http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/08/14/in-the-magazine/fiction-in-the-magazine/bonny-oaks-may-2004.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bonny-oaks-may-2004 Home of The Saturday Evening Post Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:02:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/08/14/in-the-magazine/fiction-in-the-magazine/bonny-oaks-may-2004.html/comment-page-1#comment-350615 lauren Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:47:18 +0000 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=61629#comment-350615 i disagree. i think this story was poorly crafted. it was an obvious formula – the too good to be true neighbor is – surprise – too good to be true. plus, the son acted more like a teenager than a grown man – and the relationship between him and his mother actually had nothing to do with the story – and it didnt go anywhere, it was left completely undeveloped. and speaking of the mother, her drawing the conclusion of guilt based on a smile and a comment seem completely unbelievable, but, then, so does the entire story.
last, i thought the ending was a throwaway.

]]> http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/08/14/in-the-magazine/fiction-in-the-magazine/bonny-oaks-may-2004.html/comment-page-1#comment-320541 Peggy Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:23:31 +0000 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=61629#comment-320541 Gripped me from the start. So much with which to identify: preserving a husband’s dream, attitudes of liaise faire to get ‘er done, others had too many irons in the fire to be concerned with a community issue or too preoccupied to care… We’ve been there, in everybody’s shoes. Will the end of our story be as much of a surprise, and yet not a surprise at all?

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