Something different today. This is the anniversary of the publication of a classic short story, which happens to be a tale of murder and detection. Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers" first appeared in Every Week Magazine on March 5th, 1917. It was based on a play she had written called Trifles, which itself was inspired by a murder case she covered as a reporter.
It is considered a classic early feminist tale. It appeared on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Among the authors who borrowed Glaspell's major plot conceit are Roald Dahl and W.P. Kinsella.
You can read the story here. Or watch this Academy Award-nominated short:
