How Shirley Haunted A House

October 6, 2021 / animar64 / 1 Comment

Today for Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday I’ve chosen this quote from Shirley Jackson about her process for writing ghost stories-

She read ” Little Women ” to chase away the ghosts that filled her head before she went to sleep-

me, I eat something spicy and hope for the best ( wink ).

I hope you enjoy her quote and the two haunted houses I dug up for you to look at:

The Villisca Ax Murders House

I was already doing a lot of splendid research reading all the books about ghosts I could get hold of, and particularly true ghost stories – so much so that it became necessary for me to read a chapter of _Little Women_ every night before I turned out the light – and at the same time I was collecting pictures of houses, particularly odd houses, to see what I could find to make into a suitable haunted house.

Shirley Jackson

Abandoned Home

Nathaniel Is Right!

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 / animar64 / 2 Comments

It’s finally starting to act like Autumn! It’s a little cooler, it’s a little darker and it’s been raining- so I found a great quote and some nice pictures to go along with these wonderful words that speak to how I feel.

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“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday

On Autumn

September 22, 2021 / animar64 / 1 Comment

It’s the first day of Autumn and we Autumn people are overjoyed so I picked this quote from Ray Bradbury and some fun artwork to go along with it- Anita Marie

“That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain. . . .”
― Ray Bradbury, The October Country