In Suckow’s short story “The Renters,” honest, hardworking renter Fred Mutchler and his wife face a series of misfortunes. Their bad luck is enhanced by the fact that “Old Lady Hunt,” who lives in town, would rather have her grand…
Albert Vogel was a bachelor who lived a quiet life working in his Uncle Will's store. He was very proud of the fact that years before he had loaned his friend Joe eleven dollars to go to Chicago and earn his fortune years before. Joe had become very…
In “Mame,” Suckow depicts the story of a daughter left to care for the parents while her sisters and brothers rush to leave town and make better lives for themselves. A story about the coldness of families.
In the short story “Midwestern Primitive,” Bert Statzer tries to impress others by imitating East Coast fashions and styles while her mother, Mrs. Honenschuh, a German farm wife (and widow), insists on being totally herself. Bert frets over…
In the short story “Merritsville,” Mary Redmund’s views are pooh-poohed by her painter-professor husband and his good friend, the Associate Professor of English George Sedwick who criticizes “most women” for lack of a sense of the Ideal. …
The Kramer Girls is a story about three sisters, and the choices they make. It is written by Ruth Suckow, who is sometimes called a regional writer and at other times called a realistic writer. She has a gift for dialogue and description that still…