Tag: Which Witch

Dispelling the Gloom, Part 3

Elizabeth and Darcy Halloween scene

Happy end of October! Below you’ll find Part III of the story I began here and continued here, in honor of this month’s theme, Which Witch: Magic and Malevolence in Austen. Many years ago, when I was posting regularly on one of the fan boards, I claimed to be the Wickham of my own life—and …

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Dispelling the Gloom, Part 2

Elizabeth and Darcy Halloween scene

Greetings, Austen Friends! I hope October has been as lovely for you as it’s been for me. You should see the trees around my house: flaming reds, sunset oranges, lemon yellows…I find myself wanting to spend all my time taking walks and staring up at trees. However, I do occasionally have to teach…and I get …

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Dispelling the Gloom, Part 1

Elizabeth and Darcy Halloween scene

Happy October! When I saw this month’s theme—“Which Witch: Magic and Malevolence in Austen”—I was frightened, terribly frightened! While magic and malevolence are perfect concepts for the month of Halloween, I have never once attempted a fantastical Austenesque variation. Many authors—many here at Austen Variations—have written compelling  Austenesque fantasies; indeed, they have taken some of …

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