Caption: Ankal the Witch, Credit: Bill Dempster
Image by: Bill Dempster 
Ankal the Witch 

Ankal the Witch

From: Roy Trumbull
Length: 00:26:51

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This is a tale that mixes the witchcraft of old with the modern magic of technology. It is a good witch/bad witch story. Read the full description.

Ankal_the_witch_small It occured to me that it would be fun to mix folklore and fairy tales with the magic of current technology. I also need an outlet from time to time for my wordplay gene. The tale of Ankal the Witch is meant to be fun. For those of you who might be scared of a few of the zingers, I'm open to an edit or two.

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Piece Description

It occured to me that it would be fun to mix folklore and fairy tales with the magic of current technology. I also need an outlet from time to time for my wordplay gene. The tale of Ankal the Witch is meant to be fun. For those of you who might be scared of a few of the zingers, I'm open to an edit or two.