Aug 8, 2017
"The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock......." . The Lottery- #ShirleyJackson . It's noted that Lincoln Square in #NorthBennington, Vermont served as the inspiration for the town square featured in Shirley Jackson's classic short story "The Lottery". First published in the New Yorker magazine in 1948 the macabre story juxtaposes idyllic small town America and the dark forces that lurk beneath the surface. . . . #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #shortstory #newyorker #benningtonvt #literature #horrorstory #travelbloggers #thelotteryandotherstories #igersnewengland (at North Bennington, Vermont)
