An illustrated guide to not using magic.
Manner Cohen used to dream of being a witch.
But too much went wrong, and she gave up on magic.
Now she dreams of nothing, and waits for the grief to fade.
Until she meets the Outcasters—a coven of Farallon’s most lively mages.
Suddenly Manner’s days are filled with golems, bubble tea, yokai parades, papercraft, time-hopping robo-vans—maybe even a future.
But every new step also brings her closer to the choice she could never face:
Is it worse for a witch to be a failure—or to be nothing at all?
Catdad’s resident witch. Kinda. Mostly barista. And cat wrangler. And bookkeeper, and cook, and plumber--it’s not clear what Catdad would do without her.
Determined to become the next Morrigan, the queen of all mages. Faye co-founded The Outcasters, a coven of Farallon's most powerful up-and-coming mages. A frequent customer at Catdad's, along with her Kirin familiar.
Mila--and her shapeshifting golem Tofu--are notorious on social media. (#thegirlwiththegolem, like and subscribe) The ability to command a golem is extremely rare, but her fellow Outcasters treat her more like a novelty than a powerful mage.