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Sep 2023
22m 11s

A Midwife and a Witch

Lucé Tomlin-Brenner
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This week I'm celebrating the birth of a new baby in my life with local urban legends submitted by a NorCal Lantern.  Mentioned on this episode: Mumsterville Rose Hill Cemetery Mary the Wailing Witch in the Black Diamond Mines Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All H ... Show More
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