2006-07-10 08:09:22 · 25 answers · asked by Jack Nicholson 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
i have two that come to mind "The Catbird Seat" by James Thurber and "The Masque of the Red Death" by E.A. Poe
2006-07-10 09:31:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 6⤋
It is really tough to pick an absolute favorite. So I'll pick one fav and a couple of other good ones.
My favorite is a quirky story called "My Fake Job" written by Rodney Rothman. It was originally published in The New Yorker but can be found in The Best American Non-Required Reading 2002. Very funny and attention grabbing.
Another poignant, though longer, story is called "Higher Education" by Gary Smith. Orginally in Sports Illustrated and found in the same book. Both are really great reads.
2006-07-10 15:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Andrea S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a few favorite short stories:
Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
Margaret Atwood, Rape Fantasies
Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour
just to name a few
2006-07-10 15:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by nellierslmm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just finished a book of short stories by Stephen King. There are 14 short stories in it all by SK. My favorites though were" The little sisters of Eluria." (This short story is about Roland and the dark tower series, this is suppose to be his younger years) Also "Everything is eventual" and" Lucky quarter."
2006-07-10 15:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by whtecloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Talking Eggs by Robert D San Souci, Jerry Pinkney
2006-07-10 15:13:50 · answer #5 · answered by Crys H. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite short story is The Catbird Seat by James Thurber.
2006-07-10 15:15:00 · answer #6 · answered by Carlito Sway 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Ledgend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
2006-07-10 15:26:26 · answer #7 · answered by aisling7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The snopsis is -
A nameless woman is driven mad by enforced confinement after the birth of her child. Isolated in a colonial mansion and craving intellectual stimulation, she secretly begins to write. Ordered to her bedroom, the tortuous pattern of the wallpaper invades the recesses of her mind.
It sounds strange but it's quite creepy and really good.
2006-07-10 16:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by smitten_kitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cop and the Anthem by O.henry.Its about a young tramp Soapy who tries desperately to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail.He eats in expensive restaurents,steals,insults women,cause general mayham.But to no avail.he just doesn't get arrested until...
The Gift of the Magi,From the cabby's seat,Last leaf all by the same author are terrific stories.Another great writer is Anton Chekov.
2006-07-11 12:30:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oooh, tough call. I love short stories. I would pick either
1. The Box by Jack Ketchum or
2. Nightcrawlers by Robert R. McCammon.
2006-07-10 15:26:44 · answer #10 · answered by Maya M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have many favorite short stories. But I think my absolute favorite short story is by Edith Wharton, and it's called "Roman Fever."
http://www.geocities.com/short_stories_page/whartonromanfever.html
2006-07-10 15:30:15 · answer #11 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋