You're Home Early is a short story by Vincent Scarpa. It takes place in Texas in the summertime. You can read it online here. It begins,
Barring an unlikely call from the governor, this Friday the state of Texas will execute Annie’s father, Elliott Dodge. In preparation, Annie has booked a flight from Chicago to Houston, a mid-size rental car, and a week at a very affordable motel. She will arrive three days before the execution in Huntsville, and fly back the morning after. On the questionnaire offered by the travel agency, under “Reason for Travel,” Annie had written, “Father dying,” which was most of the truth, and it had not given her much pause to think nor write it.
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..I find it interesting the the death penalty is the law in southern pro life states.
ReplyDeleteNot _those_ lives! _Those_ lives _deserve_ death. *sigh*
DeleteSounds like a depressing story
ReplyDeleteFor him, anyway ;) Not so much for her...
DeleteSad.
ReplyDeleteI saw it as a "moving on" story so maybe not as sad for me.
DeleteInteresting story from a young writer, I enjoyed reading his Bio 😁. Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteIt was a change for me, a type of story I don't see much.
DeleteSounds sad. I'm glad we don't have the death penalty over here any more. Valerie
ReplyDeleteYes, too many people get the death penalty and get exonerated. It's horrifying.
DeleteThanks for sharing, it certainly sounds sad though …
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
It's interesting to see how this relationship is explored.
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