This author wrote a story in which David is kicked out of his own apartment by his neighbor Marcia and her coworker, and ends the night cleaning Marcia's apartment. Carolina Desmond is beaten to death in this author's debut novel, The Road Through the Wall. Laurie tells his mother about a boy who encourages bad behavior in kindergarten class, but actually doesn't exist, in this author's story "Charles." Traditional wood chips are replaced with paper by Mr. Summers in a story by this author, in which the saying "corn be heavy soon" is repeated by Old Man Warner to defend an event that uses a shabby, black wooden box. In that story by this author, Tessie Hutchinson protests that "it isn't fair" after drawing a piece of paper with a black dot on it. For 10 points, name this author whose Gothic-inspired stories include "The Lottery." ■END■
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