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Phoebe Ward, the Witch of Northampton Co., NC

1 October 202324 September 2023Fiction, WitchcraftNorth Carolina

In her youth Phoebe Ward had been called a “Wise Woman”. She knew a lot about plants and herbs and could read nature’s signs to know when it was time to plant and harvest. She’d

Poor Sandy

1 June 20231 June 2023Fiction, Hoodoo, Southern Gothichorror, love story, North Carolina, slavery, tragedy

This is a tragic love story with a rather horrible end, set in slavery days in North Carolina. I adapted it from Ch. 2 “Po Sandy” from “The Conjure Woman” by African-American fiction writer, essayist, and

So You Want To Be a Witch?

27 March 202328 March 2023Hoodoo, Non-Fiction, Witchcrafthoodoo, North Carolina, witch

If you want to be a witch you ought to hear what Herndon Bogan had to say about it.

Throwing Rocks

21 March 202321 March 2023History, Non-FictionDuppies, ghost, Iredell, Jamaica, mystery, North Carolina

Two stories of mysterious rock throwing incidents with unusual similarities. One is from the country of Jamaica in 1905 and the other is from Iredell County, North Carolina in 1842.

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