I base this title on the following facts.
This was reported by the Associated Press: Romanian witches from the east and west will head to the southern plains and the Danube River on Thursday to threaten the government with spells and spirits because of the tax law, which came into effect Jan. 1.
I have never told anyone about this before but I come from a Romanian clan that has had many witches. My mother’s family did come from Romania. If you check the map you will see that the Transylvanian Mountains are in the north side of that country. Of course you all know that was the home of Dracula who was a fictional character. However south eastern Europe was known to be the home of many strange peoples. It is believed to be the home of most Gypsy clans.
The stories I tell you were related by my mother. Added to my own experience they do cause me to believe there is an element of truth.
-My mother does look like a witch. She has a long pointed nose and did have a cyst on her chin. She cut that off with a kitchen knife when I was about 16 years old. It grew back.
-The entire clan or family moved to Winnipeg, Canada in about the year 1900. As a boy I returned to my grandparents home every summer. My mother was one of 4 children but there was a 5th child, a girl, who died at about 10 years old. So one evening I went from my bedroom into the dining room. The lights were out but there were candles on the table. Everyone was holding hands and chanting together in a language unknown to me. When I asked what was going on my mother got up from the table and rushed me back to bed.
-My mother went by the name Sadie but her birth name was Sarah. My mother explained that an aunt of hers had given that name to one of her children. The aunt told my grandmother that she must change her daughter’s name from Sarah or she would put a curse on her.
-My great grandmother became infuriated with my mother’s older sister. She did put a curse on her. She said that Elsie would marry after her younger sister and never have any children. That is precisely what happened. Elsie was engaged and suddenly the groom broke the engagement. My grandparents sent Elsie to Paris to find another love. That did not happen. In the late years of her life she telephoned relatives and friends screaming incoherent things. The phone company did disconnect her service.
-I have no powers at all. My children ignore me and the curses I put on my bosses all failed. I believe my sister is wicked but fear telling her that.
-I do not fear black cats, Friday the 13th, or walking under a ladder. In all other matters I am a failed witch.
Coast Contact 