One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Shirley Jackson
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Mr. John Philip Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, A child, The child's mother, Mildred Kent, Arthur Adams
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Good and evil, Personality
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
John Philip Johnson comes down the steps from his house on a bright morning. His shoes have just been resoled, and his feet feel good. He smiles at everyone and greets the other customers at the newsstand where he stops to buy his newspaper. He has filled his pockets with candy and peanuts and, before he sets out for his walk uptown, he goes into a flower shop and buys a carnation for his buttonhole, but he immediately gives it to a child in a carriage.
Mr. Johnson seldom follows the same route twice. On this fine day, he walks several blocks uptown, then cuts...
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