This author wrote a story in which the protagonist claims his mother is an "angel of Gawd" to ahitchhiker, who responds by saying "my old woman is a flea bag." In that story, the protagonistmarries Lucynell, but abandons her at a restaurant on their honeymoon. That story ends with TomShiftlet driving into a rainstorm after 
This author wrote a story in which the protagonist claims his mother is an "angel of Gawd" to ahitchhiker, who responds by saying "my old woman is a flea bag." In that story, the protagonistmarries Lucynell, but abandons her at a restaurant on their honeymoon. That story ends with TomShiftlet driving into a rainstorm after reading the title (*) phrase on a billboard. This author also wrotea story in which a car accident is caused by a cat named Pitty Sing on a trip to Florida. That story by thisauthor ends with an entire family, including a grandmother, being slain by an escaped criminal called theMisfit. For 10 points, name this Southern Gothic author of such stories as "The Life You Save May BeYour Own" and "A Good Man is Hard to Find".
This author wrote a story in which the protagonist claims his mother is an "angel of Gawd" to ahitchhiker, who responds by saying "my old woman is a flea bag.
Flannery O'Connor [or Mary Flannery O'Connor]