Jennie MacDonald

Writer and Photographer

When ambitious radio playwright Ann Bennett receives the latest in a series of anonymous warnings, she begins to suspect that recent murders may have been inspired by her scripts.

I’m so pleased for my poem “Making Matches” to feature in One Night Stand Theater’s new audio production, “Bad Bedtime Stories,” read by the talented Guy Williams.One Night Stand Theater presents the audio, online theater production “Bad Bedtime Stories” beginning April 20 at http://www.onenightstandtheater.org. This production features short stories and plays showcasing the lighter and …

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I’m delighted to announce publication of my one-act dark comedy, A Merry Widow or Two, by Scripts for Stage, a London-based publisher of plays and monologues. A Merry Widow or Two was inspired by the elaborate mourning customs of Victorian England, which I loved researching. It won the 2019 Colorado Authors League Award of Excellence …

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I’m pleased to share a review of Schabraco and other Gothic tales from The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 1798-1828, published in Hypnos Edizioni by Laura Sestri. The original review is in Italian, which David Fenerty kindly translated for me. The book’s curator is Jennie MacDonald, an American literary studies researcher who has carried out the important work …

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I’m delighted to announce the publication of my edited collection, Schabraco and other Gothic tales from The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 1798-1828. For your eerie reading pleasure, and also in case you want to see what else was available to read during Jane Austen’s time. It was fascinating selecting these pieces, all of which I loved discovering and hope you …

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