Hello Emily by Fritz Peters

New York : Harper's Bazaar, August 1950

Hello Emily is the only published short story by Fritz Peters. The piece was purchased by Harper's Bazaar in early 1949 and it appeared in the August 1950 issue of the magazine. Fritz married Mary Louise Aswell, the fiction editor for Harper's Bazaar, in June of that same year. They likely met while Fritz was working as assistant to Louise Dahl Wolfe, a well known fashion photographer of the time who did extensive work for Harper's Bazaar. 

Hello Emily is the story of an older woman living in New York City who experiences a series of events that become linked in her mind; but are they really simple coincidence? A troubling experience on the subway, the fear of being followed and telephone harassment are all part of the narrative. In a city of 8 million people, there is no safe haven … at least not in her own mind.

This post originally appeared in slightly different form  on FritzPeters.info, March 8, 2008.