The New Yorker, July 25, 1988 P. 25
Story about 9-year-old Robert ("Frisco") Morrow and his 16 year old brother Carlton. They live in Cleveland, OH with their schoolteacher parents during the sixties; their suburban neighborhood is next to a cemetery. The boys use drugs but Carlton is careful not to give Frisco too much; they often drink and hang out in a large tomb in the cemetery. Carlton is the one who renamed Bobby "Frisco". They both want to go to Woodstock (even though the concert is over) to join the "Woodstock nation". Frisco has new insights into his family while sitting at home after taking acid; he and Carlton learn to fly out their window. Carlton says "Miracles are happening." There is tension between the mother and the boys; the father removes himself from conflict, but is basically a good guy. Frisco sees Carlton and his girlfriend having sex, which brings the brothers closer together. Their parents have a party; their friends, who are all schoolteachers and all never meant to be schoolteachers, all come. Carlton's friends crash the party, but everyone gets along; everyone gets drunk, at least. Frisco gets sent to bed and resents Carlton staying with his girlfriend instead of sticking up for him. He hears everyone say they see a flying saucer and gets downstairs in time to see Carlton crash through a plate glass door and then bleed to death. Years later the family is estranged, although they still live together; planes fly overhead taking people to exciting lives in other places. The girlfriend moves away.