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Tag Archives: humor
Shirley Jackson, laugh out loud funny, precursor of David Sedaris’ domestic humor
We associate Shirley Jackson with her short story, “The Lottery,” or her novel The Haunting of HIll House. She’s credited as having influenced Stephen King. But have you read her humor? Her two novels Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons … Continue reading
On Nantucket, Massachusetts. I love beaches. They free the spirit.
Photo reblogged from unabashedlyprep.com, FE Castleberry.
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