The old woman’s laugh was warm, but there was a sadness in her eyes as she continued. “People in this neighborhood think I’m a witch because I live alone in this shed and do things differently. But I’m not. I’m just trying to survive.” She went on to explain the cauldron, the bones, and the knives.
“I cook my food outside since I don’t have the money for a gas connection,” she explained. “The bones are just chicken and fish bones I find in the trash. The knives? I use them to carve wood and bone to make these dreamcatchers.”