@pastbriefly.bsky.socialHow did Salem’s court treat invisible attacks as evidence?
In 1692, witnesses said Sarah Good’s, Sarah Osborne’s, and Tituba’s spirits pinched two girls.
AI-assisted reconstruction from documented history.
#PastBriefly #SalemWitchTrials #ColonialHistory
@the-kaleido-path.bsky.socialThe man who took advantage of the witch hunts to make money and make the situation worse youtu.be/0GahvhC4L-M?... #MatthewHopkins #SalemWitchTrials
@dianarubino.bsky.social🎃 🎃 🎃 HAPPY SPOOKTOBER! 🎃 🎃 🎃
Check out my 5 favorite books about the #SalemWitchTrials and my biographical novel NATHANIEL AND SOPHIA HAWTHORNE: OUR DESTINED BOND, formerly FOR THE LOVE OF HAWTHORNE.
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Universal link to book:
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#historicalromance
@storyradio.bsky.socialHalloween special! S.A. Sizemore on Whispers of the Pale Witch, her Salem-set debut inspired by her own witch trial ancestry. 🧙♀️🪦🎃
🔗 player.captivate.fm/episode/3db2...
#WhispersOfThePaleWitch #StoryRadioPodcast #OccultFiction #SalemWitchTrials
@mtswiftwrites.bsky.social“We see witchcraft, finally, as a deeply ambivalent but violent struggle /within/ women as well as an equally ambivalent but violent struggle /against/ women."
―Carol F. Karlsen, The Devil in the Shape of a Woman
@gabrielgambino.bsky.social@mtswiftwrites.bsky.social"Historians have begun to discover the richness of the ordinary."
—Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum, Salem Possessed
@aj-west-author.bsky.socialSo the moral of the story is I got to go to Family Video that day... and I might definitely be a witch.
Sounds like wins across the board to me.
What should I use my powers for next?
@horrifyinghistory.bsky.socialOh, we're brewing up some witchy vibes on Spirits Uncorked podcast! 🧙♀️🔮 Tune in for a magical discussion on the Salem Witch Trials - it's gonna be spellbinding! #SalemWitchTrials #PodcastMagic #WitchesGonnaWitch
