My next book series, Residue, combines three elements that have always intrigued me: New Orleans, voodoo, and witches. With the Residue plot continually running through my head and with Halloween so close I figured I'd post a little known fact about witches and their broomsticks.
Long ago, when we relied more on agriculture, the village witch would bless the land and practice jumping through the fields on a broomstick. Those watching thought the witches were actually trying to fly but they were in fact trying to encourage the crops to grow higher. From there, the legend was born and now when you see the very common image of a witch sitting on a broomstick you'll know where this belief originated.
