Fall River Mystery
In the latest Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine are two pieces related to the topic at hand—Lizzie Borden. One is a new work by James T. Shannon that takes place in the Portuguese-American community of Fall River, Massachusetts. I have read the story and note that while the author changes the names of locations around town […]
It’s a Lizzie Halloween
Halloween is coming . . . . You can tell by the number of Lizzie Borden costume sightings on the web. She is presented as a bloody Lizzie, a pretty Lizzie, a Victorian Lizzie, a dangerous Lizzie, a happy Lizzie! I will be posting more as they make their appearance. I find them all great! […]
When Lizzie Borden Isn’t Lizzie Borden
There is a well designed blog whose author uses the name Lizzie Borden. She doesn’t write about the case, Fall River, Victoriana, or anything true crime. She doesn’t even write about other Lizzies —-the director, the rock band, the pornographer. Instead, she uses the name to present a persona of sorts from which to creatively […]