantastic and magical, all of them different in tone and characters, but they do an amazing job of catching your attention and making you wonder what will happen next. It's dark fiction with horror elements, and I think the main strength of this book is the characters. Each protagonist is fantastic and strong, and all of them have a different background, which makes for a diverse TOC. My favorite story was Longest Night by Gaby Triana. It's horrible to know that the plot is something that could happen every day, and the ending is incredible. I hope a lot of people read this book. I loved each story, it's perfect for Halloween. It's fantastic!
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