Thursday, September 19, 2024

Dear Readers, 

Happy autumn. I’m looking forward to the changing leaves and cooler temperatures. I love this time of the year! How about you?



Tonight

the river is saffron
like the sun

arranged in bolts 
of heavy silk
and wild gold flowers
the color seeps

between trees 

and strands of dark

while along the bank 

reeds melt into the dusk 

clearing way 

for the stars


(C) Jan Darrow 2024

Thursday, September 5, 2024

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James was a 12 part series (gothic fiction) which was featured in Collier’s Weekly from January until April of 1898. It is a ghost story I’ve been meaning to read for a very long time. The story is told by a governess who comes to believe that the two children she is in charge of are visited by two former employees who died. The question is..are they really being haunted? Or is the governess descending into some kind of madness. See what you think! I do recommend!