Raised by Witches. Mostly writes about Paganism. Union thug, technically a doctor, editor at The Wild Hunt: https://wildhunt.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/ericoscott.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericoscott.bsky.social/post/3mlk27pz4ak2eRealized that a poem I wrote on the occasion of my 20th birthday was actually written several months beforehand. More of my life has passed since I wrote it than had passed before. I thought I still had a few weeks. I feel very dull and stupid for having this reaction to an impending round number.11 May 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:c7dxyrrt4btqpc6ph65sa3hb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk27pz4ak2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ericoscott.bsky.social/post/3mlixqiba4c2uMy brother in Pan just learn what memes she likes [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:c7dxyrrt4btqpc6ph65sa3hb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlixqiba4c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericoscott.bsky.social/post/3mli3ij2n4s2fStayed up too late when I realized Maya Deren’s Divine Horsemen was on the Criterion Channel10 May 2026 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:c7dxyrrt4btqpc6ph65sa3hb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli3ij2n4s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericoscott.bsky.social/post/3mlguaenacs2sFollow up: we were listening to The Great 28 in the car today and my four-year-old spontaneously shouted “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n roll!” I’ve never been more proud. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:c7dxyrrt4btqpc6ph65sa3hb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlguaenacs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ericoscott.bsky.social/post/3mlggqmsn6k26Working on a new essay, and I ran across this (French?) CD from 2012 in the course of my research. It collects a bunch of music from between 1926 and 1961 from Black American music genres (it lists "blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and calypso," but there's plenty of early rock 'n roll as well).09 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:c7dxyrrt4btqpc6ph65sa3hb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlggqmsn6k26https://bsky.app/profile/ericoscott.bsky.social/post/3mlglbykc222hThere's no American city that has a patch on New Orleans, but Chicago is lovely. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:c7dxyrrt4btqpc6ph65sa3hb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlglbykc222h