The Doomsters Part Nine

                                       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....

The Doomsters Part Eight

                                   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...

The Doomsters Part Seven

                                                     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...

The Doomsters Part Six

                                               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...

The Doomsters Part Five

                                                                                                                INTO THE PAST   Dr. Grantland leaves with Zinnie and Jerry’s child, a useful way of both getting him offstage and reminding us that a quasi-family unit...