Paw-Paw Conjures: Wee, Wicked Whispers: Collected Short Stories 2007 - 2008 in Bloomington, MN

He is an escaped slave who traveled north to learn things men should not know. After accumulating a lifetime of esoteric knowledge and expertise in wicked magic, he has returned home to free his granddaughter from the exploitative grip of the south. There will be hell to pay, when paw-paw conjures!
With the right words at the right time, magic is possible. Paw-paw knows.