About the anthology: History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features sixteen stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure—and to kill. Edited by Jessica Spotswood & Tess Sharpe.
About my story: In “The Legend of Stone Mary,” the youngest daughter in a long line of witches wrestles with the lingering curse her ancestor placed on their small Virginia town, the awkwardness of going to school with a town full of kids who have always known her family’s strange and scary without knowing exactly why, and her growing feelings for the mysterious new girl in town.
