Twenty-five years ago, the wonderful literary magazine, Conjunctions, was born. Fifty years ago, the master of the dark American fable, Shirley Jackson, died. To honor both, we’re pleased to give you Dale Peck’s deeply felt appreciation of Jackson’s unheralded novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle. The following essay first appeared in Conjunctions’ 1997 special issue, … Continue reading The Deep, Dark Genius of Shirley Jackson