The protagonist of another of his stories lives in (*) Bullet Park and names an imaginary stream "Lucinda" after his wife.
In one of this author's stories, the narrator and his wife dress up as a football player and a bride for a party where most of the guests are football players and brides. The title character of that story scorns the way that ancient shingles and distressed doors have been used to make his family vacation house look venerable. The narrator of that story by this man hits his brother Lawrence with a root on the beach. The protagonist of another of his stories lives in (*) Bullet Park and names an imaginary stream "Lucinda" after his wife. That story begins at a party thrown by the Westerhazys and ends seemingly the same day with the protagonist's discovery that his house is abandoned. For 10 points, name this author of "Goodbye, My Brother" who wrote about Ned Merrill's poolhopping journey across suburbia in "The Swimmer."
In one of this author's stories, the narrator and his wife dress up as a football player and a bride for a party where most of the guests are football players and brides.
John Cheever