Southern Fried Witch

Hey, y’all! Today, it’s just you and me and a Listener Letter. I’ve been thinking about how hard it is to connect to my aging body without just throwing my hands up and sinking into the wrinkles, the changes, the evolution of my fleshy home. There’s power there, my witch kin. Follow me into the forgotten frontier: the corporeal witchy body. It leads right back to the soil, the trees, the rivers. L...

Today is very special, y’all. Krista was a podcast listener who wrote on my page one day to tell me the story of her blended family. When the war broke out in the Ukraine, Krista (an American expatriate witch living in Germany) felt compelled to do something to help. It turned out that the pregnant woman she would give her home to was also a witch. And from there, it’s just magic. Krista and I wil...

Hey, y’all! I have a friend with me on the porch today, Rhyd Wildermuth. He is an author, writer, Druid, podcaster, and co-founder/editor of Gods and Radicals Press—an anti-capitalism publishing house for the print journal, “A Beautiful Resistance.” But today, we are just wandering through a conversation about connecting with the land and how that equals magical resistance. Join us for a lovely ri...

Hey, y’all! We are still talking about growing things today. After all, the preparatory season for the garden is upon us and it’s an exciting time of the year! Snuggle in on the porch and let’s chat about onions, tatsoi, and the lesson I learned from trying to force a plant to grow where it didn’t want to be. Love, Seba Episode Notes: What is Tatsoi? Click HERE. Planting, Growing, and Harvesting O...

Well, y’all: it’s my 100th episode if you count Season One along with Season Two! In honor of that, and because I should have never created seasons in the first place, I’m celebrating by dropping the extra category/word and just rocking forward. And, since it feels like my birthday as a podcaster, I’m chatting about the most important part of my craft: working with the land. If growing things, wor...

Hey, y’all! Join me on the porch to chat about how we witchify our tools for the Craft. The deeper the connection to these, the more sacred the work. Today, I’m talking about my walking stick (aka stav/stave) and where it came from, why it matters, and how my interactions with it evolves over time. Want to support the podcast? Join the SFW Batchildren family over on Patreon for extra content!

Hey, y’all! Nestle in on the porch and let’s talk about the grungy, necessary shadow work that can make or break a witch’s Craft. At the beginning of any journey, the dried clay gets knocked off my shoes—especially if the road ahead looks wild and ragged. This path ahead in my Craft is no different. Sometimes, we have to head to the cellar to see what’s knocking about down there. See you down ther...

Y’all, it has occurred to me that many new listeners have no idea who I am as a Witch. For all those folks, this is my reintroduction. After all, Season One was 2019! So settle in on the porch and let me share with you the nature of my Craft. Episode Notes Our Sponsor for this Episode HagCraft Farm on Instagram HagCraft Farm Website HagCraft Farm on Facebook HagCraft Farm on TikTok Want to support...

Hey, y’all! I’m back on the porch just to chat about my adventures in the woods and the like. We all could use a little red clay mud on the tires, right? I also briefly speak on authentic shadow work. Promise to talk about this more in upcoming episodes. Love y’all! Seba To support the podcast and become part of the Batchildren family, click HERE.

Hey, y’all! I’m back from my break and I have something new going on: I’m ditching all witchy bells and whistles for an entire year. Going feral, rogue, and bare in all of my processes to see what I can learn. You get to a certain age/place in the Craft and—without a mentor—there must be something left to shake off the dust. I reckon I am bushcrafting my practice! While I will be sharing the dirty...

Happy New Year, y’all! I’m still on a break—but my lovely new student has agreed to step in. Shannon gathered questions from our Patreon Batfamily and answered them! So, settle in. She’s going to give you a bit of her story on what it’s like to finally find a working coven and what that has meant to her own Craft. I’ll be back next week! Thank y’all for letting me have this tiny break. xoxo Want t...

Blessed Yule, y’all! Snuggle up on the porch—we have a short, sweet little story about those spirits we find in the woods, just in time for Winter Solstice and the bringing back of the light. Hope you are all warm and safe. Love you! Seba Episode Notes: The SFW Patreon Batfamily

As usual, y’all: when Byron and I get to talking, we go off road. Recently, I caught her on the phone and this is the result: a wild, wandering, witchy ride. It was worth getting a little mud on the tires. Settle in on the porch and join us for a chat about “Evangelical Animism,” ways in which witches serve their communities, and a brief discussion on the quality of local moonshine. Episode Notes:...

Y'all have heard of slow fashion and slow food.  That designation usually means it's more meaningful, healthier for us and the planet, and altogether more valuable than the quick hits that we crave.  Today, I'm talking about slow spellwork: the thoughtful and painstakingly thorough magic that lasts and deeply satisfies the soul. Also, I read a letter from a witch who is struggling--I hop...

Hey, Y’all! I’m recovering from standing in the kitchen for ten hours, but it was all worth it in the end. Today is just a bit of a ramble about the importance of NOT getting everything just right. Hope you all have a beautifully f*d up holiday season—and if you’ve been listening, you know what I mean. Weaver November is coming to a close, and so is our huge giveaway over on Instagram. Don’t forge...

Y’all, it was my privilege and honor to have Dasos Crowsong on the show this week. We are winding down Weaver November by discussing the art of spinning, and actual weaving, and how it informs Dasos’s magic and journey as a Druid. Their path has always been one that wanted to be woven into stories, and here, we have nothing short of gold. Dasos is the only true Rumpelstiltskin I’ve ever had the pl...

Y’all, it was my privilege and honor to interview two Southern weavers: one silversmith, one seamstress/woader, who are also both witches. Here in Weaver November, it’s important to remember our witchy crafters and all of the love, magic, and care that they put into their work! As we get closer to the gift-giving season, remember to thwart the patriarchy and give business to small businesses. Supp...

Welcome to Weaver November! Well, y’all: I’ve fallen a bit myself. I’m sick, but not down for the count. As the leaves are falling from the trees in droves, I wanted to chat with y’all about how to participate in that cycle in ways that matter. And, yes, they do. So snuggle up on the porch, grab your favorite libation, and let’s think about how we already are part of this beautiful cycle. Love y’a...

Hey, y’all: this one is a little salty. As a Gen X witch, pop culture tends to weave itself through my understanding of most things, including my childhood. No one example was more powerful than Laurie Strode. That character taught me more about survival than any other, and for that I am eternally grateful. So, regardless of the gore, the cinematic cringe, and the poor ratings: something inherentl...

Well, y’all: I say it a lot. Even put it on a coaster, lol! Today, I’m breaking down exactly what it means to me to witchify ‘ary damn thang. To see the world through my witchy glasses is to pull magic back into focus in all things, all day, all the time. This little ritual has saved me, over and over, from the horrors and dust of the mundane. Happy Veil Thinning, y’all! Episode Notes: Farmer-ish...

Hey, y’all! Snuggle up on the porch and let me tell you how I got my ass into hot water with my ancestors on vacation. Racism can pop up in the strangest places—and so, we need to be ready to go to battle on the turn of a dime. Also, a dear listener of mine wrote in about what it’s like to be queer while moving through the stages of cronehood, or is it haghood? Love y’all! Join Us on Patreon for E...

Well, y’all: I barely got this one recorded before running off to my happy place on the coast. The chat on the porch is more of a wandering today down the backroads of the stories that have knitted my life together. Remember to stay for the moments after sunset . . . sometimes, that’s where the fun is. Love y’all! Seba The Song Playlist for this Episode Join Us on Patreon for Extra Content!

Hey y’all! Snuggle up on the porch and let’s chat about all those warning signs, all those moments, in which we see a situation going south—but just cannot bring ourselves to do anything about it. Personally, I’m guilty of this all too often. Let’s work on those boundaries a bit earlier, a bit harder, and save ourselves a lot of heartache. Episode Notes: Find Stich Witchery clothing from hagcraftf...

Hey, Y’all. Well, it’s begun. I couldn’t stand it in here anymore and the dust bunnies were killing my allergies. I’m coming out, and it’s been a long, hard ride to get here. If you live somewhere else, you might not understand the difficulties and restrictions of living in the Deep South—but, it has cost some of us dearly. So cuddle up on the porch. I have a story to tell you about loss, salvaged...

Hey, y’all! Join me on the porch for a talk about all things Crone: the good, the bad, and the ugly. What really matters is this: we do not lose our intrinsic selves as we age. Rather, we add on and become more—but only if we open our hearts and our minds and continue to grow. Some of my Cronies are holding onto ideologies that no longer serve them, not to mention our communities, and a bit of spi...