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“Luella Miller” by Mary E. Wilkens Freeman and “The Furnished Room” by O. Henry

October 11, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

This week we’re launching our scary stories for October! “The Furnished Room” was first published in 1906 in O. Henry’s…

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“The Letter” and “The Girl and the Photograph” by Lucy Maud Montgomery

October 3, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

Montgomery is most well known for her “Anne” books – beginning with “Anne of Green Gables”. It was said she…

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“A Dark-Brown Dog” and “The Reluctant Voyagers” by Stephen Crane

September 21, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

The first story, “A Dark-Brown Dog” is an allegory of the Jim Crow South. For decades after the Civil War,…

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Excerpt from “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner

September 8, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

In this piece I give you Cora and Addie. Enjoy!

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“A Strange Story” by Ivan Turgenev

September 7, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

Since it is September, and many believe September is not too soon to prepare for Halloween, this story is about…

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“The Dreaming Lady” Problem 5 for Violet Strange by Anna Katherine Green

August 30, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

Green has been called “the mother of the detective novel”. She is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic…

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“Love Story” and “Miracle by Price” by Irving Cox

July 19, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

I have “discovered” Irving Cox, a SciFi writer from the 1950s. It is said about him “Cox is a ghost,…

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“A Tale of Negative Gravity” by Frank Stockton

July 2, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

This is the story of an inventor and his invention and its impact on his life. The inventor believed that…

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“Unlighted Lamps” by Sherwood Anderson

May 4, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

I chose this story because it makes the point of opening your heart to those you love. In this time…

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“The Weaker Vessel” and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs

April 27, 2020 Jen Leave a comment

I thought it might be time to escape a little. While “The Monkey’s Paw” is a horror story and his…

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