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The Folkloric, Neurospicy Purple Vale
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Aug 12, 2022 • Stephanie Ascough
A love note to December, 2025, & you
Feeling grateful and surprised
Dec 31, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
Goodbye paywall, hello zines
the end of the paywall is nigh
Dec 26, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
Folklore Friday: The Yew Tree's Ghosts
an wintery story for you
Dec 19, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
More spreads for writers
hint: you don't necessarily need cards to use them
Dec 12, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
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Goodbye paywall, hello zines
Dec 26, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
I'm a terrible writer
May 2, 2023 • Stephanie Ascough
January love list
Jan 16, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
A love note to December, 2025, & you
Dec 31, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
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The Secret Heart of Maeve MacGowan
YA fantasy
Double Alchemy
A Clear Star Romance
The Wistful Wild
fairy tale poems of longing and ferocity
Flower and Cloak
five short tales
A Land of Light and Shadow
an upper middle grade fantasy novel
A Winter's Sleep
Uncanny Forest Tales
Waking Up: A Maiden's Arc Workbook for Writers
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Goodbye paywall, hello zines
the end of the paywall is nigh
Dec 26, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
Folklore Friday: The Yew Tree's Ghosts
an wintery story for you
Dec 19, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
Folklore Friday: Lady of the Mountain
an autumnal story for you
Nov 21, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
An autumnal update
Musing aloud and trying not to overthink (but I still do it)
Nov 10, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
Folklore Friday: Blackthorn
a tree rich in terror and healing
Oct 31, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
My oracle & tarot decks
plus a preview of what's to come for paid subscribers
Oct 23, 2025 • Stephanie Ascough
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