Pam Munter

Pam Munter is a retired clinical psychologist, performer and former film historian. Her essays and stories have appeared in The Rumpus, The Matador Review, and The Quiet Letter among many others. Much of her work can be found at pammunter.com. She has recently been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her memoir, As Alone As I Want To Be, will be published by Adelaide Books in the fall.

Me and the Milkman

Each morning at dawn, he would stealthily enter the house through the unlocked back door. In the early 1950s, no one in our neighborhood locked their doors. I was sometimes awakened by the tinkling noises of glass and the opening click of the refrigerator, but seldom by any human voice.