i absolutely loved *good and evil and other stories* by samanta schweblin. it’s just six stories but she packs so much meaning into each of them. my favorite in the collection was “An Eye in the Throat.”
earlgreyjunkie on
I like:
Alice Walker, Everyday Use
Eudora Welty, Where is the voice coming from
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper
All of these stories are free online along with additional resources as they are often taught in schools.
mtwwtm on
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories, edited by Isaac Asimov. Stories are about 3-5 pages each at most. It’s a great pick up and read book.
vpac22 on
Both of Ted Chiang’s short storybooks.
Happy-State-3701 on
Shane by Jack Schaefer. ~150-175 pages
dear_little_water on
The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
ToneSenior7156 on
Lorrie Moore Birds of America or Self Help.
The Girls Guide to Hunting & Fishing
Cowboys Are My Weakness
These are all from the 80’s or 90’s.
The Collected Short Stories of John Cheever is required reading in most short story writing classes as is Raymond Carver’s Short Cuts or Cathedral.
ShakespeherianRag on
*The Golden Argosy: The Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language* runs through some of the greatest Anglo-American hits of the 19th and mid-20th century
hombre_sabio on
Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl is a winner.
user216216 on
Fictions, labyrinth and the aleph by borges are most read collections.
RegisterRelevant3851 on
The Bachman books by Stephen King
GeneralCommand4459 on
The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories is excellent. It covers several eras and some of the top writers of their time.
Confident_Soft_7549 on
The last leaf by O’Henry
NecessaryStation5 on
Flying Home by Ralph Ellison (collection)
He Flies Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease by William Saroyan (collection)
1BoringOnlineAccount on
Aliens: Bug Hunt, short stories based in the movie Aliens universe. I believe there is a series of these books but this is the only one I have read.
Hammer’s Slammers by David Drake is a series of stories but I do not remember how short or long they are.
Psychological-Camp31 on
I LOVE SHORT STORIES!
Here’s some of them: “Black Swans” by Eve Babitz, about a cool girl doing cool things; “Parade” by Rachel Cusk; “Homesick for Another World” by Ottessa Mossfegh
Alarmed-Wrap6151 on
Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a great one to start with it
PrestigiousSmile4098 on
Night Shift by Stephen King
Dorothy Parker short story collection
B3tar3ad3r on
The Tangleroot Palace, a collection of female focused fantasy and/or horror short stories inspired by the author’s time spent living alone deep in the woods. I think about it all the time.
jmoney3800 on
Welcome to the monkey house
There will come soft rains
Harrison Bergeron
Einstein’s dreams
Chess story
Canterville ghost
Things they carried
The lottery
Anything is possible
Upbeat_Selection357 on
For classic scifi, there are bunch of collections of Phillip K. Dick’s stories.
antennaloop on
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
Unhinged_Angel on
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
The collection is short, so a quick first read, but the stories are liminal and compelling.
CovertNarciS on
The House That Echoes Me, L. Vale
Ok_Cranberry8086 on
Best American Short Stories is a great yearly collection from the US and Canada. It could give you a good mix of things that might help you find out what you like since you’re new to the format.
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i absolutely loved *good and evil and other stories* by samanta schweblin. it’s just six stories but she packs so much meaning into each of them. my favorite in the collection was “An Eye in the Throat.”
I like:
Alice Walker, Everyday Use
Eudora Welty, Where is the voice coming from
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper
All of these stories are free online along with additional resources as they are often taught in schools.
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories, edited by Isaac Asimov. Stories are about 3-5 pages each at most. It’s a great pick up and read book.
Both of Ted Chiang’s short storybooks.
Shane by Jack Schaefer. ~150-175 pages
The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
Lorrie Moore Birds of America or Self Help.
The Girls Guide to Hunting & Fishing
Cowboys Are My Weakness
These are all from the 80’s or 90’s.
The Collected Short Stories of John Cheever is required reading in most short story writing classes as is Raymond Carver’s Short Cuts or Cathedral.
*The Golden Argosy: The Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language* runs through some of the greatest Anglo-American hits of the 19th and mid-20th century
Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl is a winner.
Fictions, labyrinth and the aleph by borges are most read collections.
The Bachman books by Stephen King
The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories is excellent. It covers several eras and some of the top writers of their time.
The last leaf by O’Henry
Flying Home by Ralph Ellison (collection)
He Flies Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease by William Saroyan (collection)
Aliens: Bug Hunt, short stories based in the movie Aliens universe. I believe there is a series of these books but this is the only one I have read.
Hammer’s Slammers by David Drake is a series of stories but I do not remember how short or long they are.
I LOVE SHORT STORIES!
Here’s some of them: “Black Swans” by Eve Babitz, about a cool girl doing cool things; “Parade” by Rachel Cusk; “Homesick for Another World” by Ottessa Mossfegh
Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a great one to start with it
Night Shift by Stephen King
Dorothy Parker short story collection
The Tangleroot Palace, a collection of female focused fantasy and/or horror short stories inspired by the author’s time spent living alone deep in the woods. I think about it all the time.
Welcome to the monkey house
There will come soft rains
Harrison Bergeron
Einstein’s dreams
Chess story
Canterville ghost
Things they carried
The lottery
Anything is possible
For classic scifi, there are bunch of collections of Phillip K. Dick’s stories.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
The collection is short, so a quick first read, but the stories are liminal and compelling.
The House That Echoes Me, L. Vale
Best American Short Stories is a great yearly collection from the US and Canada. It could give you a good mix of things that might help you find out what you like since you’re new to the format.