Conjure wife

A college professor discovers that his wife keeps jars of graveyard soil, trinkets, and other folk-magic paraphernalia, revealing that she and several faculty wives practice protective conjure to guard their households and influence campus life. His exposure of these domestic rituals sets off escalating conflicts between skeptical men and secretive women as long-held protections are strained, alliances shift, and supernatural consequences unsettle professional and personal relationships. The narrative probes fear and control, the social dynamics of gender and belief, and how private superstitions can complicate public authority.