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Hello wonderful Pagan Families readers!\u00a0 It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve posted anything new here, but we haven\u2019t forgotten you.\u00a0 The editorial team has just been preoccupied with things like a vacation, a cross-country move, and new writing projects.<\/p>\n

We do have a couple of great posts in the queue, nearly ready to post, but waiting for some final input from various people.\u00a0 If you make a submission, don\u2019t be surprised if we ask you for a little revision.\u00a0 We\u2019re not trying to be mean \u2014 we\u2019re trying to polish your post until it shines!<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I\u2019ve been sharing some links and quotes at our FaceBook page<\/a>, where we\u2019re now up to more than 200 \u201clikes\u201d!\u00a0 Here\u2019s one quote I shared there that a lot of people liked:<\/p>\n

\u201cI have the idea that we grandmothers are meant to play the part of protective witches; we must watch over younger women, children, community, and also, why not?, this mistreated planet, the victim of such unrelenting desecration. I would like to fly on a broomstick and dance in the moonlight with other pagan witches in the forest, invoking earth forces and howling demons.\u201d \u2013 Isabel Allende, from Paula<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello wonderful Pagan Families readers!\u00a0 It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve posted anything new here, but we haven\u2019t forgotten you.\u00a0 The editorial team has just been preoccupied with things like a vacation, a cross-country move, and new writing projects. 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