Broke Witch

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What does it mean to be a broke witch living in America? Enter Fern, an actually broke witch living in New Jersey. Fern's insecurity plagues her identity: is she a good witch or a bad witch? Living as unemployed, on social assistance, and the only witch in proximity within the community, Fern attempts to cope with the recent loss of her mother. She soon befriends a little girl, Rose, who pries and prods at Fern's sensitive side. For the moment, things stay stable, until things get worse. After a tragic accident, Fern feels the heat of the community's torch. A witch is always the first suspect after all, right? Enter her sister, Mabel, a wife, mother, and a witch led astray by wealth. Fern is unsure if she can be trusted, but the only thing missing from her cauldron's welter is money.

ISBN -13: 979-8-9861105-3-0

130 pp.

Cover art by Savannalore

What does it mean to be a broke witch living in America? Enter Fern, an actually broke witch living in New Jersey. Fern's insecurity plagues her identity: is she a good witch or a bad witch? Living as unemployed, on social assistance, and the only witch in proximity within the community, Fern attempts to cope with the recent loss of her mother. She soon befriends a little girl, Rose, who pries and prods at Fern's sensitive side. For the moment, things stay stable, until things get worse. After a tragic accident, Fern feels the heat of the community's torch. A witch is always the first suspect after all, right? Enter her sister, Mabel, a wife, mother, and a witch led astray by wealth. Fern is unsure if she can be trusted, but the only thing missing from her cauldron's welter is money.

ISBN -13: 979-8-9861105-3-0

130 pp.

Cover art by Savannalore

About the Author

Jessica Bonder is the author of the chapbook, Bell and Light and the novella, Broke Witch. Her stories have appeared in The Stockholm Review, The Lonely Crowd, Hotel, Split Lip Magazine, Occulum, BULL, FIVE:2:ONE, STORGY, and others. She lives in New Jersey. Visit her at www.jessicabonder.com and on Twitter @jessbonder

Reviews

“Mixing social realism and suburban gothic, Broke Witch is both a thrilling story on spellbinding and necromancy, and a cautionary tale on loss and self-identity, and how to balance the need for companionship with the need to maintain one's own individuality.”

—Michael Bird, writer and journalist

“Bonder does an amazing job of capturing depression, financial insecurity, and a bit of magic in her prose. You'll keep wondering if Fern will reconnect with her sister and her neighbors.”

—Matt Brandenburg, co-host, Staring Into the Abyss