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Don't Be Frightened

Celia Fremlin

First published October 1970
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Teen-age Lois revels in being left alone in the house where her mother (gone on a trip for the day) endures an unhappy marriage by constantly cleaning; she scratches the floors which she says are shined with "misery polish". Then another girl her age, who seems familiar, comes in and helps her wreck the place.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1970 Cover Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1970 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 23|1
April 1976 Cover Ms. Mysteries: 19 Tales of Suspense Written by Women and Featuring Female Heroines Washington Square Press / Pocket Books Anthology 56