Comfort (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: David Michael Kaplan
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: Saratoga, New York
- Principal Characters: Laurie, Michaela, Ted Bremmer
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Sex or sexuality, Betrayal, Friendship, Drinking or drunkenness, Dating, Summer
- Locales: Saratoga, NY
The Story
Laurie and Michaela have been friends since their senior year at Skidmore College. Because neither girl has definite plans, they have rented an apartment in Saratoga together while holding down nondescript jobs.
One spring evening about a year out of college, they are rocking themselves in wicker chairs at home facing tall bay windows, open to admit the warm breeze. They are waiting for Laurie's mother's current boyfriend, Ted Bremmer, to arrive for dinner. Laurie's mother, who lives in New York City, works for a business firm. She has asked the girls to give...
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