magic

Oct 2016 1

By Familiar Means By Delia James: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2016 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze, Pets

by Cynthia Chow

Upon arriving in New Hampshire, no one was more surprised than Annabelle Amelia Blessingsound Britton to discover that she was a witch. Although she had often experienced a “Vibe” of past emotions when entering a new room, it wasn’t until she met the guardian coven witches of Portsmouth that Annabelle learned of her true heritage. Now that her grandmother is returning for a visit to the home she long ago fled, Annabelle hopes to mend the family feud between Grandma B.B. and Anabelle’s witchcraft mentor, Julia Parris.

Sep 2016 10

Betting Off Dead By Tonya Kappes: Review/Giveaway

2016 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Maggie Park is thrilled that she has finally experienced her Witchy Hour and discovered her life’s journey. It means that at the age of twenty-eight, she can finally stop working in her family’s Louisville, Kentucky, diner. It’s not that she doesn’t love her Mother Nature-esque witch mother or her plant-magical Aunt Meme, but Maggie truly wished to find her own goal and path in life. Since that seems to be working with Interpol’s Secret Keepers of the Universal Laws, Maggie has had to keep her realization on the down-low from her very opinionated relatives.

Sep 2016 3

Breath of Earth By Beth Cato: Review/Giveaway

2016 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Terrance V. Mc Arthur

by Terrance McArthur

Hanford-born Beth Cato became a personal favorite writer of mine with her steampunk-fantasy-romance-flavored Clockwork Dagger duology. She’s back with a new series, one that I hope will have more than two installments.

Aug 2016 6

Spells and Scones By Bailey Cates: Review/Giveaway/Food Guest Post

2016 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Bailey Cates

In the two years since Katie Lightfoot moved from Ohio to Savannah, Georgia, she has been running the Honeybee Bakery with her aunt, gained a boyfriend, and joined a bookclub with women of special interests. Katie also learned that she was a heredity hedgewitch, a lightwitch, and a catalyst for magical events that led to her involvement in five homicide investigations with a sixth on its way.

Jul 2016 16

A Toxic Trousseau By Juliet Blackwell: Review/Giveaway

2016 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Considering that her familiar is a goblin-gargoyle who transforms into a food-motivated pot-bellied pig, Lily Ivory shouldn’t have been too surprised that his antics would land them in trouble. She never expected that it would arrive in the form of a lawsuit though, one accusing Oscar of head-butting a customer, causing head and neck injuries, and reducing the quality of life.

Mar 2016 6

Rogue Reviews 2016

2016 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mallory Moad

by Terrance Mc Arthur,
Lorie Lewis Ham,
& Mallory Moad

Throughout the week we will be posting reviews here of Rogue shows! Check back daily! And then go out and enjoy the Rogue Festival! So far we have reviews of Barnacle: A Salty Love Story, The Jekyll and Hyde of Teaching, Unsolved Mysteries , Daring Divas, Mysterium, Art: Why Do We Bother?, Apocalypse Songs, SHEnatra!, NOCO’s Life of a Houseplant, Is Your Therapist Near A Bakery?, Juggle This! , Echoes of White Thunder, Bullshit Is My Native Language, Damn Fine Magic, Les Kurkendaal—Terror on the High Seas, Red Hot Mama, a Sophie Tucker Cabaret, Boomshakalaka, Play It Like Virgil, and Black Wool Jacket.

Feb 2016 27

A Familiar Tail: A Witch’s Cat Mystery By Delia James: Review/Giveaway

2016 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze, Pets

by Cynthia Chow

A trip to visit her best friend in Portsmouth, New Hampshire opens up an entirely new world for freelance artist Annabelle Britton. Anna had become accustomed to occasionally experiencing a ‘Vibe’ when walking into a new room or building indicating that an emotionally impactful event recently occurred there. A ghost cat that suddenly appears and disappears though, that is something new.

Feb 2016 20

Are You Rogueing This Year?

2016 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Mallory Moad

by Mallory Moad

‘Rogueing' isn't a dance move, fad diet, or the latest hip exercise program. Simply put, it's attending performances at Fresno's Rogue Performance Festival, commonly known as just “the Rogue.” Although its popularity has continued to increase, there are still people around here who haven't heard of this showcase of independent performance. If you are a member of that group, you've been missing out on one of the most innovative events in Fresno, so keep reading. If you're a Rogue regular, you know what I'm talking about, but keep reading anyway.

Feb 2016 6

Rogue Festival 2016: The Mysterium Show

2016 Articles, Arts & Entertainment

by Erica Valen

Keith and I grew up on opposite sides of the country – he in the Los Angeles suburbs, and I in rural Pennsylvania. We didn’t know it at the time, but we shared an obsession: scaring our friends and the other kids in the neighborhood with the most elaborate haunted houses we could create.

Jan 2016 30

A Ghoul’s Guide to Love and Murder By Victoria Laurie: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2016 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

The final release of a movie incorporating footage of their Ghoul Getters reality ghost-busting adventures has opened up new pathways for the paranormally gifted stars. While the production crew pay off loans and tour across Europe, M.J. Halliday and Heath Whitefeather were able to sneak off for an elopement and honeymoon. Gilley Gillespie, paranormal tech wiz and M.J.’s BFF, uses his financial bonus to ‘groomzilla’ out on a wedding to his boyfriend Michel. Considering Gil’s normal state of self-involvement and narcissism, perhaps M.J. shouldn’t have been too surprised that he wouldn’t hesitate to loan out an apocalyptically powerful dagger to further fund his ostentatious wedding plans.