
Thomas D. Mangelsen
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![]() ![]() Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" Is Published (1948)Published by the The New Yorker the same month it was written, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" instantly became one of the most controversial stories ever run by the esteemed magazine. Hundreds of outraged readers cancelled their subscriptions or wrote letters expressing their confusion and anger over the story's meaning. Now considered a classic, the chilling story matter-of-factly describes an annual lottery in a bucolic American town in which one person is selected for what? More... Discuss |
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Thanks for the comments about my picture JEssica! How is your search going, did you get that house you looked at? Here is wishing you a wonderful blessed day!. Love this blue pic by the way...
Hey Lina! Nope someone else got it, but there are others we are looking at. :)Not too much of a setback. Thanks for thinking of me.
Lovely pix! Just simply alluring...:)
Stunning photo..!
Love the different shades of blue(my favourite colour)...
I only wish I had more free time to browse blogs, it's a form of travel that I'm learning to love..!
Have a great w/end :)
Just wow.
Real Live,
I know right? This is my favorite piece of his. I WILL be traveling to Africa to find them. You are right--"just wow." There is nothing more really to say. I'm glad you enjoyed him.
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