Charity Jones was a collector of things. She started small: buttons and bows, needles and pins, those little bits and pieces a person often needs.
She kept them neatly; jars and tins filled her cupboards.
She had books for cooks and pots and pans, mixing bowls and fancy cake stands. Cauldrons for witches and… well, that’s when it got out of hand.
There were reports in the neighbourhood of eyeless newts and earless bats, headless chickens and missing cats.
It was quite a while before they caught her.
So, beware of little old ladies with sharp eyes and overstuffed cupboards.
Written in response to a prompt from Susan T. Braithwaite
Genre Scribes Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #25
The challenge this week was charity.
luna's on line 
Very dangerous.
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Never look at an old lady quite the same again??
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Oh, Chris, this is so good. I love this! My smile kept growing as I read this. I want to hit unlike just so I can hit like again. Doffing my imaginary cat to you. 😜
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Hey, thanks Susan! So very kind of you 🙂
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[…] you to Gordon for his thought-provoking response and to Chris for her smile-provoking response to last week’s […]
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Nice magical dark twist at the ending – really smooth escalation through the story. 🙂
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🙂 Thanks Tom!
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This was such an excellent characterization. Your Charity just jumps off the page!
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Thanks Violet 🙂
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Who would suspect a harmless little old lady?
-Nice one Chris-
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Who indeed? Thanks Darnell 🙂
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Love this! The first part sounds an awful lot like me and now I’m worried about what my future holds…
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🙂 Thanks Ellie! Just steer clear of the cauldrons… or have I seen one already in one of your stories..?
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Indeed, be careful! 😀
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