As Friday Elliott—owner and head tea witch of Friday Afternoon Tea—hands me a cup, I can’t help recalling Christopher Lloyd’s portrayal of an enigmatic wizard librarian in the 90’s VHS classic The Pagemaster. Lloyd’s eyes twinkled mysteriously as he told an apprehensive Macauley Culkin, “I have a talent for guessing what people need.” While Elliot’s violet curls and bubbly demeanor are a far cry from Lloyd’s cryptic librarian...
On the suburban outskirts of Seattle, Washington, Stasia Burrington dips her paintbrush into a cup and watches watercolor pigment swirl through the clear liquid like a cloud of smoke. The water is clean and fresh, thanks in large part to fungi and microorganisms. These organisms naturally filter melted snow as it journeys from the peaks...
we stood together
close, with our laughter
and serious expressions—
a long hug for solace.
We were one as a group—
memories we hold:
sitting over tea, picnics...
In 2021, tabletop roleplay gaming is a phenomenon that crosses boundaries and bends genres. Beyond the prototypical Dungeons and Dragons, TTRPG’s are giving people spaces to build communities with global reach. In this exclusive interview...
Eerie and alluring, the block prints of French artist Stéphanie Catherine—a.k.a. Stfacat prints—wouldn’t look out of place on the pages of a medieval manuscript. The first time I saw her signature gothic creations, I was blown away by their resemblance to art I’d seen in European castles and cathedrals...
The language of tea is a universal one. For me, tea is synonymous with starting the day, with quality time, and perhaps most importantly, with home and family. I’ve always found other cultures most fascinating in their everyday rituals—my own included—and found myself wondering if the ritual of brewing and serving tea could be a portal to understanding cultures different from my own...
Who says witches can only meet in the woods under the light of the full moon?
The COVID-19 Pandemic left many of us struggling to stay in touch with our communities. Without the ability to meet in person, we often found ourselves struggling to connect with each other. As National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) approached a company of writers, many of them based out of Southern California, came together online in November of 2020 to support each other...
She had been full of stories, once upon a time. Each one a fresh drop of paint on a generational canvas, adding, defining, creating a legacy. Now in the twilight of her life, those stories dwindle. Every day her palette shrinks, she has fewer colors to choose from, and the brush shakes in her hand....
