Skip to main content
Esquire Classic
Issues
Topics
Contributors
Sign In
Subscribe
Fiction
The Last Generation
Every day after school, Audrey and Tommy waited for the end of the world
April
1
1989
Joy Williams
Walton Ford
The Last Generation
Joy Williams
April
1
1989
View Article Pages
Fiction
The Last Generation
Every day after school, Audrey and Tommy waited for the end of the world
April
1
1989
Joy Williams
Walton Ford
Sign In to read this article
Get instant access to 85+ years of Esquire.
Subscribe Now!
Exclusive & Unlimited access to
Esquire Classic - The Official Esquire Archive
Every issue Esquire has ever published, since 1933
Every timeless feature, profile, interview, novella - even the ads!
85+ Years of outstanding fiction from world-renowned authors
More than 150,000 Images — beautiful High-Resolution photography, zoom into every page
Unlimited Search and Browse
Bookmark all your favorites into custom Collections
Enjoy on Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile
View Full Issue
More From This Issue
PROFILES
The Light in August
April
1989
By
Chip Brown
Essay
A Literary Friendship
April
1989
By
WILLIAM STYRON
FEATURES
The Passive-Aggressive Male
April
1989
By
LISA GRUNWALD
FEATURES
The Houses of a French Summer
April
1989
By
James Salter
The Sporting Life
Simply Darling
April
1989
By
Mike Lupica
Active Health
What's the Buzz?
April
1989
By
John Poppy
Unlock every article Esquire has ever published.
Subscribe Now!
Exclusive & Unlimited access to
every timeless profile, interview, short story, feature, advertisement
, and much more!
More From This Issue
PROFILES
The Light in August
April
1989
By
Chip Brown
Essay
A Literary Friendship
April
1989
By
WILLIAM STYRON
FEATURES
The Passive-Aggressive Male
April
1989
By
LISA GRUNWALD
Fiction
FICTION
Lo, the Poor Peacock
SEPTEMBER 1971
By
F. Scott Fitzgerald
FICTION
Mr. Lawton's Secret
MAY, 1958
By
FREDERIC MORTON
ONE-ACT PLAY
POOF!
DECEMBER 1969
By
Gerald Schoenewolf
Joy Williams
Articles
The Bad News About Sharks
JUNE 1974
By
Joy Williams
FICTION
Preparation for a Collie
AUGUST 1974
By
Joy Williams
ARTICLES
Meaningful Fiction...
November 21, 1978
By
Joy Williams
Fiction
FICTION
I'm Just Leaving
DECEMBER, 1948
By
ALLEN MARPLE
FICTION
One-Eyed Poacher Indulges Holiness
JANUARY, 1941
By
EDMUND WARE
fiction
Donna
FEBRUARY, 1951
By
KENNETH E. SHIFLET
Get instant access to 85+ years of Esquire.
Subscribe Now!
Exclusive & Unlimited access to
Esquire Classic
Everything Esquire has ever published