A classic short story that is a must read is The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 🙂
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Check out Claire Keegan. I recommend Foster, and Small Things Like These.
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I subscribe to New Yorker. You are guaranteed to read short story every week along with many articles on various topics.
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
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The lottery by Shirley Jackson, the yellow wallpaper, the curious case of Benjamin button, the turn of the screw, the tell tale heart, galatea
For collections there’s florida by Lauren groff, her body and other parties, tenth of december, what we talk about when we talk about love, the adventures of sherlock holmes
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John Steinbeck – The Long Valley
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Roald Dahl’s short stories are absolutely top-tier. If you’re only familiar with his kid’s books, do yourself a favour and pick up his collected short stories. They are some of the all time best.
You can’t go wrong with O. Henry.
I love Dorothy Parker.
A lot of Ray Bradbury’s later stories don’t have the same staying power his earlier ones do, but ***The October Country*** is great.
Raymond Carver is another personal favourite.
If you like quirky there’s Murakami, Will Self, and Jonathan Lethem. ***The Elephant Vanishes***, ***Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys***, and ***The Wall of the Eye, the Wall of the Sky*** are all really out there.
If you haven’t read all of Poe’s short stories you’re missing out.
A lot of Lovecraft’s stuff is pretty samey, but they’re still a fun romp.
Raymond Chandler’s ***The Simple Art of Murder*** is terrific.
Basically any anthology published by Norton is bound to be jam-packed with good ones that are widely read and will introduce you to a bunch of different authors like Borges, Cheever, Chekhov, Gogol, Hemingway, Joyce, Jack London, de Maupassant, Salinger, Updike, etc.
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A classic short story that is a must read is The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 🙂
Check out Claire Keegan. I recommend Foster, and Small Things Like These.
I subscribe to New Yorker. You are guaranteed to read short story every week along with many articles on various topics.
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
The lottery by Shirley Jackson, the yellow wallpaper, the curious case of Benjamin button, the turn of the screw, the tell tale heart, galatea
For collections there’s florida by Lauren groff, her body and other parties, tenth of december, what we talk about when we talk about love, the adventures of sherlock holmes
John Steinbeck – The Long Valley
Roald Dahl’s short stories are absolutely top-tier. If you’re only familiar with his kid’s books, do yourself a favour and pick up his collected short stories. They are some of the all time best.
You can’t go wrong with O. Henry.
I love Dorothy Parker.
A lot of Ray Bradbury’s later stories don’t have the same staying power his earlier ones do, but ***The October Country*** is great.
Raymond Carver is another personal favourite.
If you like quirky there’s Murakami, Will Self, and Jonathan Lethem. ***The Elephant Vanishes***, ***Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys***, and ***The Wall of the Eye, the Wall of the Sky*** are all really out there.
If you haven’t read all of Poe’s short stories you’re missing out.
A lot of Lovecraft’s stuff is pretty samey, but they’re still a fun romp.
Raymond Chandler’s ***The Simple Art of Murder*** is terrific.
Basically any anthology published by Norton is bound to be jam-packed with good ones that are widely read and will introduce you to a bunch of different authors like Borges, Cheever, Chekhov, Gogol, Hemingway, Joyce, Jack London, de Maupassant, Salinger, Updike, etc.