The Witches of El Paso

by Luis Jaramillo

Magic, or the idea of it, is a way for the powerless to imagine they can become powerful.

“There is no such thing as safe. And sometimes I’m happy, sometimes I’m not. I’m always free inside my head.

The law is designed to wear down the powerless until they give up.

had to be extra careful. There were plenty of nights when she’d had a hand on her bottom, and one time a man had slipped his hand

“For too much of life we’re asleep.

But everything ends, and everything begins, over and over forever,”