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What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED: Adult Fiction
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SOLVED. Short story from 60’s or 70’s family driving in highway traffic jam... Spoiler ahead. [s]
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Still looking for this short story- thanks!
No, that’s not it, but thank you for responding.
Similar enough to warrant a mention, but I'm not sure is Flannery O'Connors "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
Ok I know this is not helpful but I found this post because I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS BOOK TOO! Every once ina while I think about it and google is no help at all. I'm just glad I am not crazy and didn't just imagine its existence. I really hope someone can come to the rescue!
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It originally appeared in the Southwest Review, Summer 1959, and is included in the collection Impact: Short Stories for Pleasure.
If you have a JSTOR account (and if you don't you can sign up for a free account that lets you access 6 articles/month) you can read the story here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4346...
Oh my gosh, this is it. Thank you so much - it was driving me crazy!
I read this in English class with a lot of famous short stories- The Necklace, Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge, Open Window. The only other contemporary story I remember was A&P. So i think this isn’t by an obscure author. It wasn’t in a book; it wa s kind of a binder where the teacher selected the stories she wanted and you put them in. Thank you!