Prairie Witch

by Stacey Kondla (Editor)

Would the contents of your bookshelf get you burned as a witch in the past? Throughout history, women accused of being witches and put to death by burning, stoning, hanging, or drowning were women who were smart, educated, healers, single, widowed, old, overly social, confident, too beautiful, too ugly, sexual, subversive, and deviant. Witches have been most often portrayed as evil, living solitary lives in the forest, eating children, and communing with the devil. But in recent years, women have been reclaiming the word "witch" to symbolize female empowerment. This excites us very much and makes us wonder what stories about witches and the Canadian Prairies could be told!

240 pages, Paperback

Published August 16, 2022

Reviews

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like many anthologies, some stories are more suited to my tastes than others. My favourite from this one was the very last story. Some of the others felt more predictable than desired. That said there are some good tales here!