#823 Out Here- David Leavitt
Three sisters have gathered at the house of their parent’s after the death of their father. Their mother has also died recently so they are there now without parents. Gretchen is the oldest and she is there with her husband. He sees now first hand how resentful and judgmental the siblings are with each other. He doesn’t understand this negative family dynamic.
“In this strange house, Leonard is awed by the woman who surround him—woman who paint their fingernails, wear tiger-striped under-wear, were once track stars. Woman who run in circles pretending that they are horses…Because his own family is so close knit, he is puzzled buy Gretchen’s sisters, and wonders how they could have splintered so easily.”
He tries to help bridge family gaps, but it doesn’t work. The mood of this story makes me feel like I’m eavesdropping on something I shouldn’t. There is an uncomfortable uneasiness in this family that makes me want to shut the door and pretend it’s not happening. Maybe that says more about me than the story.
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