These opening words of “Undertow” include many of the elements prevalent in Tales from Outer Suburbia: a suburban setting with something about it that is sad, broken, or otherwiseupsetting the presence of neighbors, watching and judging and the introduction of somethingincongruous-often an animal-that puts the petty concerns and unhappy compromises ofcontemporary suburban life in perspective. But one sultry summer night, something else happened, something far more interesting: the appearance of a large marine animal on the front lawn.” They knew well the frequent sounds of shouting, slamming doors, and crashing objects.
“The house at number seventeen was only ever mentioned with lowered voices by the neighbors.
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