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A dark-adapted eye is one that has adjusted to darkness so that it is able to discern objects. [6] In the context of the novel, the title refers to Faith's ability, after many years, to examine and analyse her family's history and its tragedy.
Slowe and Burrill were together for twenty-five years, and their close friends, who were mostly other black female educators, treated them as a couple. Slowe was appointed in 1922 as Dean of Women at Howard University, a historically black college; she was the first black dean of women there or at any American university. She and Burrill ...
Beginning in a small suburban street where an empty house is haunted by a malevolent, sentient darkness, the scope of the story expands as the darkness escapes and begins to engulf the city. The main character is Chris Bishop, a paranormal investigator called in initially to investigate claims that the house is haunted.
Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction is a collection of short stories by American writer Harlan Ellison.Published in the United States in 1971, it as a ten-year retrospective of Ellison's short stories.
Salmon Creek was built by St. Cloud Corporation, the owners of the town and surrounding park. It was built for their employees. Maya, the main character, is the adopted daughter of the park ranger. The events actually start a year before with the death of Maya's friend, Serena. She and Maya were swimming in a lake.
"When It Changed" won the 1972 Nebula Award for Best Short Story, [1] and was a finalist for the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. [2]A science fiction novelist commented on "When it Changed", comparing it to his own experience.
After its publication, the Bishop of London preached about When It Was Dark at Westminster Abbey.Calling it "a remarkable work of fiction" he said it depicts how the world would be if the Resurrection were proved to be a gigantic fraud. ". . .you feel the darkness creeping round the world, you see . . . crime and violence increase in every part of the world.
In Sonnet 27 the weary poet cannot find rest — not day or night. He goes to bed weary after working hard, which is the "toil" of line one, and the "travail" of line two. As soon as he lies down, another journey begins in his thoughts ("To work my mind") — the destination is the young man, who is far from where the poet is ("from far where I abide"