Thorn Mooney
@thornthewitch.bsky.social
Religious Studies PhD student: the paranormal, secularism, magic, spiritualism, ethnography. Lit MA. Publishing production day job. Witch author, Gard priestess, guitarist, fountain pen person, Swiftie, probably a werewolf.
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Everyone at the small town coffee shop is here for Bible study meanwhile I’m the religion PhD researcher quietly like
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Everyone at the small town coffee shop is here for Bible study meanwhile I’m the religion PhD researcher quietly like
For the curious, my own indulgent purchase was a Benu Tessera in “black amber” that looks like the most regal amber and jet necklace on the scariest of witch queens. On sale from Atlas.
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
For the curious, my own indulgent purchase was a Benu Tessera in “black amber” that looks like the most regal amber and jet necklace on the scariest of witch queens. On sale from Atlas.
Happy Fountain Pen Day to all who celebrate. Enjoy your local stationary shop and all of the great indie retailers online, many of which are having some great sales! Don’t give Amazon your money. 💙
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy Fountain Pen Day to all who celebrate. Enjoy your local stationary shop and all of the great indie retailers online, many of which are having some great sales! Don’t give Amazon your money. 💙
We are prepped! It is my sacred duty to hand out full-sized candy. we don’t get many trick or treaters, but god damn if I don’t try to make it worth their while. Everyone who comes to the door, any age, gets offered treats.
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We are prepped! It is my sacred duty to hand out full-sized candy. we don’t get many trick or treaters, but god damn if I don’t try to make it worth their while. Everyone who comes to the door, any age, gets offered treats.
Highly recommend owning a pink guitar and making it your whole personality. I am transcribing pop songs and singing them to my friends through video chat and it’s so much better than basically everything.
October 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Highly recommend owning a pink guitar and making it your whole personality. I am transcribing pop songs and singing them to my friends through video chat and it’s so much better than basically everything.
Class starts this week, and there is still time to sign up! #paranormalsky #witchsky www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...
September 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Class starts this week, and there is still time to sign up! #paranormalsky #witchsky www.religiondepartment.com/AmericanPara...
you know the worst part about all of this is that Robert Graves was sort of hot
September 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
you know the worst part about all of this is that Robert Graves was sort of hot
Today’s read is The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill By Matthew Bowman. As part of my upcoming seminar with the Religion Department, we’ll be talking about UFOs and the trust/mistrust in American government.
September 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today’s read is The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill By Matthew Bowman. As part of my upcoming seminar with the Religion Department, we’ll be talking about UFOs and the trust/mistrust in American government.
Post a perfect album from the
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I loved this album so much—super influential for me as a musician. An absolute travesty that most folks only heard ”The Freshman” (Villains is also a perfect album, though, fight me).
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I loved this album so much—super influential for me as a musician. An absolute travesty that most folks only heard ”The Freshman” (Villains is also a perfect album, though, fight me).
September 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Post a perfect album from the
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I loved this album so much—super influential for me as a musician. An absolute travesty that most folks only heard ”The Freshman” (Villains is also a perfect album, though, fight me).
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I loved this album so much—super influential for me as a musician. An absolute travesty that most folks only heard ”The Freshman” (Villains is also a perfect album, though, fight me).
Bella and I met at an open mic a couple of months ago and this is our first time performing together. This is a cover of “I Had Me a Girl” by the Civil Wars.
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Bella and I met at an open mic a couple of months ago and this is our first time performing together. This is a cover of “I Had Me a Girl” by the Civil Wars.
I tried to wrangle a temporary parking spot on campus since *technically* I’m not supposed to be doing strenuous things for another few weeks. When I told our office admin I had a harrowing medical adventure she was like
August 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I tried to wrangle a temporary parking spot on campus since *technically* I’m not supposed to be doing strenuous things for another few weeks. When I told our office admin I had a harrowing medical adventure she was like
I have a designated desk drawer with a pen tray in it. It’s also got my ink swatch rings, syringes, and tuning supplies, plus odds and ends. I have cats, so the drawer feels more secure than something on my desktop, but still makes for quick access.
August 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I have a designated desk drawer with a pen tray in it. It’s also got my ink swatch rings, syringes, and tuning supplies, plus odds and ends. I have cats, so the drawer feels more secure than something on my desktop, but still makes for quick access.
I quickly picked up a few more. They’re definitely hit or miss (like lots of other brands, some costing way more), but overall it’s been an informative and delightful tinkering experiment. And a good reminder that one needn’t spend tons of money for a great pen.
August 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I quickly picked up a few more. They’re definitely hit or miss (like lots of other brands, some costing way more), but overall it’s been an informative and delightful tinkering experiment. And a good reminder that one needn’t spend tons of money for a great pen.
I bought an inexpensive vacumatic fountain pen directly from a Chinese shop with a mind to take it apart and learn more about some of my fancier pens, and honestly it’s a better writer than most of them. What a delightful surprise!
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I bought an inexpensive vacumatic fountain pen directly from a Chinese shop with a mind to take it apart and learn more about some of my fancier pens, and honestly it’s a better writer than most of them. What a delightful surprise!
Downton Abbey Texts With Mom Update:
August 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Downton Abbey Texts With Mom Update:
I’m couch ridden as I recover and am watching Downton Abbey for the first time on my mother’s recommendation.
August 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I’m couch ridden as I recover and am watching Downton Abbey for the first time on my mother’s recommendation.
You cannot tell me anyone needs this middle pickup. It is just for visual balance. 🤪
July 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You cannot tell me anyone needs this middle pickup. It is just for visual balance. 🤪
I stopped in the middle of a road to save what I thought was a box turtle, but it ended up being a Beanie Baby. He has been saved regardless.
July 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I stopped in the middle of a road to save what I thought was a box turtle, but it ended up being a Beanie Baby. He has been saved regardless.
I’m lost in the weeds and plodding along, but goddamn if my dissertation organizing and drafting isn’t going to at least be ✨aesthetic✨with cute stationary and cool fountain pens.
July 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I’m lost in the weeds and plodding along, but goddamn if my dissertation organizing and drafting isn’t going to at least be ✨aesthetic✨with cute stationary and cool fountain pens.
This Parker 51 fountain pen is bringing me so much joy right now. I continue to be pleased with my pen show choices, and the foray into vintage has been super fun. Maybe I’ll teach myself to repair pens.
July 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This Parker 51 fountain pen is bringing me so much joy right now. I continue to be pleased with my pen show choices, and the foray into vintage has been super fun. Maybe I’ll teach myself to repair pens.
You better believe I have the triceratops, too. What a time to be alive.
July 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
You better believe I have the triceratops, too. What a time to be alive.
Tiny illustrations I like to make in my journal, usually in watercolor. This is a color by Beam Paints called “Lake Superior.” I’m reading Roland Allen’s “The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper” and it’s bringing me so much joy. How incredible is it that we have something so glorious as paper?
July 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tiny illustrations I like to make in my journal, usually in watercolor. This is a color by Beam Paints called “Lake Superior.” I’m reading Roland Allen’s “The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper” and it’s bringing me so much joy. How incredible is it that we have something so glorious as paper?
At the fountain pen show last month I picked out a Leuchtturm1917 pencil and it’s very enjoyable. Having nice tools makes writing and drawing more pleasurable, and it’s something I turn to as I pull away from my phone more.
July 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
At the fountain pen show last month I picked out a Leuchtturm1917 pencil and it’s very enjoyable. Having nice tools makes writing and drawing more pleasurable, and it’s something I turn to as I pull away from my phone more.
Some girls go to astrologers. I track down this poetry-writing oracle-man in a fur suit at local events, stuff my dollars into his tip jar, and he tells me what to do with my life. #witchsky
July 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Some girls go to astrologers. I track down this poetry-writing oracle-man in a fur suit at local events, stuff my dollars into his tip jar, and he tells me what to do with my life. #witchsky
Don’t mind me folks, nothing to see here.
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Don’t mind me folks, nothing to see here.