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by Steve Berman (Editor)
"You have witchcraft in your lips..." wrote Shakespeare-and the sapphic women in this anthology prove it, celebrating feminine power, queer longing, and the enduring magic of love between women. At turns romantic, humorous, reflective, and bold, these stories conjure witches who love, endure, and transform. A novice witch's fateful encounter with a lonely bog spirit leads to a life built slowly, tenderly, between two outsiders. At a hidden ballet academy, a young dancer navigates adolescence, first love, and magical discipline while fighting to protect their sanctuary from ecological disaster. A middle-school girl summons Bloody Mary in hopes of reaching her estranged sister, only to confront the terrifying strength of feminine rage and myth.
Elsewhere, a retiring school nurse discovers she is destined to become a witch who must consume children to stay young-an ethical dilemma she faces with grim delight. A solitary woman, long forced to hide her truth, begins a quiet journey toward reclaiming her magic and her voice. And in a town that never forgets, a woman once marked by witchcraft meets a grieving widow, awakening old magic and older suspicions.
