Well, folks, I have finally been able to locate a copy of the January 2002 edition of the Alfred Hitchcock magazine.\u00a0 There is a seller on eBay from Canada of all places that had a copy.\u00a0 I shut my door and told me, kids, I was taking a nap and gave my cell phone to my mother to answer.\u00a0 I began reading what may be the last thing published by our Favorite Author, Dorothy Gilman.
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The story is not very long but it is enjoyable none the less.\u00a0 It is about a young woman and her two children who end up in a small town in New Jersey.\u00a0 As the story unfolds we learn that she has kidnapped her children to keep them safe from her powerful husband.\u00a0 She thinks she has made a clean getaway and has finally been able to relax and enjoy being with her kids.\u00a0 Suddenly she notices a man that seems to be following her.\u00a0 She has only had her phone for a few weeks when in the middle of the night her first phone call is from her stalker saying she doesn’t have longed to live.\u00a0 She is befriended by a kind of eccentric next door neighbor who also happens to be born with the “gift”.\u00a0 Sensing the danger surrounding the frightened young woman she offers her a place for her children to go should they need it.<\/p>\n
On a scale of one to ten, I would give this new short story an 8 because it is simply not long enough!<\/p>\n
Sadly, this is the only copy I have found in the last 4 years of searching.\u00a0 In an earlier post, I had tried to get a copy from the magazine company but this edition was no longer available and they apparently do not have any way to make new ones.\u00a0 Too bad they don’t have a digital version where they can just send out as many copies as are needed.<\/p>\n