How the horror story ‘Dearest’ got its start via a pandemic pregnancy
Motherhood can be exhausting, challenging, and, at times, thankless. But in Los Angeles-based writer Jacquie Walters’ debut novel “Dearest,” it’s also terrifying. Four and a half years ago, Walters was pregnant with her first child when the coronavirus pandemic hit and lockdown orders flashed across television screens and newspaper headlines. There would be no night…