It’s an eclectic fiction day, with a 19th-century mystery, short stories, a woman doctor fighting the establishment and a creepy tale for ... A barred owl sitting on a branch overhead stared ...

By James Crugnale Bill Diller, a photographer living in Huron County, Mich., had never seen a snowy owl quite like this. In January, Mr. Diller’s neighbor told him about a “red-spotted snowy ...