A Dying Cat, A Traded Car," whichis narrated by his recurring character (*) David Kern.
The protagonist of one story by this author looks up the word "soul" in Webster's Dictionary afterbeing shocked by H.G. Wells's description of Jesus in The Outline of History. This author wrote ofone character who leaves a note next to a dying cat while waiting for his wife to give birth. That isone of the four vignettes in his story "Packed Dirt, Churchgoing, A Dying Cat, A Traded Car," whichis narrated by his recurring character (*) David Kern. As a fourteen year old, David Kern resolves hiscrisis of faith by going into a barn and shooting the title birds of another story. The protagonist of anotherof his stories watches three girls shopping for "Fancy Herring Snacks in Pure Sour Cream," and is fired byLengel in a pointless gesture. For 10 points, name this author of "Pigeon Feathers" who wrote aboutSammy in "A &amp; P" and also wrote a series of novels about "Rabbit."
The protagonist of one story by this author looks up the word "soul" in Webster's Dictionary afterbeing shocked by H.G. Wells's description of Jesus in The Outline of History.
John Updike