The Sundial by Shirley Jackson in her native Nigeria –

in her native Nigeria – offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men

improving fertility

or celebrating New Year's Eve with Yasser Arafat

He's made a big mistake

death and power

The Sundial by Shirley Jackson in her native Nigeria –Aunt Fanny knows when the world will end. Aunt Fanny has always been somewhat peculiar. No one is surprised that while the Halloran clan gathers at the crumbling old mansion for a funeral she wanders off to the secret garden. But when she reports the vision she had there, the family is engulfed in fear, violence, and madness. For Aunt Fanny's long dead father has given her the precise date of the final cataclysm!