Hour of the Witch

by Chris Bohjalian

“I have heard it argued that prayer does not change God’s mind; rather, it changes us.”

Prayer does not change God's mind it changes us

The world had grown muffled by the snow in a way that was beautiful and calming, despite the nature of her errand.

“She was sent to the scaffold because she had a sharper tongue and a shrewder mind than her accusers. It is always the case when men hang women. Look at Magistrate Caleb Adams: there is nothing that frightens that man more than a woman who does not live happily under a man’s thumb.”

“Men call bright women dim whenever they are threatened. So, take no relief in the names that any man calls thee. There is no safe harbor there.”