Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Come‬‭ meet‬‭ Judith‬‭ Newcomb‬‭ Stiles‬‭ ,‬‭ who‬‭ will‬‭ be‬‭ reading‬‭ and‬‭ sharing‬‭ insights‬‭ from‬‭ her‬ novel,‬‭ Hush‬‭ Little‬‭ Fire‬‭ ,‬‭ published‬‭ in‬‭ May‬‭ 2025.‬‭ Attendees‬‭ can‬‭ enjoy‬‭ tea‬‭ and‬‭ scones‬‭ while‬ learning‬‭ about‬‭ the‬‭ novel’s‬‭ enthralling‬‭ and‬‭ darkly‬‭ humorous‬‭ narrative,‬‭ which‬‭ explores‬ Wellfleet’s‬‭ hidden‬‭ history‬‭ and‬‭ secrets.‬‭ The‬‭ story‬‭ centers‬‭ on‬‭ a‬‭ suspicious‬‭ Christmas‬‭ Night‬‭ fire‬ on‬‭ Cape‬‭ Cod,‬‭ unraveling‬‭ family‬‭ secrets,‬‭ lies,‬‭ and‬‭ themes‬‭ of‬‭ abortion,‬‭ adoption,‬‭ and‬‭ identity‬ through‬‭ the‬‭ perspectives‬‭ of‬‭ four‬‭ women.‬‭ Stiles,‬‭ a‬‭ Wellfleet‬‭ potter‬‭ and‬‭ writer,‬‭ draws‬ inspiration‬‭ from‬‭ local‬‭ history,‬‭ including‬‭ pre-Roe‬‭ v.‬‭ Wade‬‭ stories‬‭ of‬‭ unwanted‬‭ pregnancies,‬‭ to‬ craft this cross-generational mystery‬