Glenn McGoldrick can write stories that begin like any short story might but then take a turn into the unexpected. His newest short story, “Letter Box Eyes,” is no exception.
A young woman lives with her mother. Her parents are divorced; she tried living with her father but his second wife didn’t like her and was undoubtedly glad to see her go. So, she moved in with her mother.
The young woman can’t seem to hold a job. She works for two or three months, and then things seem to go wrong. But she has Mum to fall back on, at least for food and a roof over her head. And that’s all she really wants or needs.
And then tragedy strikes.
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“Letterbox Eyes” is a new dark tale by the British author. McGoldrick focuses his stories on the working class, people who often lead lives right on the line between survival and disaster, or between law-abiding and criminal. And every story has a surprising twist.
Writing since 2013, McGoldrick specializes in short stories with a twist, and usually a dark and often a deadly twist. He worked for both land-based casinos and cruise ships for a time, basing many of his stories on those experiences. His stories are gritty, and his characters run the gamut of good, bad, and something in between. They often find themselves moving far beyond the boundaries of acceptable behavior. McGoldrick lives in northeastern England (which I’m assuming is not as dark as his stories might imply).
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