One purist, Sir John Cheke, proposed “gainrising” for resurrection and “foresayer” for “prophet.” His colleague Ralph Lever gave us “witcraft” for logic and “naysay” for negation.
But these Latin-derived words had been used in English for generations.
But these Latin-derived words had been used in English for generations.
March 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
One purist, Sir John Cheke, proposed “gainrising” for resurrection and “foresayer” for “prophet.” His colleague Ralph Lever gave us “witcraft” for logic and “naysay” for negation.
But these Latin-derived words had been used in English for generations.
But these Latin-derived words had been used in English for generations.
Poetry News on NPC winners. Here's more of mine: 'Axe questions its philosophical implications with an Occam’s razor-edged witcraft. Life and death are tautologies to an immortal axe, a Ship of Theseus eternally changing heads and handles. But here it is a memento mori, for Axe is also about loss'
March 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Poetry News on NPC winners. Here's more of mine: 'Axe questions its philosophical implications with an Occam’s razor-edged witcraft. Life and death are tautologies to an immortal axe, a Ship of Theseus eternally changing heads and handles. But here it is a memento mori, for Axe is also about loss'
Happy Friday, BlueSky friends! Today’s Friday Five Q&A features Doug Jacquier, the founder and editor of Witcraft, a humor-focused literary website. Give it a read! andrewcareaga.com/2025/02/07/f... #WritingCommunity
Friday Five: Q&A with Witcraft founder and editor Doug Jacquier
‘… there’s a market out there of people who want some daily relief from the gloom and doom …’
andrewcareaga.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Happy Friday, BlueSky friends! Today’s Friday Five Q&A features Doug Jacquier, the founder and editor of Witcraft, a humor-focused literary website. Give it a read! andrewcareaga.com/2025/02/07/f... #WritingCommunity
Nobody:
Literally no one:
Me: So, if you're interested in reading my latest writings, find them at andrewcareaga.com/elsewhere/
#writingcommunity
Literally no one:
Me: So, if you're interested in reading my latest writings, find them at andrewcareaga.com/elsewhere/
#writingcommunity
Seen elsewhere
Selected short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, essays, etc. “The Bad Like,” Witcraft (forthcoming, January 2025) “Publish or Perish (A Prayer),” Witcraft (forthcoming, December 20…
andrewcareaga.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Nobody:
Literally no one:
Me: So, if you're interested in reading my latest writings, find them at andrewcareaga.com/elsewhere/
#writingcommunity
Literally no one:
Me: So, if you're interested in reading my latest writings, find them at andrewcareaga.com/elsewhere/
#writingcommunity
I dunno what the licensing rights are like internationally, but at least in the US they just added a slew of cool, weird looking 70s/early 80s Hong Kong horror:
March 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I dunno what the licensing rights are like internationally, but at least in the US they just added a slew of cool, weird looking 70s/early 80s Hong Kong horror:
Great to be here at Bluesky. I'm the editor of Witcraft witcraft.org – Because not everything has to be serious
We provide a home for skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense.
We provide a home for skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense.
November 18, 2023 at 3:00 AM
Great to be here at Bluesky. I'm the editor of Witcraft witcraft.org – Because not everything has to be serious
We provide a home for skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense.
We provide a home for skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense.
Have we considered Witcraft? Sorcery? Arcana? Folk Magick? The Wyrd & the Wylde? Thaumaturgy? Necromancy? Occultism? Divination? Enchanting? Hexcasting? The Dark & Forbidden Arts? Walking the Path? Conjuration? Pactmaking? Invocation? Binding? Mysticism? Astral Projection? Alchemy?
Have we?
Have we?
December 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Have we considered Witcraft? Sorcery? Arcana? Folk Magick? The Wyrd & the Wylde? Thaumaturgy? Necromancy? Occultism? Divination? Enchanting? Hexcasting? The Dark & Forbidden Arts? Walking the Path? Conjuration? Pactmaking? Invocation? Binding? Mysticism? Astral Projection? Alchemy?
Have we?
Have we?
Woohoo! Excited to announce my flash piece "The Very Hungry Caterpillar, But He’s Stress-Eating Because He’s Terrified of Becoming Soup" will be published by Witcraft in late March!
February 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Woohoo! Excited to announce my flash piece "The Very Hungry Caterpillar, But He’s Stress-Eating Because He’s Terrified of Becoming Soup" will be published by Witcraft in late March!
In case you missed it, My latest piece, “Publish or Perish — A Prayer,” is now live on Witcraft
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
December 3, 2024 at 5:48 PM
In case you missed it, My latest piece, “Publish or Perish — A Prayer,” is now live on Witcraft
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
Beebo Cult is alive and strong and apparently doing séances aand other fun witcraft/beebo magic.
#Beeboverse
#arrowverse
#Legendsoftomorrow
#Beeboverse
#arrowverse
#Legendsoftomorrow
December 20, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Beebo Cult is alive and strong and apparently doing séances aand other fun witcraft/beebo magic.
#Beeboverse
#arrowverse
#Legendsoftomorrow
#Beeboverse
#arrowverse
#Legendsoftomorrow
Sheila Witcraft
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January 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Oops missed this STORY DAY
What happens when the forces of darkness take issue with their working conditions?
Read "The Demands of The Associated Union Of Goblin Hordes" out in Witcraft magazine now!
What happens when the forces of darkness take issue with their working conditions?
Read "The Demands of The Associated Union Of Goblin Hordes" out in Witcraft magazine now!
The Demands of The Associated Union Of Goblin Hordes - witcraft.org
by L. Chan To Her esteemed highness, harbinger of a new age, the Mistress of the horde, bane of the Summer Kingdom, the Goblin Princess. The Associated Union of Goblin Minions presents its heartiest r...
witcraft.org
February 5, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Oops missed this STORY DAY
What happens when the forces of darkness take issue with their working conditions?
Read "The Demands of The Associated Union Of Goblin Hordes" out in Witcraft magazine now!
What happens when the forces of darkness take issue with their working conditions?
Read "The Demands of The Associated Union Of Goblin Hordes" out in Witcraft magazine now!
My favorite was: "witcraft" from the Inkhorn Controversy
I had an especially good time with this one!
In the latest episode of Words Unravelled, @robwords.com and I discuss Latin words and influence in English.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Gt...
In the latest episode of Words Unravelled, @robwords.com and I discuss Latin words and influence in English.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Gt...
August 21, 2026 at 6:07 AM
My favorite was: "witcraft" from the Inkhorn Controversy
Super-Infinite (John Dunne biog), the David Kynaston series on post-war Britain, and When we Cease to Understand the World, (brilliant albeit fictionalised non-fiction). Time of the Magicians & Witcraft also vv good history of philosophy. Enjoying One Fine Day ('empire on the brink') at the mo
November 5, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Super-Infinite (John Dunne biog), the David Kynaston series on post-war Britain, and When we Cease to Understand the World, (brilliant albeit fictionalised non-fiction). Time of the Magicians & Witcraft also vv good history of philosophy. Enjoying One Fine Day ('empire on the brink') at the mo
#Spooktober is upon us! I got some work done on the lantern within the Autumn Witcraft piece I'm making. It's going to be dark but whimsy 😁
Have you guys been up to anything Spooky today? 👀
#art #sff #fantasy #witchsky #supportindieartists #SciArt
Have you guys been up to anything Spooky today? 👀
#art #sff #fantasy #witchsky #supportindieartists #SciArt
October 7, 2023 at 5:07 PM
#Spooktober is upon us! I got some work done on the lantern within the Autumn Witcraft piece I'm making. It's going to be dark but whimsy 😁
Have you guys been up to anything Spooky today? 👀
#art #sff #fantasy #witchsky #supportindieartists #SciArt
Have you guys been up to anything Spooky today? 👀
#art #sff #fantasy #witchsky #supportindieartists #SciArt
🤼Ok State's Reece Witcraft caught Kase Mauger (UVU) on a bad shot🤼
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 AM
🤼Ok State's Reece Witcraft caught Kase Mauger (UVU) on a bad shot🤼
Ummm, yes please! I have an old Witcraft (rip) story that I’d love to find a second home!
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Ummm, yes please! I have an old Witcraft (rip) story that I’d love to find a second home!
Witcraft is accepting submissions until Feb. 28th... witcraft.org
witcraft.org - Witcraft is closed for submissions as at 28 February 2025. Accepted submissions will continue to be published until 31 March 2025.
Because not everything has to be serious
witcraft.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Witcraft is accepting submissions until Feb. 28th... witcraft.org
We've decided to introduce a Monthly Competition at Witcraft. This one ends on December 15, 2023. All general submissions between November 9 and December 15, 2023 will be automatically included in the competition. Free entry, modest prizes. See link below. duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
November 18, 2023 at 3:04 AM
We've decided to introduce a Monthly Competition at Witcraft. This one ends on December 15, 2023. All general submissions between November 9 and December 15, 2023 will be automatically included in the competition. Free entry, modest prizes. See link below. duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But, the world may be a little better because I was important in the life of a child."
~ Forest E. Witcraft
Be a mentor! Help lift up, give confidence and encouragement!
~ Forest E. Witcraft
Be a mentor! Help lift up, give confidence and encouragement!
February 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But, the world may be a little better because I was important in the life of a child."
~ Forest E. Witcraft
Be a mentor! Help lift up, give confidence and encouragement!
~ Forest E. Witcraft
Be a mentor! Help lift up, give confidence and encouragement!
WITCRAFTが社名をWIT COLLECTIVEに変更し新たな挑戦へ#東京都#港区#AI技術#エンタテインメント#WITCOLLECTIVE
WITCRAFTが「WIT COLLECTIVE」という新社名に生まれ変わり、エンタテインメントの可能性を広げる挑戦を開始します。新たな見解と共に感情を揺さぶる体験を提供。
WITCRAFTが「WIT COLLECTIVE」という新社名に生まれ変わり、エンタテインメントの可能性を広げる挑戦を開始します。新たな見解と共に感情を揺さぶる体験を提供。
WITCRAFTが社名をWIT COLLECTIVEに変更し新たな挑戦へ
WITCRAFTが「WIT COLLECTIVE」という新社名に生まれ変わり、エンタテインメントの可能性を広げる挑戦を開始します。新たな見解と共に感情を揺さぶる体験を提供。
news.3rd-in.co.jp
May 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
WITCRAFTが社名をWIT COLLECTIVEに変更し新たな挑戦へ#東京都#港区#AI技術#エンタテインメント#WITCOLLECTIVE
WITCRAFTが「WIT COLLECTIVE」という新社名に生まれ変わり、エンタテインメントの可能性を広げる挑戦を開始します。新たな見解と共に感情を揺さぶる体験を提供。
WITCRAFTが「WIT COLLECTIVE」という新社名に生まれ変わり、エンタテインメントの可能性を広げる挑戦を開始します。新たな見解と共に感情を揺さぶる体験を提供。
Im still reading intro type but almost done with the modern guide to witcraft. I also got Llewellyn's Sabbat series so I'll read the corresponding book a few weeks before the holiday. I did the guided astrology workbook earlier this year. I also am working through the astrology coloring bookofshadow
August 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Im still reading intro type but almost done with the modern guide to witcraft. I also got Llewellyn's Sabbat series so I'll read the corresponding book a few weeks before the holiday. I did the guided astrology workbook earlier this year. I also am working through the astrology coloring bookofshadow
My short story “The Bad Like” is live today in Witcraft! Check it out. witcraft.org/2025/01/10/t... #WritingCommunity
The Bad Like - witcraft.org
by Andrew Careaga I saw Gus in the post office parking lot the day after he liked one of my posts on Facebook. This was a few weeks before the big election. I shouted my greeting as he approache...
witcraft.org
January 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My short story “The Bad Like” is live today in Witcraft! Check it out. witcraft.org/2025/01/10/t... #WritingCommunity
Hyped to have my first short story of 2025, “The Bad Like,” published in Witcraft! Check it out. witcraft.org/2025/01/10/t... #WritingCommunity
The Bad Like - witcraft.org
by Andrew Careaga I saw Gus in the post office parking lot the day after he liked one of my posts on Facebook. This was a few weeks before the big election. I shouted my greeting as he approache...
witcraft.org
January 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hyped to have my first short story of 2025, “The Bad Like,” published in Witcraft! Check it out. witcraft.org/2025/01/10/t... #WritingCommunity