queen emily

"Queen Emily" Emily Grierson was an enigma in her town. No one truly knew who she was or what she did during her life on Earth. The townsfolk were obsessed with her every move, which were few and far between. She lived a peaceful, yet somewhat tortured life inside her dark house, away from the stresses and problems of everyday life. It was almost as if she had the town hypnotized to think she was …

…crossed my mind whether she had poisoned him a long time ago. On one of her infrequent visits to town, she had bought a bottle of very dangerous poison without explanation. Homer went into the house one day and never came back. Maybe Miss Emily was upset after hearing about his sexual preference, or maybe she was just completely insane. What we do know is, we’ll never truly know the facts of Emily Grierson.