Michelle Tea Is A Witch: TALKTALKTALK On Modern Magic
In conversation with author Michelle Tea on her latest book, Modern Magic: Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Contemporary Witches
Michelle Tea is a witch.
The hardest part of any interview? Writing the introduction—especially when the subject is someone like Michelle Tea, a rare genius who’s managed to pack a dozen lives into one. That’s witchcraft for you.
Already familiar with Michelle? Of course you are. Feel free to jump straight to the conversation. If not, mark the time. You'll want to remember this moment.
Getting to know Michelle Tea is a rite of passage. She’s one of the first people I met when I moved to Los Angeles, and her profound tarot reading is one of the reasons I’m still in LA. Oh, and she’s written over 20 books, including the cult-classic Valencia, Modern Tarot, and essay collection Against Memoir.
Her latest book, Modern Magic: Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Contemporary Witches, is something we truly need right now: a roadmap for creating a practice aligned with our individual spiritual and political values.
Currently, Michelle serves as founding director of Dopamine, a queer literary org comm…
