Swan Eaters by Georgia Dunn for November 08, 2019

“I say to you againe, doe not call up Any that you can not put downe; by the Which I meane, Any that can in Turne call up somewhat against you, whereby your Powerfullest Devices may not be of use. Ask of the Lesser, lest the Greater shall not wish to Answer, and shall commande more than you.” (From H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward)

I suppose she could be trying to find a way to send Wigglesworth home before he gets trapped here. (Assuming that Clover told her about the tea leaves).

Why could I not have had THIS child?Perfect little witchling what she is…….

Salem: “I mean, not anymore. Now. Sigh.”

“Summoning circle? What summoning circle? I was just drawing meaningless designs. Honest. Cross my heart and hope to, uh, not be turned into a frog.”

Way to not call attention to yourself!

Maybe she misses Winnie and wants a new friend . . .

It’s just a new kind of hopscotch.

Points for enthusiasm and initiative!

Really Salem? At ten I might expect more of “It was Ivan, I just happened to find it” than that five year old “Nooooo, not me” while you stand next to the summoning circle.

Salem, your granny Olwen ain’t gonna buy that story, no matter how cutely you cross your feet.

YOUNG LADY, WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT SUMMONING DARK FORCES FROM BEYOND!"

To every parent ever: What do you do if you ask “What’s going on here?” and the answer is “Nuuh-thin’”?