Ashleigh Renée Mitchell | Substack
Ashleigh Renée Mitchell
I tell tales and spin stories. Since the 1970s, I’ve written for the Pagan Press, most recently The Witches’ Almanac. I’ve returned to fiction, working on an LGBTQIA-themed mystery and romance series, and I also write poetry.
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I've haunted the Pagan Press since the 1970s, collecting stories and asking inconvenient questions. Writer of queer fiction, essays, history, spirituality, consent, community, and the occasional rabbit hole. The kettle is on.
Recent Notes
8h: A truly thought-provoking (and thought-inducing) piece. Thank you. As someone who has never willingly been a dominate, the idea of embracing that role in myself seems, well, foreign to me.
Jun 15: "ActBlue stays open. The small donations keep coming. And a judge just reminded one of the most sue-happy attorneys general in the country that giving a few dollars to someone you believe in is your right—not his to take away."
Jun 12: This is truly lovely, and resonates with my very being. Thank you for sharing it.
Jun 10: Ella Yooung’s work has long been an influence in my life - her poetry, and stories influenced much of how I approach ritual and thought in general.
Jun 9: Several people have commented that they are unable to re-stack this article. It’s about the largest concentration camp in the U.S. located in El Paso. Our government spent $1.2 billion to put 5,000 people in a tent city.
Jun 9: One thing I find fascinating about this discussion is that many of us seem to be describing the same phenomenon from different angles. Some people are talking about consent. Others are talking about trust, negotiation, accountability, communication, or the necessity of improvisation within established boundaries.