About Classical Short Reads!!

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[Andrew Butchers]

I really like the short stories of Saki - an English author writing in the years before the First World War. A lot of his stories show wry humour.

Also the stories of Damon Runyon - many of his stories are written in a style that is quite individual. A couple of his stories were the basis for the musical Guys and Dolls.

[HornyUK]

It is not a short story but I have to admit that "The Great Gatsby" it's an interesting book! I didn't used to read, but I met a philology student who recommended this book. Since then, my mind has developed an appetite for reading.

[Paris Kumar]

When I have no idea what to read, I find a bunch of free short stories online at lots of publications.
I look to see if they have any short fiction available that I can read first.

The stories on this list that are not from any of those publications, I found through simple Google searches.

Here are a few of my favorite free short stories you can read online right now at https://bookriot.com/free-short-stories-online/
It is just knowledgeable, not promotional.


“A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND” BY FLANNERY O’CONNOR

"THE LOTTERY” BY SHIRLEY JACKSON

"THE CITY BORN GREAT” BY N.K. JEMISIN (TOR)

"THE EMBASSY OF CAMBODIA” BY ZADIE SMITH (THE NEW YORKER)

"SWEETNESS” BY TONI MORRISON (THE NEW YORKER)

"EXHALATION” BY TED CHIANG (LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE)

[Tijani Islamiat Kofoworola]

That was an awesome job! It shows how competent you are. Keep it up. Thanks for your posting.

[Lilian Namatsi]

Thank you for posting this. This is an interesting story. I enjoy reading short stories. I would like to read more of this.
Congrats!

[angel shaffer]

I would love to see a list of these short reads! What are your top choices? I am limited on time and mental capacity sometimes so I prefer the ones that quickly grab attention.