A collaboration with the amazing Author, Kirsten Langston Oidhche Shamhna* On Samhain she walks The hallowed ground As bones creak and rattle Beneath their mounds Arise fair Death And greet the dark For on Hallows Eve the Dead do march She calls to them By many names Arise Arise And walk again Conjure-child Cailleach-born Winter's priestess Till it be morn From ceaseless tombs The buried move Like stolen shadows Beneath the moon When the hurlyburly's done When the battle's lo

Kristi contacted me early in 2016. Her and her fiancé, Rhett live outside of Atlanta, GA and were planning on a small wedding ceremony near Big Sur. They have never been to Carmel or Big Sur, so I gave them all the information I had. With their hearts set on Big Sur, we came up with a plan. We emailed back and forth for months. Then, some camper decided to light a campfire illegally in Big Sur, derailing all plans. OH NO!!! Luckily, I know the area pretty well and told Kristi