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Did You Ever Slip on Red Blood?

Joyce Carol Oates

First published September 1990
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A story of two very troubled lovers, told in a nonlinear fashion. It turns out that they met on the occasion of a plane hijacking; she was a stewardess and he was an FBI sharpshooter.

Originally published in Harper's Magazine, April 1972.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1990 Urban Horrors Dark Harvest Anthology 127
September 1990 Cover Urban Horrors Dark Harvest Anthology 127
April 1993 Cover Urban Horrors DAW Books Anthology 170