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Mar 10, 2024 · Cathedral by Raymond Carver. Jump to details. $14 Amazon. Stories of Your Life by Ted Chiang. Jump to details. $33 Amazon. On the Honeymoon by Javier Marias. Jump to details. $50 Amazon.
The stories on this page are taken from Reedsy’s writing contest. At the top of the page, you’ll find entries shortlisted by our panel of judges, representing the best contemporary stories from the hundreds of submissions each week. We also compile the best of the best for publication in Prompted, our brand new literary magazine.
Jul 13, 2017 · Jamaica Kincaid, “ Girl ”. It’s one of the most widely-anthologized short stories for a reason: rhythmic and lyric, a triumph of voice and immediacy. I think of it as a ribbon that unwinds and unwinds, revealing a relationship, a way of life, and of course, a girl. Joy Williams, “ Aubade ”. Just about any of the pieces in Ninety-nine ...
Introspective Stories. An Idle Fellow by Kate Chopin. "I think I shall walk a space through the world with my friend Paul." The Night Came Slowly by Kate Chopin. "The night came slowly, softly, as I lay out there under the maple tree." An Imperial Message by Franz Kafka.
Apr 24, 2023 · A golden chain for a bunch of flowers. And a dog for a golden chain. All the world is give and take, and who knows if I may have my apple dumpling yet.”. Why we love it: When an old woman sets out to trade her basket of plums for some apples, her quest takes a few twists and turns along the way.
8. Jorge Luis Borges, ‘ The Lottery in Babylon ’. The Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges is one of the great short-fiction writers of the twentieth century, and many of his classic tales stretch to just a few pages. ‘The Lottery in Babylon’, first published in 1941, is among his most ‘Kafkaesque’ tales.
