Why We Burned The Witches by Chris Bullard

We did it to change our luck. Also, they were sort of creepy. So we burned about a hundred of them. Just tied them to some posts and piled the firewood around them. A little gasoline and a match and, voila, they went up like kindling. After the fire burned down, we all said that we felt a lot luckier. Sure enough, the day after the executions I found a new dime heads up on the sidewalk. The next day I won $5.00 on a scratch off lottery ticket. A week later, I found a felt tip marker I thought I’d lost. There’s been nothing to write home about since then, but I know I’m due for some really good luck soon. By the way, have you noticed how creepy my family is?

© 2014 Chris Bullard

Chris Bullard is a native of Jacksonville, FL. He lives in Collingswood, NJ, and works for the federal government as an Administrative Law Judge. He received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MFA from Wilkes University. Plan B Press published his chapbook, You Must Not Know Too Much, in 2009. Big Table Publishing published his second chapbook, O Brilliant Kids, in 2011. WordTech Editions published his first full-length book of poetry, Back, in November of 2013. Kattywompus Press published his third chapbook, Dear Leatherface, in January of 2014.

 

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