On this page, you’ll find a list of my past publications, including chapbooks, essays, articles, poetry and various anthologies and publications to which I’ve contributed.
Much of my writing is available for free online on websites, blogs and ezines, as well as in ebook form for some of my longer works. I try to provide a link to the original publication source whenever I can. But things being as they are — between economic downturns and the ephemeral nature of the internet — some of my earlier pieces have been lost to the mists of time, as journals folded and websites disappeared. So this list, besides being an archive to point you towards my writing elsewhere online, is also a testament to all those independent publishers and cool little zines that were gracious enough to give my writing a home, and who are remembered now only by the capricious mind of the Wayback Machine.
As for those essays and poems that have been lost to the ether or appeared originally only in print, I’ll be gradually sharing many of them here on this website. These will be noted as [archived] in the listing.
Books, Chapbooks, Anthologies | Essays and Articles | Poetry and Fiction
Books, Chapbooks, Anthologies
The Scribing Ibis: An Anthology of Pagan Fiction in Honor of Thoth
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (August 2011)
Edited by Rebecca Buchanan, Foreword by Inanna Gabriel
He was Creation’s First Storyteller. To soothe a wrathful Goddess, ibis-headed Thoth spun tales of honor and greed, love and treachery, Gods and princes and pirates. Entranced, charmed, Her rage cooled, the Goddess returned to heaven. Order was restored.
And so it is in His name that we dedicate this collection. Here, modern Pagans and polytheists continue that ancient tradition, weaving stories of creation and loss, death and rebirth, humor and courage, transformation and destruction. From the banks of the Nile to the icy north, from modern-day Kansas to far future alien worlds, these tales sing of the grace and glory of the Gods, and Their place in our lives.
Additionally, nonfiction essays explore the place of Thoth in ancient Egyptian theology and literature; the contemporary Pagan romance publishing scene; and the use of the Green Man and the Fool as archetypes in modern fiction. A select timeline lists important polytheist and Pagan works of fiction, from ancient times through the modern era.
Available in paperback: CreateSpace | Barnes & Noble | Amazon.com | Amazon UK
Available in ebook format: Smashwords (coming soon…)
Visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina for more details.
The Pagan Daybook 2011 and The Pagan Monthly Calendar 2011
Featuring the nature photography of Alison Leigh Lilly
Excerpts from the archives of Meadowsweet & Myrrh and Druid Journal
“Fiction is the literature of the unreal — of the dream, of the otherworld, of symbols in motion. Nonfiction is the literature of the past — of memory, thought, truth, stone. The calendar can be thought of as the literature that sparkles with the present, shimmering on the outer leaves of the past, the tips of the feathers of the eagle riding the whole sky — full of potential, possibility, and most poignantly, your own will. It is that eternal, timeless moment where you make your choices. It is the place you go to assign meaning and pattern to your life, feeling its long arcs and quick twists; to taste of your desires and put your finger to the wind of your passions; and then to exert your will, and act.”
— From the Introduction to the Pagan Daybook 2011
Both The Pagan Daybook and The Pagan Calendar are available as .pdf downloads for a donation of your choosing.
Visit Druid Journal for more details.
The Rosary Poems
2River Chapbook Series (February 2005)
Her yes becomes flesh
in flesh, white-winged fire swept
along sweat as if over the agitation
of waves, sharp spine of sunlight…
A simple collection of verse inspired by the twenty mysteries of the Catholic rosary, The Rosary Poems are immersed in the evolving tension of spiritual awakening and unfolding within the human animal. From the first touch of Spirit in sunlight’s intimate kiss upon the dark waters, through experiences of fruition, joy, betrayal, rage and grief, each poem leads the reader line by line, bead by bead, into a deeper contemplation of the flux and uncertainties of the spiritual life, and the grace that threads through it all.
This chapbook is available for free online and as a .pdf.
A limited number of signed print editions are still available. Please contact Alison for details.
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Essays and Articles
“Water on Water’s the Way,” The Druid’s Egg, Volume 10, No. 1 (December 30, 2011)
“Seven Wonders of the Natural World – In Your Own Backyard,” Aontacht Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 2 (December 21, 2011) [.pdf]
“The Tao of #Occupy,” The Good Men Project (November 27, 2011)
“#Occupy Is Art,” The Good Men Project (November 18, 2011)
“Balancing Liberty and Law: Religious Nonprofits in America and Britain,” Patheos.com (April 14, 2011)
“The Three Elements of Druidic Ritual,” The Witches’ Voice (October 31, 2010)
“Being a Druid is Good for Society, Says UK Charity Commission,” The Wild Hunt (October 8, 2010)
“Poetry as Spiritual Practice,” The Witches’ Voice (August 15, 2010)
“Mana for Heaven: Bonewits’ Polytheology and American Capitalism,” Patheos.com (August 2, 2010)
“Fascinada por Brigid” (a translation by Endovelicon of the essay “Bemused by Brigid” into Portuguese), O Bosque de Mil Árvores (May 21, 2010)
“Participating in Enchantment: A Reflection on Susan Greenwood’s The Anthropology of Magic” (book review), Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Spring 2010)
“The Peaceful Warrior: Pagan Pacifism Without Excuse,” Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Winter 2009) [archived]
“Peace of the Three Realms: A Daily Meditation,” Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Winter 2009)
“On Grief and Connection: A Response to the Fort Hood Deaths,” Druid Journal (November 18, 2009)
“Deep Magic and Integrity in Everyday Life: A Review of T. Thorn Coyle’s Kissing the Limitless,” (book review), Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Fall 2009)
“Pagan Values: Ecology, Environmentalism & Practical Pacifism,” Druid Journal (June 5, 2009)
“Relationship & Story: Exploring Ethics from a Pagan Perspective,” (book review), Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Spring 2009)
“Engaged Growing and Gathering: A Spectrum of Herbalist Texts” (book review), Bond of Druids: A Druid Journal (Fall 2008)
“The Beginning of a Journey: Hopman’s First Foray into Fiction” (book review), Bond of Druids: A Druid Journal (Summer 2008)
“Mystery and Madness: Donaldson’s Dragon Skies Give a Taste of Adventure” (book review), Bond of Druids: A Druid Journal (Summer 2008)
“Teahouse Practice and Deep Peace,” The Witches’ Voice (December 2, 2007)
“Swimming the Sunlight: A Meditation on Hillwalking,” The Witches’ Voice (August 12, 2007)
“Magic, Prayer and Props: Symbols of Receptivity and Creativity,” The Witches’ Voice (July 29, 2007)
“Grounding: Tree and Flame,” The Witches’ Voice (January 1, 2006)
“To the Infinite Music: Thoughts on Reincarnation,” The Witches’ Voice (November 6, 2005)
Poetry and Fiction
“Yewberry,” The Scribing Ibis: An Anthology of Pagan Fiction in Honor of Thoth, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (August 2011)
“What Makes a God,” Eternal Haunted Summer (Summer Solstice 2011)
“A Mabon Bedtime Story,” Pagan Parenting Resource Blog (September 9, 2010)
“Ode to Finitude,” Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Fall 2009)
“Skylark” and “Stars, A Woman, Two Vases of Water,” Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Summer 2009)
“Yewberry: A Myth Retold,” Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Summer 2009)
“The Cold Walk,” Sky Earth Sea: A Journal of Practical Spirituality (Spring 2009)
“Always in Autumn,” Bond of Druids: A Druid Journal (Fall 2008)
“On Process,” “What You Will Come to Regret” and “The Hunter,” The Particular (Fall 2008)
“To Her Son, Unconceived,” “In Praise of Blood,” and “Liminal,” Bond of Druids: A Druid Journal (Summer 2008)
“Nobody Wakes Up Alone,” The Particular (Summer 2008)
“Yet Failed” and “Bad Pun on Fish,” The Particular (Summer 2008)
“The Naming of Prophecy” and “The Wild Pear,” Exterminating Angels Press (Number 18, November 2007)
“La Belle Dame en Seul” and “If Once You Have Slept,” Not Just Air (Number 6, March 2007)
“body politic,” 21 Stars Review (Number 4, February 2007) [archived]
“Imaginary House,” Not Just Air (Number 5, December 2006), nominated for “Best of the Net 2007″
“Hermit Thrush,” Stirring (Volume 8, Edition 10, October 2006)
“Leaving Eden,” Delos National Undergraduate Literary Magazine (January 2005)
“Lunar Union” [archive] and “Driven,” Ink Pot Magazine (October 2004)
“Muse Abused: Ars Poetica” [archived] and “Love Poem about June Bugs,” The God Particle (Summer 2004)
