If you have not read the short
fiction of CS DeWildt, you may be unaware that the short fiction tends to
darkness and noir themes. Unlike his
novel, Suburban
Dick, that had dark moments, but was also filled with flashes of
humor, Mr. DeWildt’s short fiction tends to be humor free. While A
Not Good Teacher has a couple of moments of humor, The
Louisville Problem had very little and the deeply disturbing Corbin’s
Dreams Take Flight had none. Such is also the case with the short
story, Panties: A Short Story.
The boss of the work crew started
things off on the wrong foot early one morning by calling him “panties.” Maybe
Earl was just generally joking. Or maybe he actually knew something. Maybe all
these years later Paul Garth, a kid the narrator went to school with all those
years ago, said something. If he talked to anyone, there would be no coming
back from that taint. His life would be over. Everything….his wife, Stacy…the
kids…everything would be wiped out. Once you got labeled as something, your
life is over. Secrets have to stay secret.
A lot is going on in this complicated
and solidly good short story by C. S. DeWildt. What is happening and why are
just two of the many issues the protagonist is dealing with in Panties:
A Short Story. A noir story so one knows it will not end in happiness.
Panties: A Short Story
CS DeWildt
Ugly
Dad Books
ASIN# B07GJSPYCY
August 2018
eBook
19 Pages
$0.99
Material purchased by way of funds in my Amazon
Associate account last August in order to read and review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2019
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