Incantations & Ink - the podcast

As the Summer Solstice approaches and another school year comes to a close, I find myself returning to a question that has been lingering since May: What does it mean to care for something we cannot fully hold? In this episode of Incantations & Ink , I explore care work, teaching, matriarchy, motherhood, Father’s Day, and the emotional complexity of the end of the school year. Through the lens of...

Why is "civility" a trap? In this episode of Incantations and Ink , Jess works to dismantle the social justice and systemic critique of the "Spring Thaw." Let’s shift from internal rituals to the external structures that profit from our silence. This isn’t about self-care; it’s about Divine Feminine Rage and the visceral, unpolished reality of systemic change. We were told that "goodness" is compl...

Are dystopian novels predicting the future — or training us to recognize patterns of power? In this episode of Incantations & Ink , Jess explores how 1984 , The Handmaid’s Tale , Fahrenheit 451 , The Hunger Games , and The Giver reveal the mechanics of authoritarianism: language manipulation, propaganda, spectacle, and fear. Dystopian fiction isn’t prophecy. It’s pattern recognition. Get full acce...

Words are not neutral. They shape bodies, sanctify systems, and build the worlds we live inside. In this threshold episode of Incantations & Ink, Jess explores what it means to treat language as power — not as metaphor, but as cultural force. This episode marks the evolution of Incantations & Ink into a justice-centered space devoted to voice, witnessing, and writing as reckoning. This is not an e...

Episode 3, The Art of Not Falling Apart is a candid look at the small, unglamorous practices that keep me going on hard teaching days. This isn’t advice — it’s a confession. If you’re exhausted but still showing up, you might find a bit of yourself here. If you’re showing up while you’re exhausted — I see you. You’re not failing. You’re not alone. And maybe today, “good enough” is a form of magic....

In this episode of Incantations & Ink , we explore what it means to create an anti-racist, life-affirming curriculum in a time of censorship and fear. I share why I see the classroom as a cauldron and curriculum as spellwork . Because teaching isn’t just delivering standards, it’s shaping reality. And right now, the world needs your magic. Get full access to Incantations & Ink - Jess at incantatio...

Welcome to Incantations & Ink - the podcast, where we gather to conjure brave, magical, and meaningful spaces for learning and transformation. I’m your host, Jess. I’m an educator, creatrix, word witch, and believer that teaching is a radical, sacred act. This is Episode 1: Rituals, Not Routines: Starting the School Year with Intention . I know, I know, it is STILL summer. It feels like we have ba...