The Egg by Andy Weir ( galactanet.com )
This is one most of you have probably read or watched the YouTube video for. But if you haven't, please enjoy! The YouTube video is excellent but the story is great either way.
They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson ( www.mit.edu )
This is one of my favorite short stories. I'm sure most of you have read it. It's pretty popular. Glad I found this instance. I'll be posting a few things that I haven't seen here. Let me know if I overdo it lol.
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury ( www.btboces.org )
Ray Bradbury is bloody brilliant writrer of Fahrenheit 451)
The Egg, by Andy Weir ( galactanet.com )
[Meta] What I hope this community can be for you.
Curated Story Recommendations: I've been sharing some of my favorite short stories here. Hoping this becomes a go-to spot for everyone to find a quality read each day—whether you're on the go or winding down before bed. I hope these picks make your daily reads more enjoyable....
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin ( files.libcom.org )
Ursula K. Le Guin is a fantastic writer of speculative fiction and the author of the earthsea fantasy series.
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Alan Poe
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that gave utterance to a threat. At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely, settled --but the very definitiveness with which it...
A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf ( americanliterature.com )
Exhalation by Ted Chiang ( ia801500.us.archive.org )
Love Ted Chiang
Sour Milk Girls by Erin Roberts ( clarkesworldmagazine.com )
Not All Rot Is Ruin – E.A. Petricone ( magazine.metaphorosis.com )
E.A. Petricone, "We, The Girls Who Did Not Make It" (tw horror, violence) ( www.nightmare-magazine.com )
“The Gorge” by Umberto Eco ( www.newyorker.com )
LOOOOVE Umberto Eco
HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut ( www.tnellen.com )
“Borges and I” by Jorge Luis Borges ( www.amherstlecture.org )
The other one, the one called Borges, is the one things...
I wanna submit a short story into some competetion or for publication. Where and how do I do this?
Are there any competetions yall are aware of. I'm a first time writer and don't know where to go or what to do. Appreciate any advice!...
The Library of Babel [Borges] ( youtu.be )
[Fantasy]...
Harrison Bergeron [Vonnegut] [Sci-Fi]
The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th...
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson ( www.newyorker.com )
Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang ( fyp.uoregon.edu )
Maybe my favourite short story ever. Def top 5. The story on which the incredible Dennis Vellenuve movie Arrival is based. Which is also my favorite movie. Basically I couldnt recommend this story enough!
A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway ( americanliterature.com )
Published in 1936 in Esquire, Hemingway's protagonist reflects his own questioning of morals and philosophy as a writer leaning too heavily on wealth and privilege. Considered one of the finest reflections by "the Lost Generation" who experienced both world wars and the Spanish War. Hemingway's short story inspired the movie...
Work, Death and Sickness by Leo Tolstoy ( americanliterature.com )
A parable by one of the greatest writers ever
17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future ( www.sbnation.com )
This is one of my favorites, it's an interactive reading experience sort of, but it works on mobile as well as desktop and it is really not what the title makes it sound like. It's quite an amazing read. Maybe a little too long for this place but thought I'd share! Let me know if you like it! There's a sequel as well!
H.P Lovecraft: The Cats of Ulthar (fantasy)
It is said that in Ulthar, which lies beyond the river Skai, no man may kill a cat; and this I can verily believe as I gaze upon him who sitteth purring before the fire. For the cat is cryptic, and close to strange things which men cannot see. He is the soul of antique Aegyptus, and bearer of tales from forgotten cities in Meroe...