Witch | Manuela Williams

Manuela Williams is the author of Ghost in Girl Costume (2017). Her work has appeared in Bone Bouquet, 300 Days of Sun, Wicked Alice Zine, and other publications. She writes the "Build Your Brand" column at DIY MFA and is the founder of Your Writing Friend, a coaching service for writers. She is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Nevada, Reno.    from WITCH   I bet you thought the rootswould suffocate methat somehow all the colddirt in the world would findits way over my eyeshere’s my explanation:I’ve been hangingupside down for six yearsmy hair knowsthe ground’s nameand favorite weedyou thought I wasbleeding out from the topof my headbut all I’ve doneis count the ant coloniesand waitfor the branchto snap