Topical Guide 687

Mark Dorset

Settings, Real and Fictional

What a Piece of Work I Am, Chapter 18:

     Tina wasn’t home, or she was asleep. The house was dark and silent. Ariane turned toward home, with her head down, disappointed. There was a light on in another of the houses along the street, my grandparents’ house, right next door. The light attracted her, and she turned to look through the window. Standing at the window was a man, a large man, lean but sturdy: my grandfather. He was looking out into the night, […]

Gail Albert Halaban, “David House,” from “If Edward Hopper Had Been a Photographer,” npr, via New Orleans Public Radio

Gail Albert Halaban, “Houses on a Hill,” from “If Edward Hopper Had Been a Photographer,” npr, via New Orleans Public Radio

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