“Like Mother Used to Make”: David maintains an apartment meticulously because it expresses his identity, but this stasis is challenged in his relationship with Marcia. She searches for him in vain, most likely because he does not exist. “The Daemon Lover”: An unreliable narrator prepares for her wedding, but the groom, Jamie Harris, never comes to pick her up. They talk about the end of the world and her homework. “The Intoxicated”: at a house party in suburban America, an intoxicated male guest encounters Eileen, 17, the daughter of the party hosts. Some of her stories describe the experiences of housewives and mothers in typical town settings, while others hint at mental illness and diabolical fantasies experienced by unstable characters. These stories range from the ordinary to the fantastic. The Lottery and Other Stories is a collection of twenty-five stories written by Shirley Jackson.
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