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Month: May 2024

A 19th century wood-carving rendition of Elizabeth Gaunt being burnt at the stake

A Conflagration of Euphoria
by Zachary Robert Long (1322 words, estimated reading time: 6 minutes)

Posted on May 8, 2024August 26, 2024 by Zack Long

The screams of the women found no purchase on the night air as they were marched to their deaths. From among the crowd that lined either side of their walk were flung insults, rocks, and excrement both animal and human. A missile would strike home causing one or another of the women to stumble, eliciting…

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