There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury (www.btboces.org)
Ray Bradbury is bloody brilliant writrer of Fahrenheit 451)
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!
E.A. Petricone, "We, The Girls Who Did Not Make It" (tw horror, violence) (www.nightmare-magazine.com)
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[Meta] What I hope this community can be for you.
Curated Story Recommendations: Iâve been sharing some of my favorite short stories here. Hoping this becomes a go-to spot for everyone to find a quality read each dayâwhether youâre 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.
Lauren Groff, "The Wind". (www.newyorker.com)
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The Sisters [James Joyce] [Modernist, Avant Garde]
Three nights in succession I had found myself in Great Britain-street at that hour, as if by Providence. Three nights also I had raised my eyes to that lighted square of window and speculated. I seemed to understand that it would occur at night. But in spite of the Providence that had led my feet, and in spite of the reverent...
âThe Gorgeâ by Umberto Eco (www.newyorker.com)
LOOOOVE Umberto Eco
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson (www.newyorker.com)
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"The Skylight Room" | The Four Million | O. Henry | (etc.usf.edu)
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Maureen McHugh, "Liminal Spaces". (reactormag.com)
Nathan Ballingrud, "The Maw" (horror). (www.nightmare-magazine.com)
HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut (www.tnellen.com)
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Araby by James Joyce (www.plato-philosophy.org)
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. Iâm a first time writer and donât know where to go or what to do. Appreciate any advice!
Maureen McHugh, "The Goldfish Man". (www.uncannymagazine.com)
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Spirit of the Night by Tom Maddox (Science Fiction) (www.baen.com)
A cyberpunk story originally published in 1987! Kind of interesting to see that eraâs depictions of cybersecurity and AI.
Carley Thorne, "Permission to Pause" (www.cbc.ca)
Nathan Ballingrud, "Sunbleached" (horror). (www.nightmare-magazine.com)
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âBorges and Iâ by Jorge Luis Borges (www.amherstlecture.org)
The other one, the one called Borges, is the one things happen to. I walk through the streets of Buenos Aires and stop for a moment, perhaps mechanically now, to look at the arch of an entrance hall and the grillwork on the gate; I know of Borges from the mail and see his name on a list of professors or in a biographical...
Not All Rot Is Ruin â E.A. Petricone (magazine.metaphorosis.com)
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