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The Witches of Discworld

An ode to the funniest, most fabulous fictional witches of all time.

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Feb 20, 2024
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Granny Weatherwax’s Cottage puzzle, illustrated by David Wyatt for Discworld Emporium.

“Your average witch is not, by nature, a social creature as far as other witches are concerned. There’s a conflict of dominant personalities. There’s a group of ringleaders without a ring. There’s the basic unwritten rule of witchcraft, which is ‘Don’t do what you will, do what I say.’ The natural size of a coven is one. Witches only get together when they can’t avoid it.”

-Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

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