A Good Man is Hard to Find

"A Good Man is Hard to Find" - Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor is one of my favorite writers. She grew up in a small town, and - maybe because of small town characters, or maybe because of small-town happenstance, she realized that anything could happen. A criminal meets a small town family dominated by a mean-spirited grandma. Whooo-wee, Helzapoppin! The crazy grandma leads her family into a confrontation with a criminal who has nothing to loose. The grandma has an epiphany, but it comes, it's simply too late. She realizes (ironically only after she has led her family into a death trap) that the criminal could have been her own son, "Bailey boy." I love this story, especially the part where she smuggles her cat into the car.

Flannery O'Conner. She was born before her time.