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Friday the 13th: Collective Faire
Readers unite and tell tales
Friday the 13th unfolds like a familiar yet mysterious story. Crisp air and shifting light mark the transition from summer’s vibrancy to autumn’s quieter, eerie embrace. Shadows stretch longer, and there’s an ominous beauty in the way nature subtly transforms around us.
To capture the essence of this day and its haunting energy, I share a stanza from Edgar Allan Poe’s evocative poem, “The Raven”:
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore!”
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!” —
Merely this and nothing more.
This edition’s collection offers some unique narratives that dive deep into the spectrum of human experience, from the everyday ordinary to the extraordinary and even the eerie. As you explore these selections, ask yourself: Which story unsettled you, made you think differently, or left you with a lingering question? How did it shape your understanding of both the familiar and the unknown?
