Literary Hatchet #4 is Online

The new issue of the FREE Literary Hatchet is now online for your reading pleasure. This issue is dedicated to the late William Schley-Ulrich. You will find wonders within its pages, a gem in every poem and story. We hope you enjoy it. You can download your free copy here. Just click Downloads, fill out […]

Fall River is Shaped Like a Hatchet!

This image is from Zillow.com, a site where you can find real estate. Once I entered Fall River in the search box, and clicked on the city on the map, the outlines of Fall River are shown with the red marks showing the houses for sale. So it was to my surprise to see that […]

Merry Christmas to All

Mondo Lizzie Borden would like to wish all of you a joyous holiday season and a Merry Christmas.

Lizzie Borden Parallel Lives Tidbit Posted

Another little tidbit from Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River was posted online today at the website for the Fall River Historical Society. And a lovely Christmas present it is! Also: the Historical Society has released a statement regarding the book’s scheduled publication! I have seen the cover […]

Print Version of The Hatchet is Online

For those who like to hold their Hatchets in their hands, the print version (hard copy) of the latest issue is available for order! You can grab yours here. Only $14.99 for 86 pages of great scholarship, humor, and excellent analysis! Check out the content here.

Don’t Dig Up the Bordens

A blast from the past: A letter to the editor of the New York Times from 1992, written by Neilson Caplain of Fall River, Massachusetts, former president of the board of the Fall River Historical Society. Letter: On Lizzie Borden; The Murder Weapon Mystery Published: May 16, 1992 To the Editor: According to a report […]

Wicked Conduct (Sarah Cornell) Book Signing at the Fall River Historical Society

Saturday, December 19, from noon until 2:30, you can meet Rory Raven, the author of Wicked Conduct, a new book on the Sarah Cornell story—another famous Fall River murder. Here are the details of the book from the Historical Society’s website. Here is a big story about the book by Deb Allard in today’s Herald […]

Last Call for Submissions to The Literary Hatchet Four

The Literary Hatchet publishes contemporary short fiction, poetry, prose, photography, cartoons, and humor by established and emerging writers and artists from around the world. Subjects range from mystery, murder, macabre, horror, monsters, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. The next issue is due to be published soon and we are accepting submissions […]

RIP William Schley-Ulrich

Our good friend and fellow Bordenite, William F. Schley-Ulrich passed away on September 27, 2009. He was 90 years, 7 months, and 3 days old. Born in 1919, William was a regular contributor to the old Lizzie Borden Quarterly and penned a few major pieces for The Hatchet as well. Bill also was a regular […]

The Fall 2009 Hatchet is (Finally!) Online

The Fall 2009 issue of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden and Victorian Studies has FINALLY been placed ONLINE for your reading pleasure. If your web browser does not load the new page, don’t forget to hit your browser’s refresh button to make it seek out the new uploaded version of the web site. […]