2005 brought the publication of "The Path of the Green Man: Gay Men, Wicca, and Living a Magical Life" (Citadel Press). Drawing on Ford's interest in religion and spirituality, the book set forth a blueprint for gay men interested in exploring pagan spirituality from a uniquely gay viewpoint. Praised as an eloquent meditation on pagan thought and beliefs, the book brought Ford his tenth Lambda Literary Award nomination. In it, he revealed that between 2001 and 2002, he wrote the Wiccan-themed, YA Circle of Three series under the pseudonym Isobel Bird.