"A Family Matter," by Barb Goffman, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, January/February 2021.
I corrected a bad typo in my original entry. My apologies.
This is the third appearance here by my fellow SleuthSayer Barb Goffman.
I have said before that I like stories in which a character has a chance at redemption, whether they wind up taking it or not. Here is an example.
It's 1962 and Doris lives in a very nice suburb called The Glen. Most of her friends are married to men who work for the big pharmaceutical company in town. The place has standards.
And the new neighbors, Ginny and Bill do not meet them. They raise chickens. They hang up their laundry in the yard. Doris is determined that these offensive violations of the norms will not stand.
But when she realizes another very different norm is being broken she has to determine what really matters in her neighborhood. And that may offer a bit of redemption.
A classy story.
Thanks again, Rob! Delighted you enjoyed my story.
ReplyDeleteIt's stories like A Family Matter that make Barb Goffman my favorite short story writer. I would love to see this as a movie.
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