I'm Lizzo and this is Ghosts and the Verbs, a podcast of ghost stories from Wellesley

Message Usits.

A warning.

Adults who use adult language told me these frightening tales, these ghost stories aren't

for kids.

I can't thank you enough for your reviews on iTunes and all of your super supportive

emails.

They helped me to be just a touch less panic when I'm awake at 3 in the morning, wondering

if the tapping started up again or if it was just the wind.

Things are okay now.

I can dip a toe back in the game, but before I really dive in, we need to backtrack.

Back to 3 women and their story of teenage carelessness in witchcraft.

They lie to us and we need to hear the whole story.

Or at least most of it.

Swanda Ghost Story No. 16.

Here's what really happened to Claire.

I've been sitting on this story for a while now.

Jill called me in late July to unload it and I decided to bury it out of fear and spite,

but in the process of clearing out my own demons, I came to realize that secrets are really

dangerous.

We had to do some soul cleansing in preparation for the exorcism of our home.

Demons thrive on shame and worry, the nasty byproducts of secrets among other things,

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