Cover for The Cookie Lady
Short Story

The Cookie Lady

1953

About this story

A boy repeatedly visits an elderly woman who offers him cookies and a quiet place to read. The visits leave him strangely exhausted while his hostess seems to gain new vitality.

Chronology

Work history

  1. no later than Aug 27, 1952

    Composition: no later than Aug 27, 1952

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. Aug 27, 1952

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    Aug 27, 1952

  3. Jun 1953

    First published Jun 1953

    Fantasy Fiction