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Hey storytellers! 📖 Welcome to our cozy corner for short stories – whether you're spinning your own yarns or diving into favorites. Grab a virtual seat, share your quick tales, and soak up the creativity. From original gems to cherished classics, let's have a blast with bite-sized narratives. It's all about the love of short stories and the joy of sharing. Join the fun!

Join us in crafting worlds, evoking emotions, and embracing the power of concise narratives. Explore and post short stories whether original or not. (Try and avoid Piracy) Let your imagination unfold in this haven for short story enthusiasts!

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The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence (www.classicshorts.com)

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One of the greatest stories I've ever read. If you love a psychoanalytical story or supernatural fiction, give it a go!

A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger (xpressenglish.com)

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I was about ten years old (too young) when I read this for the first time. At that age I was accustomed to banal stories about clever grasshoppers and friendly bears.

I'm sure my jaw literally dropped when I got to the end-- but I also realized how powerful a story could be. I'll never forget that first time.

A Rose for Emily By William Faulkner (www.commonlit.org)

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Southern Gothic is a uniquely beautiful genre.

A Sound of Thunder By Ray Bradbury (www.astro.sunysb.edu)

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Ray Bradbury on the butterfly effect.... Yes please

The Gift of the Magi By O. Henry (americanenglish.state.gov)

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Even if you think you haven't read this, you probably have. Or heard the story. An absolute classic.

The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence (www.classicshorts.com)

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The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman (www.nlm.nih.gov)

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Psychological horror for anyone who loves a bit of feminist literature. Although its just a great read all round gor anyone. Strongly recommend.

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings By Gabriel Garcia Márquez (www.ndsu.edu)

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The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov (involarium.org)

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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (www.newyorker.com)

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A Shower of Gold by Donald Barthelme (www.jessamyn.com)

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Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect (infosec.pub)

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Warning: mental health, violence and sexual triggers throughout.

Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect

A Distant Episode by Paul Bowles (static1.squarespace.com)

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The Spinoza of Market Street by Isaac Bashevis Singer (fullreads.com)

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The Island of the Fay by Edgar Allan Poe (poestories.com)

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The Ones Who Stay and Fight - N. K. Jemisin (www.lightspeedmagazine.com)

submitted 2 months ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/shortstories@literature.cafe

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Reminded of this die to the posting of 'The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas'

The Man of Adamant by Nathaniel Hawthorne (www.gutenberg.org)

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The Shadows Over Innsmouth by HP Lovecraft (hplovecraft.com)

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“My Cheesecake-Shaped Poverty,” by Haruki Murakami (www.newyorker.com)

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The Guest by Albert Camus (www.theatlantic.com)

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (files.libcom.org)

submitted 3 months ago by Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to c/shortstories@literature.cafe

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Ursula K. Le Guin is a fantastic writer of speculative fiction and the author of the earthsea fantasy series.

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury (www.btboces.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to c/shortstories@literature.cafe

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Ray Bradbury is bloody brilliant (writrer of Fahrenheit 451)

Araby by James Joyce (www.plato-philosophy.org)

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You Perfect, Broken Thing by C.L Clark (www.uncannymagazine.com)

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Sci-Fi Short Stories with Mary Robinette Kowal and Brandon Sanderson | Five Favorites (youtu.be)

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Some of these have already been posted here in this community. Bit it's nice to hear em talk about it.