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…
October is still more than a month away and already Halloween is being promoted and discussed. I guess some people really enjoy this celebration. I know I used to. I stopped getting into Halloween when I went all out making a haunted house, had spooky music playing through the open windows, dressed up in a…
In a myspace blog about upcoming Nightwatchers events—ghost-hunting around the country—there is an advertisement/poster about a May 2008 overnight at the Lizzie Borden B&B. Nice poster. Only thing is, that isn’t a photo of Lizzie. This is the now famous “man-hands” Lizzie image that has been rejected by Borden scholars, the Fall River Historical Society,…
A very good study of Sharon Pollock’s Blood Relations, the best play about Lizzie Borden written to date, appeared recently on comp this!: a comprehensive comprehensive blog, humorously subtitled “a blog for writing about my experience studying for and writing the comprehensive exams for my ph.d. in english literature. one woman. one year. 225 novels….
The print version of the August 2007 issue of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies is now available for sale through LuLu.com. This issue is 120 pages in length, almost double our usual issue size. In addition, it presents new information regarding Emma Borden’s years at Wheaton Female Seminary (her lost years), including photos…
So many people only remember Lizzie from the doggerel that claims her guilt that she often makes the “I didn’t know that” lists. One such list is quite extensive and surely needs some checking to make sure it is all correct. However, if it is 100% right, it is an amazing collection. And, of course,…
She’s everywhere! She’s everywhere! I say that all the time. And it is true. Just turn on the TV on Friday nights, and if you have cable, there is Lizzie on some Travel Channel or A&E or History Channel show. Open a newspaper, magazine, or book, and often you will see her name mentioned. It…
The Fall River Herald News ran a lovely piece today advertising my talk on Wednesday, August 15. Here is a copy. How kewl! There was this in today’s SouthCoastToday.com: ‘Lizzie Borden in Cyberspace’: The Friends of the Fall River Public Library present Prof. Stefani Korrey of Valencia Community College, Orlando, Fla., 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15…
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