“time began burning here.”
Death: October 31, 1692 — burned for witchcraft, though no one speaks of the fire that never went out.
Era: Colonial New England — the Salem witch trials.
Quirks: candles burn blue; soot fingerprints on glass; shadows appear first.
Personality: silent, steady, terrifyingly kind. protector of the voiceless.
“they called me witch. i was just a woman they couldn’t silence.”
Death: 1820s — drowned herself after her fiancé eloped with her sister; the water turned blue with her dress dye.
Era: 1820s, Irish-American New England.
Quirks: scent of violets; dripping lace patterns on walls; mirror reflections weep.
Personality: sad, maternal, vengeful in poetry not violence. comforts heartbreak, punishes cruelty.
“It’s all right. love only kills you once.”
Death: 1850s — found adrift on his boat, eyes open, hands gripping the oar; lake frozen solid.
Era: 1850s New England fisherman.
Quirks: damp footprints near water; sea shanties hummed by no one; fog when you speak his name.
Personality: rugged, quietly poetic; a man of few words but deep feeling.
“Some men drown slow, even after they’re gone.”