Mary Wilkins Freeman's Luella Miller

from The Monster She Wrote Podcast · host Melanie R Anderson and Lisa Kroger

In Mary Wilkins Freeman's short story "Luella Miller," a tale is told about a woman named Luella, who is prone to hysterics and drains the energy from everyone around her. Is she just a woman in need of help? Or something much, much more sinister? Read Freeman's story on the Library of America "Story of the Week" site or listen to it via the Podcastle podcast, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastle-650-luella-miller/id276266378?i=1000496354075 Recommended in this episode: Rachel Harrison's Play Nice and Lora Senf's The Nighthouse Keeper NEWS: We have a Bookshop.org shop now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses. UP NEXT: The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike Buy our books here, including our newest Toil and Trouble.

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