Safe for Work Wednesday: "The Intoxicated" by Shirley Jackson
Added 2020-12-10 04:07:25 +0000 UTCThis week's Safe for Work installment is one of my favorite stories by one of my favorite writers. "The Intoxicated" is about two strangers, a man and a girl, who meet at a party and talk about the end of the world.
Economic, revealing, and very weird, this story of Cold War anxiety still hits home today. Give it a listen for some creepy SFW fun.
"The Intoxicated" was first published in 1949, and is the opening story in Jackson's infamous collection, The Lottery. I own nothing except this recording.
Enjoy!
Comments
such an unsettling little number, i do love it so much though. and well performed! you nailed the grumpy, unsettled man, well done!
cyrenbyren
2020-12-20 10:50:48 +0000 UTC
