This week I completed Flannery O’Connor’s Complete Stories, which I began blogging about here. ¬†last week, I wondered if I would find another story, that i could include in my list of favorites and in fact I did.
The story in question is,¬†Parker’s Back, which is about a man covered with tattoos who marries a very strict, ugly, Christian woman. ¬†The man is described as covered in tattoos except for on his back and the woman will not even cover her face with make up. ¬†I like the symmetry of how they are described- covered and uncovered. Continue reading Flannery O’Connor: The Complete Stories (conclusion)
