Witches’ Brew is a fictional story set in the late 1920’s based on songs written by Melissa Dodd, a native Appalachian Mountaineer. The family in this story could have been any family with their strong religious beliefs combined with the ancient art of spells and witch doctors. Beth, the young girl is our story, chases an old family mystery which was set in motion years earlier when a bootlegger’s son and a preacher’s daughter met under the ol’ ‘Witching Tree’.

Witches' Brew flows into the lives of an Appalachian family with an old secret kept hidden for many years. Our story follows a young girl, Beth, as she seeks an answer to her questions and the truth surrounding an old family mystery.

Melissa Dodd

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