Category Archives: Netherfield Witch

Chapter 6 of Summer of the Netherfield Witch

Jane Harris is fourteen years old. So, naturally, she thinks she’s the most rational person around. It’s just the rest of the world that is so irrational. That includes authority figures, friends, enemies, and total strangers. So just where is … Continue reading

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Chapter 5 of Summer of the Netherfield Witch

Jane Harris has spent most of her life in Boston. So when she came to Netherfield, she liked to think of herself as more sophisticated than her classmates. And among the lessons she’s learned is that you should pick your … Continue reading

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Chapter 4 of Summer of the Netherfield Witch

We live in an era in which information is exploding. Sometimes literally. I wonder if the exploding heads in the movie Scanners were meant to be a deep commentary on that phenomenon. This notion seems much more reasonable at the tail … Continue reading

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Chapter 3 of Summer of the Netherfield Witch

Jane Harris no doubt misses her life in Boston, but willy-nilly, she finds herself taking up the reins of a life in Netherfield. Time to meet new people, make new plans, maybe even make progress on that new diary, Jane … Continue reading

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Chapter 2 of Summer of the Netherfield Witch

So you’ve met Jane Harris. Come meet her family. They are an ideal family. Mind you, I’m not saying whose ideal. Certainly not Jane’s. Jane probably imagines her ideal family as something closer to the painting below. Still, she must … Continue reading

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Beginning a new serial: Summer of the Netherfield Witch

Now that I’ve had a month to rest, it’s time to start up a new story. It’s a comedy. How can it not be a comedy? It’s set in a minor vacation resort, where people are happy at their leisure. … Continue reading

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