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What’s Inside This Issue?

Merry Meet!

I am Rachel Gare, a witch and the lead character in my own story, Thorn Trees.

This gazette issue continues our focus on the portrayal of witches in entertainment (film and television) throughout the years. We share clips of content on subjects discussed in The Portrayal of Witches in Entertainment discussion event on Zoom, feature the Thorn Trees producing team interviewed on a lively That Witch Life podcast, and provide plenty of stories curated from online content around the world (in videos, photos, and articles) about witches, witchcraft, Wiccans, Pagans, and kindred souls.

There’s a special hearty and heartfelt THANK YOU to the Thorn Trees Crowdfunding Campaign contributors who requested this as a giving incentive/reward! Due to their generosity, the campaign was a success; in fact, we exceeded our goal! In fact, Rachel’s Gazette is now funded to continue a a result.

Rachel Speaks, my editorial, is different in this edition. It’s a letter written to me by my friend Victoria concerning her distress after attending a Shakespeare play featuring witches in the plot, followed by my reply to its content.

Finally, there are a few invitations in this issue for you. One, to attend a planned Witches in Business: Issues & Solutions Zoom event hosted by witches about witches in business. Two,an invitation to actors and actresses interested in performing a virtual table reading of the pilot. Both of these events are planned  for Spring 2021.

I am grateful to exist through space and time among friends to share this experience.

Discover more about and help support Thorn Trees. Join us on Facebook, and also on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Blessed Be,
Rachel Gare, Executive Editor

Molly Shilling and Clarissa Labady, Editors
Rachel Kaufman, Assistant Editor of “Editorial: Rachel Speaks”
Bernadette Montana and Valerie Mich’El Oliver, Contributing Editors
Clarissa Labady, Graphic Design
Irene Krawczuk, Copy Editor

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THIS IS A TASTE OF THE CONTENT! USE THE RSS FEED IN THE RIGHT COLUMN TO SAMPLE MORE STORIES, OR VISIT THE ‘ZINE TO REVIEW ALL THE CURATED AND ORIGINAL CONTENT. 
~THE EDITOR

 STEP ONE in our funding strategy was to crowdfund keeping the project operational in our early pre-production phase (and during COVID) for the Thorn Trees TV pilot by inviting influencers & supporters to:

• FUND our social media campaign to get the word out and attract more influencers/supporters.
• FUND creating an LLC business entity for producing Thorn Trees.
  
• FUND RACHEL’S GAZETTE, our unique publication for supporting witches stories’ and our outreach to influencers/supporters (Our female protagonist is the editor!). Get to know RACHEL before she comes to life in the pilot for our series.
• FUND subscriptions to Internet Database (IMDb Pro) and other resources required for cast and crew outreach.
• FUND our Assistant Producers Internship Program for Thorn Trees (We’ve been supporting interns since they lost their prior paid educational positions due to COVID in March 2020. What we raise beyond our funding requirement will go to them.)

Visit our Crowdsourcing Campaign to see the elements used to help make it a success!

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