“Curse of Witchduck” Book Surfaces at Pretlow Library

It all started as a postage stamp sized portrait of local “Witch of Pungo” as she appeared in my comic strip featuring her old “ducking” grounds at Witch Duck Point. I figured if I couldn’t sell them, I’d give them away at Cool and Eclectic as a weekly give-a-way where winners were drawn from dropped off entry forms. It went okay, until a portrait of the “Witch of Pungo” was featured in the strip. Then some mischievous magic happened - the original portrait vanished from the Witchduck printshop. Apparently the first and only time an original went missing there. Then something eerie happened - the compensation check for his loss was dated - get this - the same day that the “Witch of Pungo” received a rare award in court, apparently, her only win in over a dozen cases. I featured the “Vanished Portrait” of the “Witch of Pungo” on the cover of my book, “ Curse of Witchduck” which was picked up by the Slover Library and the Pretlow Library where I was invited to give a book talk soon. I then submitted a large hand-painted version of the portrait to sit at the entrance of the library facing theChesapeake Bay. I’m now organizing a trip from the ducking spot to the library on a boat.