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Communist by Richard Ford
(from the scribner anthology of contemporary short fiction)
It is the final story in his collection Rock Springs.
Excellent story. It is a reminiscence of a boy at 16 years of age. It presents the boys young widowed mother, her communist boyfriend and their interactions and then in the last page or so slaps you up beside the head. Particularly the last line.
Man! He is an incredible short story writer.
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