Monday, May 3, 2010
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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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or at the very least a "do over" option!
Gail just wants an "easy button."
:-)
u would get bored in a few days mate :)
take care... cheers...
Arv is right, it would have created boredom in our lives...
Life is so unexpected, it doesn't have Do's and Dont's
Hi Ferd--
Well said! And LOVE the idea of an "easy" button! Maybe not all of the time, but in some cases that would be wonderful!
Arv,
I laughed at your comment--because you are 100% correct, my friend!
Joie,
Really, that's the great thing about life, the unexpected! :)
perhaps, if it had a glossery
i'd read the last page first
LOL-Ben a glossary would be nice...but the last page first...that's no fun! :)
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