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Cora: Anastasis (15)
Anastasis: Noun, from Greek. 1. A recovery from a debilitating condition. 2. Rebirth. 3. Resurrection. I wish I could tell you that Cora Stallman’s inquest led to a dramatic court case, full of more characters, searing accusations, and great and deep revelations about the people around her. I don’t have a good ending to recount…
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Cora: The Many Secret Things (14)
Read the full Cora Stallman series here. Aug. 31, 1925. Humboldt, IL. “…[I]t further developed that neither Mrs. Anna Seaman nor Tom Seaman, her husband, knew of the many secret things of Miss Stallman’s life.” — Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette, Sept. 1, 1925 Late in the last hot afternoon of August 1925, Thomas Seaman stood up…
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Cora: The Dark Hours (13)
Read the full Cora Stallman series here. I have had a long time to think about Cora Stallman. Over years, whether during the periods of all-consuming research, or the lapses when I put her away, I’ve been turning this case over in my head. I’ve asked myself every what-if imaginable — even the unimaginable ones.…
