Hi, Friends! If you’re looking for Part One of “On-Air,” my new Elizabeth and Darcy short story, you can find it here. On to Part Two…
Category: Christina Morland
On Air: A New E&D Short Story! (Part One)
Hi there, friends! Long time, no see! I have much to say, but not much time to say it, so I’ll just get right to the point: I’m writing yet another E&D short story, and here’s Part I! Hope to post Part II in a fortnight. I haven’t edited this part yet, so you’re getting …
P&P The Untold Stories: Postponing the Northern Tour
What led the Gardiners to choose Derbyshire instead of the Lake District for their summer travels with Elizabeth?
“Tomorrow,” an Elizabeth and Darcy short story
Happy April! Today, I offer a sweet and silly short story based on this month’s theme, “Arts and Allurements.” That phrase comes from Lady Catherine’s speech to Elizabeth outside of Longbourn (the same speech in which she calls Elizabeth an “obstinate, headstrong girl”): “This is not to be borne. Miss Bennet, I insist on …
“Shattered” — a new Elizabeth and Darcy short story (complete)
Happy February 29, that rarest of days! This month’s theme is “Alone Together,” so I thought I’d finish a short story from a few months ago, one that seemed relevant to this theme. But when I read back over the story, I didn’t like it–and so I started anew. The idea for this story is …
2023 Deck the Shelves in the Closet Book Sale
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE! The Holiday season is in full swing. We’ve finished Thanksgiving (in the US) and Chanukkah, and Christmas Day is upon us. We’re decking our halls and wrapping our presents. How about something to tide you over in your quiet hours as you await New Year’s Day 2024? Like a great book! This …
Variations on the theme “All Was Joy and Kindness”
I love this month’s theme, chosen by the wonderful Joana Starnes: “All was joy and kindness“! We could always use more of that in the world! When I first saw the phrase, I thought immediately of the holiday season; only later did I realize, with chagrin, that it’s a quote from Pride and Prejudice. (How …
Spiteful Spirits: A Top “Five” List of Spiteful Characters in Austen
What would Jane Austen have thought of our modern obsession with Halloween? Would she have ditched her Twinings tea for a pumpkin spice latte? Would she have given out unhealthy quantities of candy to trick-or-treaters—or would she have sent them home with nothing more than a witty insult? Somehow, I don’t think she’d be in …
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