The Working
BrightFlame
A modern coven must thwart a looming eco-cataclysm and find the key to the bright future we need.
Betsy's a modern-day Witch with an ageless problem: she's worried about screwing up her coven's ritual. Again. But the coven has a bigger issue to face — the destruction of their home thanks to a fracked gas pipeline. And then an even bigger problem — a greed-fueled entity will soon obliterate Earth’s ability to support life.
Tarot cards indicate the coven must sort among allies and threats, human and ethereal.
Follow Betsy, Sail, Fire, Mari, and Tal as they disentangle the truth and seek the magic to avert the cataclysm.
Fans of The Once and Future Witches and The City We Became will love The Working for its feminist, justice-seeking, ensemble cast. Readers hail The Working for its diverse characters, real magical practice, and tilt towards hope.
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About The Author
BrightFlame
BrightFlame (she/they) writes, teaches, and makes magic towards a just, regenerative world. She's a member of the Climate Fiction Writers League. Her short fiction is featured in Solarpunk Creatures (World Weaver Press), Bioluminescent (Android Press), and Solarpunk Magazine. She’s known for her teaching in the worldwide pagan community and co-founded the Center for Sustainable Futures at Columbia University that features her workshops and nonfiction. She lives on Lenape territory (Turtle Island/U.S.) with a human, a forest, a labyrinth, the Fey, bees, turtles, fungi, rocks, and many other nonhumans. Visit brightflame.com for musings, doodles, workshops, and more.
Starhawk –
“A heady mix of magic and environmental activism, written by a real Witch who knows her stuff and has a gift for embedding knowledge of trance and ritual into fiction.”
Starhawk, bestselling author of The Fifth Sacred Thing
Renan Bernardo –
“In The Working, BrightFlame shows us why she’s a master of climate fiction and lunarpunk. Her novel is a compelling narrative following five witches seeking to repair what’s wrong with the world. I was left wanting to have a meeting with this coven. Highly recommended!”
Renan Bernardo, Nebula and Ignyte finalist, author of Different Kinds of Defiance
Sarena Ulibarri –
“BrightFlame’s writing is a joy and a gift. The Working stays grounded in actionable solutions to the existential threats of corporate greed and climate change, with the characters fighting for better futures on both the physical and metaphysical planes.”
Sarena Ulibarri, author of Another Life