Open Sorcery

Open Sorcery is the world of Lazarus Halliwell.

Excellence and batshittery, done on purpose.

Iโ€™m Lazarus. I make art, music, poems, plays, and magic for the quiet, brilliant, broken ones. If that is you, welcome home. I adopt your kind.

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More about me here.

Please note that, with rare exceptions, any and all names mentioned in this blog are pseudonyms except our own. We want to be able to speak freely without doxxing anyone.

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  • Hozier was so real for opening Unreal Unearth with De Selby pts 1 and 2.

    Part 1 is haunting as fuck (and partially in IRISH) and Part 2 is a straight up banger.

    We refer to De Selby in our song “Just In Time”: https://candyfortrees.bandcamp.com/track/just-in-time

    -Allฤ“na

    #originalsong #allusion

  • RIP my sleep deprived brainhole.

    In honor of this dubious occasion, I have crafted the itch.io game jam I long to see in the world.

    Presenting Insomnia Jam. It begins May 1, 2025.

    Submit all of your insomnia related writings on that hallowed date.

    https://itch.io/jam/insomnia-jam

    #InsomniaJam2025

  • Brain is crashy.

    I had a bunch of really weird nightmares and didn’t sleep great, so I’m very tired and am going to attempt more fucking sleep.

    Goodnight, hopefully.

    -Allฤ“na

  • Oops, my hand fucking slipped..

    I crafted these two zines today.

    https://opensorceryy.itch.io/vernal-poems

    https://opensorceryy.itch.io/chromatic-trashfire-a-zine

    Enjoy my prolific tomfuckery ๐Ÿ’›

    -Allฤ“na

    #zine #queerpoet #queerart #queerartist #itchio #disabledartist

  • Finally somewhat awake.

    I crashed for about 13 hours.. I apparently needed the sleep, lol. Will today bring more sleep or productive things? TBD. I don’t feel like I have spoons OR fucks to give today, really.

    -Allฤ“na

    #NEISvoid #chronicfatigue #MECFS #spoonie #chronicpain

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  • One (1) cripplepunk baked potato, reporting for duty.

    Both eyes were meant to be closed in this picture. ๐Ÿคฃ

    I have been bribed with sushi and caffeine to make this trip, but I wanted to go anyway.

    -Allฤ“na

    #stoner #NEISvoid #chronicpain #chronicillness #selfie #queerselfie #nonbinary

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  • I would do it in drag, too.

    Bonus points if I could find one of those long cigarettes/cigarette holders…

    -Allฤ“na

    Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ejgqchxkaixeq3gxarvlrfwo/post/3llwb4xo3zs24

    #mothman #drag #queer

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  • RIP to Val Kilmer, my beloved.

    You were great in Real Genius..

    -Allฤ“na

    Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ciyivse6vsi273tcz6w2nvep/post/3lltd6d2yss2h

    #valkilmer #missyoualready

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  • I’m coming out of my cage and I’m doing… This, I guess??

    Because #openvibe did this nifty trick. Follow me… Uhhh.. Anywhere. Because this is how I’m โœจeverywhereโœจ these days.

    -Allฤ“na

    #softwareupdate #crossposting #secretweapon #congration #syndication

  • I released a nifty new micro chapbook of poems I’ve been sitting on yesterday.

    It’s called Bellum, the Latin word for war. It’s angry, but I’m very proud of it. It includes “my first madness”, which previously appeared here some weeks back.

    Here are some samples from it.

    It’s available for sale on our itch.io page, and is included in a large bundle of creations you can snag for only $10 USD that will help Emerson’s lemon of a car get fixed once and for all so we can stay mobile.

    I’m very proud of it.

    -Allฤ“na