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1. I like to point out Pagan writers who are doing more than “how-to” writing<\/strong>, so click over and read Kallisti’s piece on “Some Reflections on Being Second Gen Pagan\/Polytheist<\/a>.”\"\"<\/p>\n

Most of the issues boil down to how different it is to grow up within something<\/i> versus co<\/i>nvert to it<\/i>. Unlike many adult converts, I had to deal with religious bullying in the rural Midwest as a child.
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2. Norse settlers cut down most of Iceland’s sparse woodlands.<\/strong> Restoring them appears to be harder than it is in other ecosystems.<\/a> Note to the New York Times<\/i>, “Viking” is a job description<\/a>, not an ethnicity.<\/p>\n

3. Last weekend M.’s and my old home of Manitou Springs<\/strong> held its annual coffin races<\/a>. They started right after we moved away, but we met in Manitou, bought our first slightly-more-than-tiny house there, and have lots of memories.<\/p>\n

The [Manitou Springs Heritage Center]\u00a0 will be the starting point of “ghost tours” featuring “spirit guides” who will show people around town for 45 minutes, stopping at sites where actors will play out tales of the colorful past.<\/p>\n

“Manitou was full of witchcraft,” [Jenna[ Gallas says. “Not that it is anymore, but I think people still like to believe ooky-spooky happens here, and if we’re gonna celebrate Halloween, we’re gonna do it in Manitou, where the freaks come out every day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is this “was,” Ms. Gallas? Yes, we did our part in the 1980s. Rituals upstairs in the Spa Building<\/a>? You bet. Rituals outdoors downtown around the mineral springs? Those too. I have to think that someone else has carried on!<\/p>\n

4. The obligatory pre-Hallowe’en news feature<\/strong>, this one from the NBC affiliate in Washington, DC. <\/a><\/p>\n

Images of witches being veiled in darkness, casting spells over cauldrons endure, but a new generation of Wiccans and witches have established growing communities in D.C. and across the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yada, yada. But this good:<\/p>\n

\u201c[Hallowe’en is] a celebration of the witch. You can have sexy witches, you can have scary witches, but it\u2019s still a celebration of the witch. Even if the witch isn\u2019t shown in a positive light,\u201d said Stephens, a 37-year-old Wiccan who also practices witchcraft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. I like to point out Pagan writers who are doing more than “how-to” writing, so click over and read Kallisti’s piece on “Some Reflections on Being Second Gen Pagan\/Polytheist.” Most of the issues boil down to how different it is to grow up within something versus convert to it. 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