![]() At the same time, she investigates the connections among magic, witchcraft, and her Native heritage. ![]() Washuta shifts her focus frequently (perhaps too much for some readers), from the history of the Seattle area to an in-depth discussion of horror movies to her search for an anti-drinking educational video she though she saw as a teen. Across 10 interwoven essays that move through Washuta’s life, she uses popular-culture references-e.g., Fleetwood Mac, Twin Peaks, and the video game “Oregon Trail II”-as guideposts in her own journey of understanding the world and her place in it. The author’s story is also one of personal healing, as she writes candidly about her abuse of alcohol, being misdiagnosed as bipolar, and suffering from PTSD. "The truth is I'm not a witch, exactly: I'm a person with prayers, a person who believes in spirits and plays with fire,” she writes. ![]() ![]() Washuta begins with an account of her history with magic and witchcraft growing up. A Cowlitz woman’s collection of interconnected essays on memory, nostalgia, and introspection, conveyed through personal history, popular culture, and magic. ![]()
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