Comfort Archive Reading William Trevor’s “A Day” and Jamel Brinkley’s “Comfort” Author: Laura Spence-Ash | Mar032021 Categories: Critical Essays No comments Brinkley’s story, written in response to Trevor’s, echoes the latter’s plot, characters, and structure, but in capturing its tone—a gentleness and a very light touch—the story transcends the original, its ending resonating with meaning.