Michael M. Hughes
@michaelmhughes.bsky.social
Author, speaker, game designer, magical thinker, satirist. Copy editor @The Baltimore Banner. Opinions 💯 mine. http://theartofmagicalliving.com and http://michaelmhughes.com. And coming to Kickstarter March 2025: http://rockersandrollersgame.com
Because so many people have asked, I'm looking into taking my Tarot Boot Camp on the road (mid-Atlantic region for now). Do you know of any great arts venues, retreat centers, or spiritual bookstores that might want to host 30-75 people? I can do daylong or weekend intensives. Let me know & thanks!
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Because so many people have asked, I'm looking into taking my Tarot Boot Camp on the road (mid-Atlantic region for now). Do you know of any great arts venues, retreat centers, or spiritual bookstores that might want to host 30-75 people? I can do daylong or weekend intensives. Let me know & thanks!
The first print run of Magic for the Resistance has sold out already! I am delighted that it is having renewed life at such an important time.
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The first print run of Magic for the Resistance has sold out already! I am delighted that it is having renewed life at such an important time.
Guess I should take a 2-week vacation.
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Guess I should take a 2-week vacation.
Tomorrow’s beaver moon has its origin in the 1950s and commemorates the evening Beaver Cleaver looked up at the moon and said, “Gee.” Not to be confused with April’s Haskell moon.
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Tomorrow’s beaver moon has its origin in the 1950s and commemorates the evening Beaver Cleaver looked up at the moon and said, “Gee.” Not to be confused with April’s Haskell moon.
Me, on Halloween 25 years from now.
November 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Me, on Halloween 25 years from now.
Packed house today for my first in-person Tarot Boot Camp course since pre-pandemic. There’s nothing like hearing 35 people reading tarot for each other for the first time. It’s always thrilling.
October 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Packed house today for my first in-person Tarot Boot Camp course since pre-pandemic. There’s nothing like hearing 35 people reading tarot for each other for the first time. It’s always thrilling.
If your niche is cheap ’70s sexy and schlocky vampire and devil cult movies, hot damn, you really should be watching Tubi! I’m tempted to cancel every other streaming service, cuz Tubi has it all—and then some!
October 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If your niche is cheap ’70s sexy and schlocky vampire and devil cult movies, hot damn, you really should be watching Tubi! I’m tempted to cancel every other streaming service, cuz Tubi has it all—and then some!
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (1973)
October 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (1973)
Tonight’s feature: Blood Orgy of the She-Devils!
October 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Tonight’s feature: Blood Orgy of the She-Devils!
I was crowned the Oyster King a couple weeks ago, but dammit, I’m throwing my crown in the bay today and rejoining the peasants.
October 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I was crowned the Oyster King a couple weeks ago, but dammit, I’m throwing my crown in the bay today and rejoining the peasants.
Witch/folk magic practitioner Hannah Kincannon on when she realized magic worked. Read more about Hannah and other Maryland witches in my latest story in @thebaltimorebanner.com.
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
October 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Witch/folk magic practitioner Hannah Kincannon on when she realized magic worked. Read more about Hannah and other Maryland witches in my latest story in @thebaltimorebanner.com.
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
Maryland witch David Salisbury on religion and power dynamics. There's a video of David in the article, too, as he honors the spirits of the land he lives on.
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Maryland witch David Salisbury on religion and power dynamics. There's a video of David in the article, too, as he honors the spirits of the land he lives on.
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
www.thebanner.com/culture/witc...
Only about 20 pages in but already it’s one of my favorite books about magic that I’ve read in years. Highly recommended!
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Only about 20 pages in but already it’s one of my favorite books about magic that I’ve read in years. Highly recommended!
Something to always keep in mind.
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Something to always keep in mind.
I was crowned the Oyster King at The World is Your Oyster Fest at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore tonight. So I sneered at the peasants, as one does.
October 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I was crowned the Oyster King at The World is Your Oyster Fest at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore tonight. So I sneered at the peasants, as one does.
Weary wizard in his library. Send snacks and mysterious herbs.
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Weary wizard in his library. Send snacks and mysterious herbs.
David Byrne was incredible tonight. I had tears running down my face during “Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place). He said “There’s nothing more punk than love.”
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
David Byrne was incredible tonight. I had tears running down my face during “Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place). He said “There’s nothing more punk than love.”
Waiting for David Byrne
September 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Waiting for David Byrne
Feel free to share!
September 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Feel free to share!
Frodo was missing. Could not find him anywhere in the house (he’s an indoor cat). Hours later, one of my kids was sitting on the toilet and his head popped through a small hole in the wall next to her left over from construction. Freaked her out. Oh, the adventure he must have had.
September 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Frodo was missing. Could not find him anywhere in the house (he’s an indoor cat). Hours later, one of my kids was sitting on the toilet and his head popped through a small hole in the wall next to her left over from construction. Freaked her out. Oh, the adventure he must have had.
Hardbacks have arrived—my first book in hardcover and it’s gorgeous.
Also hearing that books are arriving for those who preordered. If that’s you, I love you from the bottom of my cold, black heart 🖤
Also hearing that books are arriving for those who preordered. If that’s you, I love you from the bottom of my cold, black heart 🖤
September 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hardbacks have arrived—my first book in hardcover and it’s gorgeous.
Also hearing that books are arriving for those who preordered. If that’s you, I love you from the bottom of my cold, black heart 🖤
Also hearing that books are arriving for those who preordered. If that’s you, I love you from the bottom of my cold, black heart 🖤
Ambitious, for sure, but at times a bit of a slog. Had its moments, but at 880 pages (!) would likely have been better at half its length. Markley must never sleep — just thinking about how much research went into this makes me need a nap.
September 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ambitious, for sure, but at times a bit of a slog. Had its moments, but at 880 pages (!) would likely have been better at half its length. Markley must never sleep — just thinking about how much research went into this makes me need a nap.
Doin’ my duty
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Doin’ my duty
Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖
September 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖