The House and the Witches

From the House wakes next, the witches on its roof, prising off a pecan praline shingle. Once it's loose, rum jelly oozes, filling in the naked spot. Though another praline will grow back by morning, The House rattles its tart-lit shutters and puffs a collard of meringue from the chimney. It knows she can take care of herself, or she wouldn't have been able to create it, but she also created it to keep her safe. And now she's inviting strangers to come. One man is old as the witch wearing a straw hat,. His skin a couple shades darker than ice. A young woman carrying a