The sound prompt for the day was boiling water, selected by the husband from findsounds.com. Naturally I thought of a witch stirring a brew.
Working Title: Seeking Witch
1st Sentence: Dear Hiring Committee: I write to apply for the position of Assistant Director Witch at Berkitt House.
Favorite Sentence: Enclosed please find three spells I have crafted for a range of needs, from damning individuals who catch our attention by happy accident, to orchestrating grand political feats through the meticulous application of curses designed specially to pull the levers of power.
Word Length: 430
Photo of an illustration by Alexander Sharp from The Goblins’ Christmas by Elizabeth Anderson (1908).
Daily Shorty 
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