Every time I get a recommendation request where one of the five recent reads contains a collection of short stories, I get ...
Here’s our selection of the best short stories ... achievement of the story, however, is its steady march towards a conclusion, which feels at the same time inevitable and... fully unexpected.
Short stories get a bad rap ... Prayers,” a young girl and best friend Rima try to recover from a school shooting as the adults around them seem to focus on all the wrong things; in “The ...
Defenders maintain that the best ... stories we’ve chosen for this list hinges on a person or persons violating the social ...
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is crossing over into the world of literature with a new collection of short stories that explore how people seek connections with others. The first-time author sits ...
From stories that explore the language of therapy to revamped fairytales, here are eight of the best short ... to all our newsletters. You can manage your subscriptions at any time from an email ...
I recall, with particular fondness, “Haunted Houseful,” “Ghostly Gallery” and “Witches’ Brew,” all ... best short fiction by an important contributor to Weird Tales. In its title ...