I got this softcover at Barnes and Noble. I enjoyed To Make Monsters Out of Girls by the same author; she uses poems to build up a story. Here, while grouped into categories "the trial", "the burning", "the firestorm", and "the ashes", the author points out early on that this is not about actual witches. "This is simply a story where women fight against the manmade structure that has long overstayed its welcome."

The poems themselves describe all-too-common events in the lives of women, from the dangerous/criminal to the merely-exasperating. Entries include such things as "the anti-manic pixie dream girl", and "THE FRIENDZONE DOESN'T EXIST", and "know that anger has its limits, and act accordingly".

Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.

I left this book in this new-to-me Little Free Library in Salem Massachusetts, in honor of the dark history - and more light-hearted tourism - that centers on witches there. [This year the usual Halloween festivities have been cancelled out of safety concerns, but perhaps someone will enjoy the book!]

[See other recent releases in MA here.]

*** Released for the 2020 Spooktacular October challenge. ***