A witch legend rarely begins as a complete story. It often begins with a name in a record, a frightened community, an accusation, or a detail that someone remembered long after the people involved were gone. Then the story travels. It is retold around fires, written into local…
The Couch Has Seen Things Every couch has a biography. The morning a mug tipped over during a work call. The puppy phase. The toddler with a purple marker and a strong artistic vision. The flu week. The pizza Friday that quietly became pizza Saturday. Most of it…
Some books practically ask you to put the kettle on before opening the first page. Charred: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery by G.P. Gottlieb belongs beside a warm mug, something sweet, and an afternoon with nowhere urgent to be. This was such a cute, fun read. I love…
Some names reach us wrapped in stories before we ever meet the person behind them. Tituba is one of those names. In accounts of the Salem witch trials, she often appears as a mysterious presence in the background: an enslaved woman associated with frightening tales, unfamiliar spiritual practices,…
There is something about the word witch that invites us to lean a little closer. It brings to mind candlelit rooms, whispered accusations, woodland cottages, and women whose stories refuse to disappear. But when we begin searching for real witches in history, the question becomes more complicated than…