As I wrote at the end of my previous post, This coming Saturday, September the 14th, I'll be giving a workshop for the San Diego Pagan Pride day event. This family friendly (and dog friendly!) day will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at 6th and El Prado/Laurel in beautiful Balboa Park. If you haven't attended in the past, come on out to hear me give a workshop at 11:00 am. There will also be other workshop presenters, live music, rituals, and vendors. The event is free, but please bring some non-perishable foods as a donation for Mama's Kitchen, a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that prepares and delivers food to men, women and children who are affected by AIDS or

Many months ago I turned in a manuscript to Llewellyn for consideration. I had been working on this manuscript for many years, and I had followed the formatting rules I had thought were appropriate for the submission. I thought wrong. I also received a large number of suggestions from my acquisition editor. I spent a lot of time considering what I would do. I came to realize that as an author, it's important to understand that what you create is a product, not a baby. In my opinion the goal of the author in writing a book (excluding those that are simply written for a profit) is to be able to share your ideas and concepts with as many readers as possible. The challenge to this

This is my 144th posting to this blog. You can read it for free. On Saturday, August 21, 9:00 p.m. Central Time, I'll be on the Pagans Tonight webcast. You can listen for free. On Thursday, September 2, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, I'll be on the combined webcast of Black Cat Lounge & Stirring the Cauldron. You can listen for free. On Sunday, September 11, I'll be at the San Diego Pagan Pride event, and will give a workshop. You can attend for free and hear my workshop for free (although please consider bringing a non-perishable food item as a donation). On Sunday, September 26, I'll be at the Los Angeles and Orange Country Pagan Pride event, and will give a workshop. You can