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Eric O. Scott is the Weekend Editor of The Wild Hunt. He holds a PhD in English and Medieval Studies from the University of Missouri and an MFA in Creative Writing and Media Arts from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. His writing on Pagan life has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, and has been a staff writer for The Wild Hunt since 2012. His first book, The Lives of the Apostates, was published in 2013 by Moon Books. The O does not stand for “Odin.”
Eric O. Scott continues his conversation with Danica Boyce, host of the Fair Folk Podcast, about her research into folk song and tradition for her new course on Pagan ritual music.
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Danica Boyce, host of the Fair Folk Podcast. In the first half of the conversation, Boyce discusses seasonal folklore, how Indigenous education influenced her Paganism, and a new vision for how to incorporate traditional knowledge into modern Paganism.
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews the best of the weekend section from 2023’s offerings in The Wild Hunt, including the most popular article of the year, Meg Elison’s “Barbie is the new Inanna.”
The British Museum has announced a new £50 million partnership with the oil company BP after an apparent break between the two institutions earlier this year.
A London art exhibition explores the psychological, symbolic, and supernatural connections between Surrealist artists like Leonora Carrington and the figure of the witch.