by Teri Brown | Feb 24, 2026 | Books, Lizzie Borden, Writing, Writing Life
As you can imagine, I did a deep dive into the Borden murders, even though much of the story takes place when Lizzie was eighteen. Clara, orphaned at fifteen, was sent to live with the Bordens for the summer before she is to be shuffled off to a fancy boarding school...
by Teri Brown | Feb 20, 2026 | Fall River, Lizzie Borden
Though Lizzie Born is one of the main characters of Fall River, she isn’t the only one. Author, Cat Winters, said this: I wasn’t sure if a fictional cousin of Lizzie Borden’s would stand out compared to Lizzie, but Clara was a complex, fascinating...
by Teri Brown | Feb 13, 2026 | Books, Writing
For your reading pleasure and my absolute terror, I offer you the first chapter of Fall River! And don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter and pre-order the book. Links at the bottom! Ignoring the nagging ache of her lower back, Clara Lodge hunched over her...
by Teri Brown | Feb 8, 2026 | Books, Promotions, Writing, Writing Life
Fall River comes out in less than a month. The gothic, literary, historical story that has taken up space in my head for the better part of eight years is finally, at long last, being birthed in a completely unexpected way. (And no, it usually doesn’t take me...
by Teri Brown | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Mary Ann Cotton, an English woman who lived during the Mid 1800’s in County Durham, had a habit of marrying men and then collecting the insurance policy when they died. Which they invariably did. At 20, Mary Ann married her first husband, collier laborer, William...
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