

The story opens with a man about to sit down, on New Year's Day, to write New Year's greetings to his friends. A charming scene. However, when he begins to write a letter to a woman named Irene, it is clear she weighs more heavily on his mind. Suddenly his concentration is broken by a knock on his door. It is Irene herself and she is clearly quite shaken.
I won't go further, and I especially won't state the ending, though I have to say I found the whole thing quite despicable. It's a well-written story and interesting, I suppose, but it left me feeling icky.
(Did you write a post for Short Story Monday? If so, please leave a link in the comments below.)
3 comments:
Icky is precisely the right word to use in this case. I don't think those two should see each other anymore.
Just read this one and agree with your choice of adjectives. I usually love his stories but, although well-written, this wasn't very enjoyable.
Yikes, I usually like his stories. I do have to check it out, you have me curious.
I forgot to stop by yesterday to link my short: http://teddyrose.blogspot.com/2011/12/desirees-baby-by-kate-chopin.html
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