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Short Story

Out in the Garden

1953

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About this story

A husband grows uneasy about his wife's attachment to a pet duck. The arrival of their child gives his jealousy a strange new focus, blurring domestic suspicion with an ancient myth.

Chronology

Work history

  1. no later than July 31, 1952

    Composition: no later than July 31, 1952

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. July 31, 1952

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    July 31, 1952

  3. Aug 1953

    First published Aug 1953

    Fantasy Fiction