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Author: Bobbie Ann Mason
First Published: 1980
Type of Plot: Domestic realism
Time of Work: The 1970's
Setting: Kentucky
Principal Characters: Leroy Moffitt, Norma Jean, Mabel Beasley
Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
Subjects: 1970’s, Husbands, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Wives, Gender roles, Marriage, Midwest, Feminism, Divorce, Small-town life, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Women’s rights, Kentucky, Happiness, Log cabins or houses, Bodybuilding or body builders
Locales: Kentucky

Leroy Moffitt watches his wife, Norma Jean, building up her pectorals by lifting dumbbells. After injuring his leg in a tractor-trailer accident, he does not want to make any more long hauls. Considering what to do next, he builds things from craft kits, including a miniature log cabin. Leroy notices that Norma Jean often seems disappointed to find him at home when she returns from work. He wonders if it reminds her of their marriage before he went on the road and of their son, Randy, who died of sudden infant death syndrome. They have never talked about Randy's...

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