The Bruja Professor Blog Index
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Blog Index
Writing & Genre Fiction
Not Like Other Writers: The Toxic Literary Trope that Needs to Die
Courtship & Romance Media
A Brief (Personal) Exploration of Courtship Novels Plus an Infographic
A Brief (Personal) Overview of The Romantic Comedy
Class Struggle in the Romance of North & South with Adrienne
The Complicated Legacy of Georgette Heyer with Dr. Sam Hirst
The History of Clinch Cover Art with The Art of the Clinch
I Want it Allllllllll: An Interview with Romance Author N.G. Peltier
Joyful Problematization with Andrea Martucci
Life is a Dream: Sueño, Romance & the Importance of BIPOC Joy
The Literary Figure of The Rake with Dr. Angela Toscano
The Problematic History of "Indian Romances" with Steve Ammidown
RomComs Are All That: An Interview with Romance Author Maya Rodale
Smut is Political by The Smut Report
Life in Higher Education
Gone with the Wind, Banned Books Week & Uncomfortable Histories
Grad School, Gaskell & The Wisdom of North & South
Why We All Want To Go To Magic School
The Gothic
A Brief History of Haunted Real Estate in Popular Culture
Eldritch Gothic with C.M. Rosens...Bonus writing prompts included!
The Food of Witchcraft in Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby, with A Gothic Cookbook’s Alessandra Pino
How to Tell if You are a Heroine in a Gothic Romance
The Quiet Terror of Hallmark Holiday Movies: Folk Horror, Small Towns & Christmas Miracles
Folklore & The Mystic
Designing the Rook and Rose Pattern Deck with Marie Brennan
Finding Fairies for Fiction...& Life! with Morgan Daimler
How to Survive Happy Ever After with Lissa Sloan
Putting Down the Burnout Crown with The Carterhaugh School of Folklore & the Fantastic
Re-Enchant Your Life with the Tarot
Occult Detectives
Ghost Hunting Before the Victorians…with Tim Prasil
My Love Affair with the Urban Fantasy Heroine by Sarah Sproston
Remembering The Vampire Huntress by Latisha Jones
Witchy Business
It's Not All Love & Light: The Dark Side of Witchcraft & Pagan Communities
Love Potions, Spells & Romantic Conjurings in Pop Culture
The Magic of Witchy Houses in Popular Culture
The Origin of the Tarot with Jessica Mason
What's the Deal with WitchTok?
The Joys of Critical Thinking
Engaging with Problematic Content with Latisha Jones
Joyful Problematization with Andrea Martucci