Finding Favorites with Leah Jones

Jesi Bender loves victorian homes in Utica

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Author/artist Jesi Bender joined Leah to talk about her novel Child of Light, available from Whiskey Tit press, and Victorian houses in Utica, New York.

Note from Leah: In this episode, I boldly say that there are no Victorian houses in Chicago, because they all burnt down in the Chicago fire. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Follow Jesi Bender online

  • https://www.jesibender.com/
  • https://www.jesibender.com/child-of-light.html 

    • Show Notes

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burned-over_district
    • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fountain-elms-2
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York
    • https://oneidacountyhistory.org/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_House_(Georgetown,_New_York)
    • https://abandonedonline.net/location/spirit-house/
    • https://www.hamilton.edu/offices/lits/special-collections/college-archives
    • https://www.uticaod.com/picture-gallery/news/history/2025/01/18/photo-gallery-look-back-at-the-history-of-genesee-street-in-utica/77743355007/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica_Psychiatric_Center
    • https://inmatesofwillard.com/2012/09/08/1880-the-utica-crib/
    • Of course there are Victorian Homes in Chicago. I had amnesia.
    • https://www.zillow.com/chicago-il/victorian-style_att/ 
    • https://fortunerestoration.com/services/residential-painting/painted-ladies/ 
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Beverly_Randolph
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchmen/comments/npiyzq/did_the_hbo_show_influence_this_long_overdue/
    • https://www.cureddocumentary.com/

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