by Neil Albert | Nov 26, 2022 | Blog Posts, The Doomster
MACDONOLD AND FATALISM Spoiler Alert “She Blamed it all on the Doomsters” Mrs. Hutchinson continues with her story about Alicia Hallman. The evening she died, Alicia told Mrs....
by Neil Albert | Nov 21, 2022 | Blog Posts, The Doomster
THE PAST IS NOT DEAD OR EVEN PAST: IT’S AT FOURTEEN CHESTNUT STREET Archer and Parish drive to the home of Mrs. Hutchinson, leaving Mildred alone with her unconscious mother. There is a...
by Neil Albert | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog Posts, The Doomster
THE WORST DATE EVER Spoiler Alert When Mildred arrives at her home, she is annoyed to find Archer’s car pulling up behind her. There is no reason to think Mildred would have invited him...
by Neil Albert | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog Posts, The Barbarous Coast
A Special Post on the Macdonald—Chandler Relationship One of my favorite followers, Neoklis Galanopoulis, recently posted on how in The Barbarous Coast Macdonald created an unattractive character, Clarence Bassett, and gave him many of the...
by Neil Albert | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog Posts, The Doomster
A MEDICAL VISIT WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT, PROOF OF INSURANCE OR A CO-PAY Macdonald always tried to make his stories accessible for future generations and went out of his way to avoid current slang...
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