Showing posts with label shirley jackson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shirley jackson. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2009

sugar bowl

In the corner of everyone's mind sits Shirley Jackson, quietly tidying a desk and speaking plainly your deepest fears and keenest observations in a calm voice, like water running or the sound of cabinets opening and closing, chairs being pulled out across a hardwood floor, footsteps falling softly overhead when you thought you were home alone.


She's a beaut.