The First Witch of Boston

by Andrea Catalano

“Indeed, Goodman Endecott, Lord help you, all of you, this day. For you are about to execute an innocent woman. You are about to execute an innocent woman for the crime of being a woman, a woman who lived fully, spoke plainly, listened intently, observed acutely, intuited wisely, loved passionately. I am too much for this world of yours, this Jerusalem upon a hill.” I spat upon the ground. “I am a force that makes you quake!”