“La strada oltre il muro”. Shirley Jackson degli esordi - Articolo21

“ La cosa più bella dell’essere una scrittrice è che puoi permetterti di abbandonarti alla stranezza quanto vuoi, e, a patto che continui a scrivere e in un certo senso a consumarla, nessuno potrà farci niente …” questo sosteneva Shirley Jackson a proposito del mestiere di scrivere. La sua scrittura è accurata e raffinata,  sempre […]

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My reading material during my week off at a winter cabin…

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The Haunting of Hill HOUSE

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"Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death"

By Charlotte_Stant

[fan fiction of 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson]

#FanFiction #Satire #ShirleyJackson
https://archiveofourown.org/works/73396436?view_adult=true

Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]

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Finally someone willing to defend prosperity lotteries in the New Yorker.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/73396436

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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]

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❝𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯.❞

Here, Sam looks at her most terrifying moments.
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https://www.booknotification.com/blog/6-times-shirley-jackson-terrified-us/

6 Times Shirley Jackson Terrified Us - Book Notification

There are authors that scare you and there are authors that terrify you. Shirley Jackson's works definitely fall into the latter category.

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Three lessons from a discussion of a clause in Shirley Jackson’s "Like Mother Used To Make"

In an essay on mind and body in Shirley Jackson's "Like Mother Used To Make", a student quoted and discussed thephrase “a salad, with the lettuce on the orange plate, and the thin slices of cucumber”. I pointed out that quoting the whole clause would serve the essay well: "[...] it

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#MyMoviedrome Continuing my Sunday night film viewing with - N°29 We Have Always Lived In the Castle (2018) N°29a Shirley (2020) #Moviedrome #Movies #Films #ShirleyJackson
Some people collect teacups. Others collect screams. We all have hobbies. #ShirleyJackson #GothicHorror #CozyHorror #Books
Halloween is so soon! To celebrate, please enjoy the opening to The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which might be my personal favorite opening to a book ever. #ShirleyJackson #ReadingHorror