{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE by MARY WILKINS FREEMAN","description":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f SHOW NOTES \u2014 Mary E. Wilkins Freeman \u201cThe Outside of the House\u201d at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age A Quiet Village\u2026 A Strange House\u2026 And the Unease No One Wants to Name In \u201cThe Outside of the House,\u201d Mary Wilkins Freeman crafts a haunting New England tale built on atmosphere, suspicion, and the subtle dread that grows when something feels wrong but no one can quite explain why. The story centers on a house that stands apart from the rest of the village \u2014 not because of anything that happens inside it, but because of the unsettling feeling its very presence creates. Neighbors whisper about the family who lives there, about the strange silences, the odd comings and goings, and the sense that the house itself is holding something back. When a young woman becomes entangled in the mystery, the tension deepens, revealing the emotional undercurrents of fear, isolation, and the human tendency to fill the unknown with imagined horrors. Freeman uses her trademark blend of realism and quiet psychological insight to explore how communities react to what they don\u2019t understand \u2014 and how the \u201coutside\u201d of a house can sometimes reveal more than what lies within. Themes &amp;amp; Atmosphere   New England gothic unease rooted in ordinary life   Suspicion, rumor, and the stories people create to explain the unknown   A house as a symbol of emotional distance and secrecy   Freeman\u2019s subtle blend of realism, tension, and psychological dept   &amp;nbsp; SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!&amp;nbsp;www.patreon.com\/1001storiesnetwork.&amp;nbsp;Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE\/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"1001 Stories From The Gilded Age","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bestof1001stories.com\/show\/1001storiesfromthegildedage\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31323907\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201316005"}