witch

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Ward’s opera has a related theme: It is based on the 1953 Arthur Miller play that used the 17th-century Salem witch trials as a metaphor for the McCarthy era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

She added that K called Wixon "the witch" and was "petrified" of her.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Circle the cottage’s hand-constructed tree trunks, and maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll spy a tiny door hiding a little witch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Her new collection pays tribute to women persecuted during historical witch hunts.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

“And I, of course, am Barbatos Birch,” said the witch they’d believed to be Rulean for all their lives.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega