Stories from the Yellow Wood
A little magic.
A lot of nerve.
Some very inconvenient truths about money, power, and the women who refuse to behave.
Deep in the woods, a witch is trying to keep a roof over her head. Her goat has other priorities.
Wander a little farther ↓
An unruly first book
What if the rules were never written for us?
Cassandra knows a fair bargain when she sees one. Unfortunately, fair bargains are in rather short supply.
With a roof in need of repair, a curious apprentice, and an aristocrat who thinks he knows what’s best for her, she’s about to discover that knowing your worth is a kind of magic all its own.
Part story, part practical provocation. No promises of instant riches. Some goats.
A small cottage · A large amount of trouble
Meet the inhabitants
The Yellow Wood is home to a few extraordinary women, a rather ordinary cottage, and one spectacularly unreasonable goat.
Cassandra
A practical witch, approaching her crone era with her independence intact and her patience increasingly negotiable.
The witchAgnes
Wise, formidable, deeply loving, and entirely unimpressed by most people’s explanations.
The elderElspeth
Capable, curious, and still becoming. She asks the questions others have learned not to ask.
The apprenticeHis Lordship
Small, shaggy, hungry, and completely innocent of any alleged wrongdoing.
The goatFrom Cassandra’s desk
The Almanac
Field notes on practical magic, unreasonable expectations, hard-earned expertise, and the useful art of saying no.
Nothing preachy. Nothing precious. Just a few things worth knowing.
The shop · Not yet open
The shelves are still empty.
His Lordship is under investigation. We’ll have books and other curiosities here in due course.