A
‘The Little Men’ by Megan Abbott
‘The Sacrificial Egg’ by Chinua Achebe
‘Birdsong’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
‘The Headstrong Historian’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
‘The Warm Fuzzies’ by Chris Adrian
‘A Mother’s Tale’ by James Agee
‘The Bound Man’ by Ilse Aichinger
‘Silent Snow, Secret Snow’ by Conrad Aiken
Daniel Alarcón
‘Collectors’ by Daniel Alarcón
‘The Provincials’ by Daniel Alarcón
‘Republica Y Grau’ by Daniel Alarcón
A
‘An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving’ by Louisa May Alcott
‘Marjorie Daw’ by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Sherman Alexie
‘Amusements’ by Sherman Alexie
‘Breaking And Entering’ by Sherman Alexie
‘Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest’ by Sherman Alexie
‘Every Little Hurricane’ by Sherman Alexie
‘Family Portrait’ by Sherman Alexie
‘Flight Patterns’ by Sherman Alexie
‘The Fun House’ by Sherman Alexie
‘Indian Education’ by Sherman Alexie
‘The Lone Ranger And Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven’ by Sherman Alexie
‘The Only Traffic Signal On The Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore’ by Sherman Alexie
‘This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona’ by Sherman Alexie
‘The Toughest Indian In The World’ by Sherman Alexie
‘War Dances’ by Sherman Alexie
‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ by Sherman Alexie
a
‘Three Is A Lucky Number’ by Margery Allingham
‘The Photograph’ by Enrique Amorim
Hans Christian Andersen
‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ by Hans Christian Andersen
‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Andersen
‘The Shirt-Collar’ by Hans Christian Andersen
‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’ by Hans Christian Andersen
‘The Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christian Andersen
Sherwood Anderson
‘Brothers’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘Death In The Woods’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘Godliness’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘I’m A Fool’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘A Man Of Ideas’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘Nobody Knows’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘Paper Pills’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘The Philosopher’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘The Other Woman’ by Sherwood Anderson
‘Unlighted Lamps’ by Sherwood Anderson
A
‘The Christmas Turkey’ by Mário de Andrade
‘Steady Going Up’ by Maya Angelou
‘The Emerald Light In The Air’ by Donald Antrim
Max Apple
A
‘The Switchman’ by Juan José Arreola
‘The Striding Place’ by Gertrude Atherton
MARGARET ATWOOD
‘The Man From Mars’ by Margaret Atwood
‘Simmering’ by Margaret Atwood
‘Stone Mattress’ by Margaret Atwood
‘There Was Once’ by Margaret Atwood
A
‘Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story’ by Paul Auster
Isaac Babel
‘At Grandmother’s’ by Isaac Babel
‘My First Goose’ by Isaac Babel
‘The Story Of My Dovecote’ by Isaac Babel
B
‘Everything’ by Ingeborg Bachmann
‘Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie’ by Beryl Bainbridge
James Baldwin
‘Going To Meet The Man’ by James Baldwin
‘Sonny’s Blues’ by James Baldwin
‘This Morning, This Evening, So Soon’ by James Baldwin
B
‘The Unknown Masterpiece’ by Honoré de Balzac
Toni Cade BamBara
‘Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird’ by Toni Cade Bambara
‘Gorilla, My Love’ by Toni Cade Bambara
‘Happy Birthday’ by Toni Cade Bambara
‘The Lesson’ by Toni Cade Bambara
‘My Man Bovanne’ by Toni Cade Bambara
‘Sweet Town’ by Toni Cade Bambara
B
‘Lobster Night’ by Russell Banks
‘Summer Voices’ by John Banville
Donald Barthelme
‘Concerning The Bodyguard’ by Donald Barthelme
‘Cortés And Montezuma’ by Donald Barthelme
‘I Bought A Little City’ by Donald Barthelme
‘The Indian Uprising’ by Donald Barthelme
‘The King Of Jazz’ by Donald Barthelme
‘Me And Miss Mandible’ by Donald Barthelme
‘The Rise Of Capitalism’ by Donald Barthelme
‘Robert Kennedy Saved From Drowning’ by Donald Barthelme
‘The School’ by Donald Barthelme
B
‘Anhedonia, Here I Come’ by Colin Barrett
‘A Kidnapped Santa Claus’ by L. Frank Baum
Richard Bausch
‘All The Way In Flagstaff, Arizona’ by Richard Bausch
‘Aren’t You Happy For Me?’ by Richard Bausch
‘The Fireman’s Wife’ by Richard Bausch
‘Nobody In Hollywood’ by Richard Bausch
B
Ann Beattie
‘Greenwich Time’ by Ann Beattie
‘Heaven On A Summer Night’ by Ann Beattie
‘Horatio’s Trick’ by Ann Beattie
‘In The White Night’ by Ann Beattie
‘Where You’ll Find Me’ by Ann Beattie
‘The Working Girl’ by Ann Beattie
B
‘A Different Kind Of Imperfection’ by Thomas Beller
‘A Silver Dish’ by Saul Bellow
‘The Doctor And The Rabbi’ by Aimee Bender
‘Quiet Please’ by Aimee Bender
‘Too Early Spring’ by Stephen Vincent Benét
‘The Genuine Tabard’ by E.C. Bentley
Wendell Berry
‘Dismemberment’ by Wendell Berry
‘Fly Away, Breath’ by Wendell Berry
‘A Half-Pint Of Old Darling’ by Wendell Berry
‘A Jonquil For Mary Penn’ by Wendell Berry
‘Making It Home’ by Wendell Berry
Ambrose Bierce
‘A Baby Tramp’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘A Baffled Ambuscade’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘The Boarded Window’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘Chickamauga’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘The Death Of Halpin Frayser’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘Four Days In Dixie’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘A Horseman In The Sky’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘Killed At Resaca’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘One Officer, One Man’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘One Summer Night’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘A Resumed Identity’ by Ambrose Bierce
‘A Vine On A House’ by Ambrose Bierce
B
‘Condemned House’ by Lucille Boehm
Roberto Bolaño
‘Days Of 1978’ by Roberto Bolaño
‘Gómez Palacio’ by Roberto Bolaño
‘Henri Simon Leprince’ by Roberto Bolaño
‘Last Evenings On Earth’ by Roberto Bolaño
‘Mauricio (‘The Eye’) Silva’ by Roberto Bolaño
‘Phone Calls’ by Roberto Bolaño
B
‘What’s Your Problem?’ by Robert Boles
‘Action Will Be Taken’ by Heinrich Boll
‘A Summer Tragedy’ by Arna Bontemps
‘Talk To The Music’ by Arna Bontemps
‘Do Stay, Giraffe’ by Wolfgang Borchert
‘Most Die Young’ by Camille Bordas
Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Aleph’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Approach To Al-Mu’tasim’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘August 25, 1983’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Book Of Sand’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Circular Ruins’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘Death And The Compass’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Garden Of The Forking Paths’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Gospel According To Mark’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘Ibn-Hakam al-Bokhari, Murdered In His Labyrinth’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Library Of Babel’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Man On The Threshold’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘On Exactitude In Science’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The South’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Two Kings And The Two Labyrinths’ by Jorge Luis Borges
‘The Wait’ by Jorge Luis Borges
B
‘The Supper’ by Tadeusz Borowski
‘Encarnación Mendoza’s Christmas Eve’ by Juan Bosch
‘Cowardice’ by Abdeslam Boulaich
ELIZABETH BOWEN
‘Her Table Spread’ by Elizabeth Bowen
‘The Jungle’ by Elizabeth Bowen
‘The Mysterious Kor’ by Elizabeth Bowen
B
‘A Day In The Open’ by Jane Bowles
‘East Side: North Africa’ by Jane Bowles
Paul Bowles
‘A Distant Episode’ by Paul Bowles
‘The Frozen Fields’ by Paul Bowles
‘In The Red Room’ by Paul Bowles
B
Kay Boyle
‘Nothing Ever Breaks Except The Heart’ by Kay Boyle
T. Coraghessan Boyle
‘Are We Not Men?’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle
‘Chicxulub’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle
‘Greasy Lake’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle
‘The Hector Quesadilla Story’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle
‘The Hit Man’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle
‘Zapatos’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Ray Bradbury
‘All Summer In A Day’ by Ray Bradbury
‘-And The Moon Be Still As Bright’ by Ray Bradbury
‘And The Rock Cried Out’ by Ray Bradbury
‘Asleep In Armageddon’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Fight Of The Good Ship Clarissa’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Fire Balloons’ by Ray Bradbury
‘I See You Never’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Last Night Of The World’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Off Season’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Other Foot’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Pedestrian’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Sound Of Summer Running’ by Ray Bradbury
‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ by Ray Bradbury
‘The Whole Town’s Sleeping’ by Ray Bradbury
B
‘The Coin Of Dionysius’ by Ernest Bramah
‘Revenge Of The Lawn’ by Richard Brautigan
Maeve Brennan
‘An Attack Of Hunger’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Barrel Of Rumors’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Beginning Of A Long Story’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Carpet With The Big Pink Roses On It’ by Maeve Brennan
‘Christmas Eve’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Clever One’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Devil In Us’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Drowned Man’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Eldest Child’ by Maeve Brennan
‘Family Walls’ by Maeve Brennan
‘A Free Choice’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Morning After The Big Fire’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Old Man Of The Sea’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Poor Men And Women’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Shadow Of Kindness’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Springs Of Affection’ by Maeve Brennan
‘Stories Of Africa’ by Maeve Brennan
‘The Twelfth Wedding Anniversary’ by Maeve Brennan
‘A Young Girl Can Spoil Her Chances’ by Maeve Brennan
B
‘The State Of Grace’ by Harold Brodkey
‘A Matter Of Time’ by Frank London Brown
‘Christmas Day In The Morning’ by Pearl S. Buck
‘The Cold Outside’ by John Burnside
‘To The Wilderness I Wander’ by Frank Butler
‘The End Of The World’ by Dino Buzzati
C
‘The Baby In The Icebox’ by James M. Cain
‘Kneel To The Rising Sun’ by Erskine Caldwell
‘In Greenwich, There Are Many Gravelled Walks’ by Hortense Calisher
‘A Cap For Steve’ by Morley Callaghan
‘The Faithful Wife’ by Morley Callaghan
‘Memorial Day’ by Peter Cameron
truman Capote
‘A Christmas Memory’ by Truman Capote
‘My Side Of The Matter’ by Truman Capote
C
‘The H Street Sledding Record’ by Ron Carlson
‘Reading The Paper’ by Ron Carlson
‘Flesh And The Mirror’ by Angela Carter
‘The Kitchen Baby’ by Angela Carter
‘The Keyhole Eye’ by John Stewart Carter
Raymond Carver
‘After The Denim’ by Raymond Carver
‘Are These Actual Miles?’ by Raymond Carver
‘Chef’s House’ by Raymond Carver
‘Everything Stuck To Him’ by Raymond Carver
‘Jerry And Molly And Sam’ by Raymond Carver
‘Popular Mechanics’ by Raymond Carver
‘Preservation’ by Raymond Carver
‘A Small, Good Thing’ by Raymond Carver
‘The Student’s Wife’ by Raymond Carver
‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love’ by Raymond Carver
‘Where I’m Calling From’ by Raymond Carver
‘Why Don’t You Dance?’ by Raymond Carver
C
‘Cooking Lesson’ by Rosario Castellanos
Willa Cather
‘The Burglar’s Christmas’ by Willa Cather
‘Double Birthday’ by Willa Cather
‘The Enchanted Bluff’ by Willa Cather
‘The Garden Lodge’ by Willa Cather
‘A Golden Slipper’ by Willa Cather
‘The Namesake’ by Willa Cather
‘Nanette: An Aside’ by Willa Cather
‘On The Divide’ by Willa Cather
‘On The Gull’s Road’ by Willa Cather
C
‘Son Of The Wolfman’ by Michael Chabon
‘(I Thought My Father Looked Like FDR)’ by George Chambers
John Cheever
‘The Angel Of The Bridge’ by John Cheever
‘Christmas Is A Sad Season For The Poor’ by John Cheever
‘The Enormous Radio’ by John Cheever
‘The Five-Forty-Eight’ by John Cheever
‘The Hartleys’ by John Cheever
‘The Music Teacher’ by John Cheever
‘O City Of Broken Dreams’ by John Cheever
‘O Youth And Beauty’ by John Cheever
‘The Season Of Divorce’ by John Cheever
‘The Sutton Place Story’ by John Cheever
‘The World Of Apples’ by John Cheever
‘The Worm In The Apple’ by John Cheever
Anton Chekhov
‘At Christmas Time’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Beauties’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Black Monk’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Darling’ by Anton Chekhov
‘A Day In The Country’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Death Of A Government Clerk’ by Anton Chekhov
‘Fat And Thin’ by Anton Chekhov
‘Gooseberries’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Huntsman’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Lady With The Little Dog’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Looking Glass’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Lottery Ticket’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Man In A Case’ by Anton Chekhov
‘The Student’ by Anton Chekhov
C
‘The Oracle Of The Dog’ by G.K. Chesterton
‘The Queer Feet’ by G.K. Chesterton
‘Northerners Can Be So Smug’ by Alice Childress
‘The Pocketbook Game’ by Alice Childress
Kate Chopin
‘La Belle Zoraide’ by Kate Chopin
‘A Pair Of Silk Stockings’ by Kate Chopin
‘The Story Of An Hour’ by Kate Chopin
Agatha Christie
‘The Adventure Of The Cheap Flat’ by Agatha Christie
‘The Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding’ by Agatha Christie
‘The Case Of The Missing Will’ by Agatha Christie
‘The Chocolate Box’ by Agatha Christie
‘Miss Marple Tells A Story’ by Agatha Christie
‘The Mystery Of The Spanish Chest’ by Agatha Christie
‘The Tragedy At Marsdon Manor’ by Agatha Christie
‘The Veiled Lady’ by Agatha Christie
‘Witness For The Prosecution’ by Agatha Christie
C
‘The Wind And The Snow Of Winter’ by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
‘The Nine Billion Names Of God’ by Arthur C. Clarke
‘The Star’ by Arthur C. Clarke
‘The Boy Who Painted Christ Black’ by John Henrik Clarke
‘Santa Claus Is A White Man’ by John Henrik Clarke
‘Northeast Regional’ by Emma Cline
‘Wild Plums’ by Grace Stone Coates
‘Exteriors’ by Kathleen Collins
‘The Most Dangerous Game’ by Richard Connell
Robert Coover
‘The Babysitter’ by Robert Coover
‘Going For A Beer’ by Robert Coover
‘The Hanging Of The Schoolmarm’ by Robert Coover
‘Invasion Of The Martians’ by Robert Coover
C
‘Blue Girl’ by Elizabeth Crane
‘You Must Be This Happy To Enter’ by Elizabeth Crane
Stephen Crane
‘A Dark Brown Dog’ by Stephen Crane
‘An Experiment In Misery’ by Stephen Crane
‘Four Men In A Cave’ by Stephen Crane
‘His New Mittens’ by Stephen Crane
‘The Open Boat’ by Stephen Crane
C
‘The Doll’s Ghost’ by F. Marion Crawford
‘Little Man’ by Michael Cunningham
‘The Manhunt’ by Daniel Curley
‘The Christmas Miracle’ by Rebecca Curtis
Roald Dahl
‘Man From The South’ by Roald Dahl
D
‘Drummond & Son’ by Charles D’Ambrosio
‘The Point’ by Charles D’Ambrosio
Edwidge Danticat
‘Children Of The Sea’ by Edwidge Danticat
‘New York Day Women’ by Edwidge Danticat
‘Night Women’ by Edwidge Danticat
‘Reading Lessons’ by Edwidge Danticat
‘Water Child’ by Edwidge Danticat
Lydia Davis
‘Break It Down’ by Lydia Davis
‘Grammar Questions’ by Lydia Davis
‘The Two Davises And The Rugs’ by Lydia Davis
D
‘Then We’ll Set It Right’ by Robert Gorham Davis
‘The Writer’s Trade’ by Nicholas Delbanco
Junot Díaz
‘Edison, New Jersey’ by Junot Díaz
‘How To Date A Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, Or Halfie)’ by Junot Díaz
‘The Sun, The Moon, The Stars’ by Junot Díaz
D
‘The Hanging Stranger’ by Philip K. Dick
Charles Dickens
‘The Christmas Tree’ by Charles Dickens
‘A Haunted House’ by Charles Dickens
‘Hunted Down’ by Charles Dickens
‘Nobody’s Story’ by Charles Dickens
‘The Poor Relation’s Story’ by Charles Dickens
D
‘The World In A Bowl Of Soup: A Christmas Story’ by Annie Dillard
‘Christ In Concrete’ by Pietro di Donato
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
‘The Beggar Boy At Christ’s Christmas Tree’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
‘A Christmas Tree And A Wedding’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
‘The Crocodile’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
‘The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
‘An Honest Thief’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
‘A Novel In Nine Letters’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
‘The Peasant Marey’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
D
‘Second-Hand Man’ by Rita Dove
Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Adventure Of Abbey Grange’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Adventure Of The Dancing Men’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Adventure Of The Empty House’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Adventure Of The Norwood Builder’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Adventure Of The Solitary Cyclist’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Adventure Of The Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘A Case Of Identity’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Final Problem’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Five Orange Pips’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Leather Funnel’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Red-Headed League’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
‘A Scandal In Bohemia’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
D
‘The Lost Phoebe’ by Theodore Dreiser
‘Accident At The Sugarbeet’ by Tom Drury
Paul Laurence Dunbar
‘The Ingrate’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar
‘The Lynching Of Jube Benson’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar
‘An Old-Time Christmas’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar
D
‘Tony’s Wife’ by Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Stuart Dybek
‘Blowing Shades’ by Stuart Dybek
‘Chopin In Winter’ by Stuart Dybek
‘Death Of A Right Fielder’ by Stuart Dybek
‘Lunch At The Loyola Arms’ by Stuart Dybek
‘Ordinary Nudes’ by Stuart Dybek
‘Paper Lantern’ by Stuart Dybek
E
‘A Long Day’s Dying’ by William Eastlake
DEBORAH EISENBERG
‘Across The Lake’ by Deborah Eisenberg
‘The Flaw In The Design’ by Deborah Eisenberg
‘Like It Or Not’ by Deborah Eisenberg
‘The Third Tower’ by Deborah Eisenberg
‘Twilight Of The Superheroes’ by Deborah Eisenberg
E
‘A Poetics For Bullies’ by Stanley Elkin
‘The NRACP’ by George P. Elliott
‘Backwacking, A Plea To The Senator’ by Ralph Ellison
‘Free Fruit For Young Widows’ by Nathan Englander
‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank’ by Nathan Englander
Anne Enright
‘Until The Girl Died’ by Anne Enright
E
‘Malta Sheffer’ by Nelson Eubanks
‘Uncle Raymond’ by Nelson Eubanks
‘Robert E. Lee Is Dead’ by Danielle Evans
F
‘Mary Elizabeth’ by Jessie Faucet
William Faulkner
‘A Bear Hunt’ by William Faulkner
‘Barn Burning’ by William Faulkner
‘Death Drag’ by William Faulkner
‘Dry September’ by William Faulkner
‘An Error In Chemistry’ by William Faulkner
‘Hand Upon The Waters’ by William Faulkner
‘That Evening Sun’ by William Faulkner
‘A Rose For Emily’ by William Faulkner
‘Shall Not Perish’ by William Faulkner
‘Shingles For The Lord’ by William Faulkner
‘The Tall Men’ by William Faulkner
F
‘The Dinner Party’ by Joshua Ferris
F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Babylon Revisited’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Bowl’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Bridal Party’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Cut-Glass Bowl’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Diamond As Big As The Ritz’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Dice, Brassknuckles & Guitar’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Financing Finnegan’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Ice Palace’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Jelly-Bean’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Lost Decade’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘May Day’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Night Of Chancellorsville’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Offshore Pirate’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Sensible Thing’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘A Short Trip Home’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘The Swimmers’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Winter Dreams’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F
‘Teller’s Ticket’ by Robert Flanagan
‘Saint Julian The Hospitaller’ by Gustave Flaubert
Richard Ford
‘Quality Time’ by Richard Ford
‘Under The Radar’ by Richard Ford
F
‘The White Maniac – A Doctor’s Tale’ by Mary Fortune
‘The Speech Of Polly Baker’ by Benjamin Franklin
Mary Wilkins Freeman
‘Ann Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings’ by Mary Wilkins Freeman
‘The Cat’ by Mary Wilkins Freeman
‘The Christmas Masquerade’ by Mary Wilkins Freeman
‘Luella Miller’ by Mary Wilkins Freeman
F
‘A Family Like Any Other’ by Carlos Fuentes
‘The Doll Queen’ by Carlos Fuentes
Neil Gaiman
‘The Case Of Four And Twenty Blackbirds’ by Neil Gaiman
‘Down To A Sunless Sea’ by Neil Gaiman
‘Good Boys Deserve Favors’ by Neil Gaiman
‘How To Talk To Girls At Parties’ by Neil Gaiman
‘When We Went To See The End Of The World By Dawnie Morningside, Age 11¼’ by Neil Gaiman
Mary Gaitskill
‘An Affair, Edited’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Because They Wanted To’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘The Blanket’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Connection’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Daisy’s Valentine’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘A Dream Of Men’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘The Girl On The Plane’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Mirrorball’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Other Factors’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘The Other Place’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Romantic Weekend’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Tiny Smiling Daddy’ by Mary Gaitskill
‘Trying To Be’ by Mary Gaitskill
G
‘How Can I Help?’ by Rivka Galchen
Mavis Gallant
‘Going Ashore’ by Mavis Gallant
‘The Sunday After Christmas’ by Mavis Gallant
‘When We Were Nearly Young’ by Mavis Gallant
G
‘Peace On High’ by Rómulo Gallegos
Gabriel García Márquez
‘Death Constant Beyond Love’ by Gabriel García Márquez
‘Eyes Of A Blue Dog’ by Gabriel García Márquez
‘The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World’ by Gabriel García Márquez
‘The Last Voyage Of The Ghost Ship’ by Gabriel García Márquez
‘One Of These Days’ by Gabriel García Márquez
‘Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses’ by Gabriel García Márquez
‘A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings’ by Gabriel García Márquez
‘The Woman Who Came At Six O’Clock’ by Gabriel García Márquez
G
‘The Confidence Man’ by George Garrett
‘The Old Army Game’ by George Garrett
‘Everybody Knows Tobie’ by Daniel Garza
‘In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country’ by William Gass
‘The Paperhanger’ by William Gay
‘Victory Over Japan’ by Ellen Gilchrist
‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman
‘Falalalalalalalala’ by Nikki Giovanni
‘The Prize Lodger’ by George Gissing
Nikolai Gogol
‘The Carriage’ by Nikolai Gogol
‘Diary Of A Madman’ by Nikolai Gogol
‘Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka And His Aunt’ by Nikolai Gogol
‘Nevsky Prospect’ by Nikolai Gogol
‘The Overcoat’ by Nikolai Gogol
‘St. John’s Eve’ by Nikolai Gogol
G
‘City Lovers’ by Nadine Gordimer
‘Last Day In The Field’ by Caroline Gordon
‘The Parker Shotgun’ by Sue Grafton
Graham Greene
‘Cheap In August’ by Graham Greene
‘The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen’ by Graham Greene
‘Two Gentle People’ by Graham Greene
G
‘Dogs Go Wolf’ by Lauren Groff
‘The Midnight Zone’ by Lauren Groff
Tessa Hadley
‘The Card Trick’ by Tessa Hadley
‘Cecilia Awakened’ by Tessa Hadley
‘Dido’s Lament’ by Tessa Hadley
‘Funny Little Snake’ by Tessa Hadley
‘One Saturday Morning’ by Tessa Hadley
‘Silk Brocade’ by Tessa Hadley
‘The Surrogate’ by Tessa Hadley
H
‘Who Lived And Died Believing’ by Nancy Hale
‘The Ledge’ by Lawrence Sargent Hall
Barry Hannah
‘Coming Close To Donna’ by Barry Hannah
‘Dragged Fighting From His Tomb’ by Barry Hannah
‘Even Greenland’ by Barry Hannah
‘Knowing He Was Not My Kind Yet I Followed’ by Barry Hannah
‘Midnight And I’m Not Famous Yet’ by Barry Hannah
‘Testimony Of Pilot’ by Barry Hannah
H
‘The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story’ by Joel Chandler Harris
Bret Harte
‘The Luck Of Roaring Camp’ by Bret Harte
‘The Outcasts Of Poker Flat’ by Bret Harte
‘Tennessee’s Partner’ by Bret Harte
H
Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘The Birth-Mark’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘The Christmas Banquet’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘Feathertop’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘The Haunted Mind’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘John Inglefield’s Thanksgiving’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘The Man Of Adamant’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘The Maypole Of Merry-Mount’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘The Minister’s Black Veil’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘The Prophetic Pictures’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘Wakefield’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘Young Goodman Brown’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
H
‘Cranberry Relish’ by Katherine Heiny
‘Letters From The Samantha‘ by Mark Helprin
‘The Schreuderspitze’ by Mark Helprin
Ernest Hemingway
‘Che Ti Dice La Patria?’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘Hills Like White Elephants’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘Homage To Switzerland’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘In Another Country’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘The Killers’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘My Old Man’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘A Simple Enquiry’ by Ernest Hemingway
‘The Snows Of Kilimanjaro’ by Ernest Hemingway
Amy Hempel
‘And Lead Us Not Into Penn Station’ by Amy Hempel
‘At The Animal Shelter’ by Amy Hempel
‘The Children’s Party’ by Amy Hempel
‘In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried’ by Amy Hempel
‘The Most Girl Part Of You’ by Amy Hempel
‘Rapture Of The Deep’ by Amy Hempel
‘To Those Of You Who Missed Your Connecting Flights Out Of O’Hare’ by Amy Hempel
‘Tom-Rock Through The Eels’ by Amy Hempel
‘Tonight Is A Favor To Holly’ by Amy Hempel
‘When It’s Human Instead Of When It’s Dog’ by Amy Hempel
O. Henry
‘After Twenty Years’ by O. Henry
‘Christmas By Injunction’ by O. Henry
‘The Clarion Call’ by O. Henry
‘The Cop And The Anthem’ by O. Henry
‘The Duplicity Of Hargraves’ by O. Henry
‘The Furnished Room’ by O. Henry
‘The Gift Of The Magi’ by O. Henry
‘Mammon And The Archer’ by O. Henry
‘The Ransom Of Red Chief’ by O. Henry
‘A Retrieved Reformation’ by O. Henry
‘The Romance Of A Busy Broker’ by O. Henry
‘The Skylight Room’ by O. Henry
‘Transients In Arcadia’ by O. Henry
‘Two Thanksgiving Gentlemen’ by O. Henry
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‘The Balcony’ by Filisberto Hernández
‘Brooklyns Lose’ by William Heuman
Patricia Highsmith
‘The Breeder’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Coquette’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Dancer’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Female Novelist’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Fully Licensed Whore, Or, The Wife’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Hand’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Heroine’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Invalid, Or The Bedridden’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Middle-Class Housewife’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘The Trouble With Mrs. Blynn, The Trouble With The World’ by Patricia Highsmith
‘Where The Door Is Always Open And The Welcome Mat Is Out’ by Patricia Highsmith
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‘Dirty Deceivers’ by Chester Himes
‘Mama’s Missionary Money’ by Chester Himes
‘The Peach Stone’ by Paul Horgan
‘The Best Girlfriend You Never Had’ by Pam Houston
‘Christmas Every Day’ by William Dean Howells
Langston Hughes
‘Christmas Song’ by Langston Hughes
‘Conversation On The Corner’ by Langston Hughes
‘Feet Live Their Own Life’ by Langston Hughes
‘Landladies’ by Langston Hughes
‘One Christmas Eve’ by Langston Hughes
‘One Friday Morning’ by Langston Hughes
‘Present For Joyce’ by Langston Hughes
‘Simple On Indian Blood’ by Langston Hughes
‘Simple On Military Integration’ by Langston Hughes
‘Simple Prays A Prayer’ by Langston Hughes
‘Slave On The Block’ by Langston Hughes
‘Thank You Ma’am’ by Langston Hughes
‘Tied In A Bow’ by Langston Hughes
‘Vicious Circle’ by Langston Hughes
‘Who’s Passing For Who?’ by Langston Hughes
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‘The Rain Horse’ by Ted Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
‘Drenched In Light’ by Zora Neale Hurston
‘Eatonville Anthology’ by Zora Neale Hurston
‘The Gilded Six-Bits’ by Zora Neale Hurston
‘Muttsy’ by Zora Neale Hurston
Washington Irving
‘The Adventure Of The German Student’ by Washington Irving
‘The Bold Dragoon, Or The Adventure Of My Grandfather’ by Washington Irving
‘The Devil And Tom Walker’ by Washington Irving
‘The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow’ by Washington Irving
‘Legend Of The Two Discreet Statues’ by Washington Irving
‘Rip Van Winkle’ by Washington Irving
‘The Stout Gentleman’ by Washington Irving
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‘A Family Supper’ by Kazuo Ishiguro
‘A Village After Dark’ by Kazuo Ishiguro
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‘Billy’s Girl’ by Gordon Jackson
‘Serve-And-Volley Near Vichy’ by Greg Jackson
Shirley Jackson
‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson
‘One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts’ by Shirley Jackson
‘The Possibility Of Evil’ by Shirley Jackson
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‘Change Of Treatment’ by W.W. Jacobs
‘The Monkey’s Paw’ by W.W. Jacobs
Henry James
‘The Altar Of The Dead’ by Henry James
‘A Bundle Of Letters’ by Henry James
‘Greville Fane’ by Henry James
‘Master Eustace’ by Henry James
‘The Middle Years’ by Henry James
‘Miss Gunton From Poughkeepsie’ by Henry James
‘My Friend Bingham’ by Henry James
‘The Special Type’ by Henry James
‘The Tree Of Knowledge’ by Henry James
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‘The Slaves In New York’ by Tama Janowitz
‘A White Heron’ by Sarah Orne Jewett
‘A Winter Courtship’ by Sarah Orne Jewett
DENIS JOHNSON
‘The Other Man’ by Denis Johnson
‘Out On Bail’ by Denis Johnson
‘Steady Hands In Seattle General’ by Denis Johnson
EDWARD P. JONES
‘A Butterfly On F Street’ by Edward P. Jones
‘A Dark Night’ by Edward P. Jones
‘The Girl Who Raised Pigeons’ by Edward P. Jones
‘His Mother’s House’ by Edward P. Jones
‘Lost In The City’ by Edward P. Jones
‘A New Man’ by Edward P. Jones
‘The Store’ by Edward P. Jones
‘The Sunday Following Mother’s Day’ by Edward P. Jones
‘Young Lions’ by Edward P. Jones
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James Joyce
‘After The Race’ by James Joyce
‘The Boarding House’ by James Joyce
‘Ivy Day In The Committee Room’ by James Joyce
‘A Little Cloud’ by James Joyce
‘A Painful Case’ by James Joyce
Miranda July
‘How To Tell Stories To Children’ by Miranda July
‘It Was Romance’ by Miranda July
‘The Man On The Stairs’ by Miranda July
‘The Swim Team’ by Miranda July
Franz Kafka
‘Blumfeld, An Elderly Bachelor’ by Franz Kafka
‘A Country Doctor’ by Franz Kafka
‘The Hunger Artist’ by Franz Kafka
‘In The Penal Colony’ by Franz Kafka
‘A Little Woman’ by Franz Kafka
‘The Married Couple’ by Franz Kafka
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‘Nikishka’s Secrets’ by Yury Kazakov
‘The Best Christmas Ever’ by James Patrick Kelly
Etgar Keret
‘Breaking The Pig’ by Etgar Keret
‘Good Intentions’ by Etgar Keret
‘One Gram Short’ by Etgar Keret
‘To The Moon And Back’ by Etgar Keret
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‘Flowers For Algernon’ by Daniel Keyes
‘God Bless America’ by John Oliver Killens
‘The Stick Up’ by John Oliver Killens
Jamaica Kincaid
‘The Circling Hand’ by Jamaica Kincaid
‘Figures In The Distance’ by Jamaica Kincaid
‘In The Night’ by Jamaica Kincaid
‘The Letter From Home’ by Jamaica Kincaid
Stephen King
‘Batman And Robin Have An Altercation’ by Stephen King
‘The Boogeyman’ by Stephen King
‘Harvey’s Dream’ by Stephen King
‘Here There Be Tygers’ by Stephen King
‘The Lawnmower Man’ by Stephen King
‘Premium Harmony’ by Stephen King
‘Quitters, Inc.’ by Stephen King
‘Strawberry Spring’ by Stephen King
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‘How The Camel Got His Hump’ by Rudyard Kipling
‘The Beggarwoman Of Locarno’ by Heinrich von Kleist
‘The Hitchhiking Game’ by Milan Kundera
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‘A Temporary Matter’ by Jhumpa Lahiri
Ring Lardner
‘The Golden Honeymoon’ by Ring Lardner
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Margaret Laurence
‘A Bird In The House’ by Margaret Laurence
‘The Half-Husky’ by Margaret Laurence
‘Horses In The Night’ by Margaret Laurence
‘The Loons’ by Margaret Laurence
‘The Mask Of The Bear’ by Margaret Laurence
‘The Sound Of The Singing’ by Margaret Laurence
‘To Set Our House In Order’ by Margaret Laurence
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D.H. Lawrence
‘The Blind Man’ by D.H. Lawrence
‘The Horse Dealer’s Daughter’ by D.H. Lawrence
‘The Odour Of Chrysanthemums’ by D.H. Lawrence
‘The Rocking-Horse Winner’ by D.H. Lawrence
‘Second Best’ by D.H. Lawrence
‘Two Blue Birds’ by D.H. Lawrence
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‘New Year’s Night’ by Henry Lawson
‘The Errors Of Santa Claus’ by Stephen Leacock
‘Merry Christmas’ by Stephen Leacock
ANDREA LEE
‘Brothers And Sisters Around The World’ by Andrea Lee
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‘Silences’ by Helen Elaine Lee
‘The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas’ by Ursula K. Le Guin
‘Principal Alpaca’ by Richard Leise
‘Spirituality; With Or Without A Prayer’ by Elmore Leonard
Doris Lessing
‘England Versus England’ by Doris Lessing
‘How I Finally Lost My Heart’ by Doris Lessing
‘Mrs. Fortescue’ by Doris Lessing
‘One Off The Short List’ by Doris Lessing
‘Through The Tunnel’ by Doris Lessing
‘To Room Nineteen’ by Doris Lessing
‘A Woman On The Roof’ by Doris Lessing
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‘The Afterlife’ by Jonathan Lethem
‘The Anatomy Of Desire’ by John L’Heureux
‘Three Short Moments In A Long Life’ by John L’Heureux
‘On The Street Where You Live’ by Yiyun Li
Clarice Lispector
‘The Buffalo’ by Clarice Lispector
‘The Crime Of The Mathematics Professor’ by Clarice Lispector
‘The Fifth Story’ by Clarice Lispector
‘Mystery In São Cristóvão’ by Clarice Lispector
‘A Sincere Friendship’ by Clarice Lispector
‘Temptation’ by Clarice Lispector
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‘To Build A Fire’ by Jack London
‘Liquor Makes You Smart’ by Anita Loos
‘The Colour Out Of Space’ by H.P. Lovecraft
‘The First Flower’ by Augusta Wallace Lyons
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‘The Piano’ by Anibal Monteiro Machado
Bernard Malamud
‘Angel Levine’ by Bernard Malamud
‘Armistice’ by Bernard Malamud
‘The First Seven Years’ by Bernard Malamud
‘Idiots First’ by Bernard Malamud
‘The Jewbird’ by Bernard Malamud
‘The Magic Barrel’ by Bernard Malamud
‘The Mourners’ by Bernard Malamud
‘Notes From A Lady At A Dinner Party’ by Bernard Malamud
‘A Summer’s Reading’ by Bernard Malamud
Katherine Mansfield
‘At The Bay’ by Katherine Mansfield
‘The Doll’s House’ by Katherine Mansfield
‘The Fly’ by Katherine Mansfield
‘The Garden Party’ by Katherine Mansfield
‘The Lady’s Maid’ by Katherine Mansfield
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‘The Long QT’ by Hilary Mantel
‘The Little Wife’ by William March
Ben Marcus
‘Blueprints For St. Louis’ by Ben Marcus
‘I Can Say Many Nice Things’ by Ben Marcus
‘Watching Mysteries With My Mother’ by Ben Marcus
Bobbie Ann Mason
‘Bumblebees’ by Bobbie Ann Mason
‘Drawing Names’ by Bobbie Ann Mason
‘Nancy Culpepper’ by Bobbie Ann Mason
‘Offerings’ by Bobbie Ann Mason
‘The Rookers’ by Bobbie Ann Mason
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‘The Centerpiece’ by Peter Matthiessen
‘The Facts Of Life’ by Somerset Maugham
Guy de Maupassant
‘The Adopted Son’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘Christmas Eve’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘A Dead Woman’s Secrets’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘Mademoiselle Pearl’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘A New Year’s Gift’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘A Piece Of String’ by Guy de Maupassant
‘The Terror’ by Guy de Maupassant
daphne du Maurier
‘The Birds’ by Daphne du Maurier
‘Don’t Look Now’ by Daphne du Maurier
‘La Sainte-Vierge’ by Daphne du Maurier
William Maxwell
‘The Actual Thing’ by William Maxwell
‘Homecoming’ by William Maxwell
‘The Lily-White Boys’ by William Maxwell
‘The Patterns Of Love’ by William Maxwell
‘The Pilgrimage’ by William Maxwell
‘The Poor Orphan Girl’ by William Maxwell
‘The Thistles In Sweden’ by William Maxwell
‘The Trojan Women’ by William Maxwell
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‘The Under Graham Railroad Box Car Set’ by James McBride
‘Some Terpsichore’ by Elizabeth McCracken
Carson McCullers
‘The Discovery Of Christmas’ by Carson McCullers
‘Home For Christmas’ by Carson McCullers
‘The Jockey’ by Carson McCullers
‘Madame Zilensky And The King Of Finland’ by Carson McCullers
‘A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud’ by Carson McCullers
‘Wunderkind’ by Carson McCullers
Ian McEwan
‘First Love, Last Rites’ by Ian McEwan
‘My Purple Scented Novel’ by Ian McEwan
Thomas McGuane
‘Gallatin Canyon’ by Thomas McGuane
‘North Coast’ by Thomas McGuane
‘Old Friends’ by Thomas McGuane
‘Vicious Circle’ by Thomas McGuane
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‘He Also Loved’ by Claude McKay
‘The Road To The Shore’ by Michael McLaverty
James alan Mcpherson
‘The Faithful’ by James Alan McPherson
‘A Loaf Of Bread’ by James Alan McPherson
‘On Trains’ by James Alan McPherson
‘A Sense Of Story’ by James Alan McPherson
‘The Silver Bullet’ by James Alan McPherson
‘A Solo Song: For Doc’ by James Alan McPherson
‘The Story Of A Dead Man’ by James Alan McPherson
‘The Story Of A Scar’ by James Alan McPherson
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‘The Tree Line, Kansas, 1934’ by David Means
‘Sault Ste. Marie’ by David Means
MAILE MELOY
‘Aqua Boulevard’ by Maile Meloy
‘The Proxy Marriage’ by Maile Meloy
‘Red From Green’ by Maile Meloy
‘Thirteen And A Half’ by Maile Meloy
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‘Bartleby, The Scrivener’ by Herman Melville
‘The Lightning-Rod Man’ by Herman Melville
‘Celebrations Of Thanksgiving: Cuban Seasonings’ by Ana Menéndez
‘Old Christmas’ by Stephen Merion
Leonard Michaels
‘City Boy’ by Leonard Michaels
‘Cryptology’ by Leonard Michaels
‘Nachman At The Races’ by Leonard Michaels
‘Nachman Burning’ by Leonard Michaels
‘Nachman From Los Angeles’ by Leonard Michaels
‘Of Mystery There Is No End’ by Leonard Michaels
‘The Penultimate Conjecture’ by Leonard Michaels
‘Storytellers, Liars, And Bores’ by Leonard Michaels
Steven Millhauser
‘Coming Soon’ by Steven Millhauser
‘Eisenheim The Illusionist’ by Steven Millhauser
‘In The Reign Of Harad IV’ by Steven Millhauser
‘Miracle Polish’ by Steven Millhauser
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‘Three Million Yen’ by Yukio Mishima
‘Christmas At Red Butte’ by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lorrie Moore
‘Dance In America’ by Lorrie Moore
‘The Juniper Tree’ by Lorrie Moore
‘Paper Losses’ by Lorrie Moore
‘Subject To Search’ by Lorrie Moore
‘Thank You For Having Me’ by Lorrie Moore
‘You’re Ugly, Too’ by Lorrie Moore
Ottessa Moshfegh
‘The Beach Boy’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
‘An Honest Woman’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
‘The Weirdos’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
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‘Crusader Rabbit’ by Jess Mowry
‘The Canebrake’ by Mohammed Mrabet
Alice Munro
‘The Bear Came Over The Mountain’ by Alice Munro
‘Boys And Girls’ by Alice Munro
‘Dance Of The Happy Shades’ by Alice Munro
‘Family Furnishings’ by Alice Munro
‘The Flats Road’ by Alice Munro
‘How I Met My Husband’ by Alice Munro
‘The Moons Of Jupiter’ by Alice Munro
‘An Ounce Of Cure’ by Alice Munro
‘The Peace Of Utrecht’ by Alice Munro
‘Red Dress – 1946’ by Alice Munro
‘The Shining Houses’ by Alice Munro
‘Thanks For The Ride’ by Alice Munro
‘The View From Castle Rock’ by Alice Munro
‘Walker Brothers Cowboy’ by Alice Munro
Haruki Murakami
‘Birthday Girl’ by Haruki Murakami
‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Elephant Vanishes’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Ice Man’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Kangaroo Communiqué’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day’ by Haruki Murakami
‘Man-Eating Cats’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Mirror’ by Haruki Murakami
‘Nausea 1979’ by Haruki Murakami
‘New York Mining Disaster’ by Haruki Murakami
On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning’ by Haruki Murakami
‘A Perfect Day For Kangaroos’ by Haruki Murakami
‘Scheherazade’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Second Bakery Attack’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Wind-Up Bird And Tuesday’s Women’ by Haruki Murakami
‘The Year Of Spaghetti’ by Haruki Murakami
Vladimir Nabokov
‘An Affair Of Honor’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘Breaking The News’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘Christmas’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘The Christmas Story’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘Cloud, Castle, Lake’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘First Love’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘Spring In Fialta’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘Symbols And Signs’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘The Thunderstorm’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘Ultima Thule’ by Vladimir Nabokov
‘The Vane Sisters’ by Vladimir Nabokov
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‘Kiswana Browne’ by Gloria Naylor
Antonya Nelson
‘Chapter Two’ by Antonya Nelson
‘First Husband’ by Antonya Nelson
‘Funny Once’ by Antonya Nelson
‘The There There’ by Antonya Nelson
‘Winter In Yalta’ by Antonya Nelson
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‘Prodigal’ by Laura D. Nichols
Joyce Carol Oates
‘At The Seminary’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘The Cousins’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘The Dead’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Ghost Girls’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘High Lonesome’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘In The Region Of Ice’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘The Lady With The Pet Dog’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Landfill’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Life After High School’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Mark Of Satan’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Mastiff’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘The Metamorphosis’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Nairobi’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Smother’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘The Swimmers’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘The Turn Of The Screw’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Upon The Sweeping Flood’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’ by Joyce Carol Oates
‘Where I Lived, And What I Lived For’ by Joyce Carol Oates
Edna O’Brien
‘The Connor Girls’ by Edna O’Brien
‘The Creature’ by Edna O’Brien
‘In The Hours Of Darkness’ by Edna O’Brien
‘The Love Object’ by Edna O’Brien
‘Mrs. Reinhardt’ by Edna O’Brien
‘A Rose In The Heart Of New York’ by Edna O’Brien
‘Sister Imelda’ by Edna O’Brien
Flannery O’Connor
‘The Artificial N—–‘ by Flannery O’Connor
‘The Barber’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘A Circle In The Fire’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘The Comforts Of Home’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘The Displaced Person’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘The Enduring Chill’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘Enoch And The Gorilla’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘Everything That Rises Must Converge’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘Good Country People’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘A Good Man Is Hard To Find’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘Greenleaf’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘A Late Encounter With The Enemy’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘The Life You Save May Be Your Own’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘Revelation’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘The River’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘A Stroke Of Good Fortune’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘A Temple Of The Holy Ghost’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘Why Do The Heathens Rage?’ by Flannery O’Connor
‘You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead’ by Flannery O’Connor
Frank O’Connor
‘Christmas Morning’ by Frank O’Connor
‘The Drunkard’ by Frank O’Connor
‘First Confession’ by Frank O’Connor
‘Guests Of The Nation’ by Frank O’Connor
‘The Man Of The House’ by Frank O’Connor
‘The Masculine Principle’ by Frank O’Connor
‘My Oedipus Complex’ by Frank O’Connor
Sean O’Faolain
‘Durling, Or The Faithless Wife’ by Sean O’Faolain
‘Lovers Of The Lake’ by Sean O’Faolain
‘Two Of A Kind’ by Sean O’Faolain
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‘So Peaceful In The Country’ by Carl Ruthven Offord
John O’Hara
‘Between The Halves’ by John O’Hara
‘Christmas Poem’ by John O’Hara
‘How Old, How Young’ by John O’Hara
‘Over The River And Through The Wood’ by John O’Hara
‘A Short Walk From The Station’ by John O’Hara
‘Two Turtledoves’ by John O’Hara
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‘In The Shadow Of War’ by Ben Okri
‘Key To The City’ by Diane Oliver
‘I Stand Here Ironing’ by Tillie Olsen
‘Tell Me A Riddle’ by Tillie Olsen
‘Diem Perdidi’ by Julie Otsuka
‘The King Of Norway’ by Amos Oz
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‘Drinking Coffee Elsewhere’ by ZZ Packer
Grace Paley
‘A Conversation With My Father’ by Grace Paley
‘Goodbye And Good Luck’ by Grace Paley
‘The Loudest Voice’ by Grace Paley
‘The Pink Pale Roast’ by Grace Paley
‘Somewhere Else’ by Grace Paley
‘This Is A Story About My Friend George, The Toy Inventor’ by Grace Paley
‘A Subject Of Childhood’ by Grace Paley
BREECE D’J PANCAKE
‘The First Day Of Winter’ by Breece D’J Pancake
‘The Honored Dead’ by Breece D’J Pancake
‘In The Dry’ by Breece D’J Pancake
‘A Room Forever’ by Breece D’J Pancake
‘Trilobites’ by Breece D’J Pancake
‘The Way It Has To Be’ by Breece D’J Pancake
Dorothy Parker
‘But The One On The Right’ by Dorothy Parker
‘I Live On Your Visits’ by Dorothy Parker
‘The Standard Of Living’ by Dorothy Parker
‘A Telephone Call’ by Dorothy Parker
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‘The Vanishing American’ by Leslie Parry
‘The Threshold’ by Cristina Peri Rossi
‘Solo On The Drums’ by Ann Petry
‘The Knowers’ by Helen Phillips
‘The MYMan Solution’ by Helen Phillips
‘Lechery’ by Jayne Anne Phillips
‘The Warmth Of Things’ by Nélida Piñón
Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Angel Of The Odd’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Black Cat’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Cask Of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘Descent Into The Maelstrom’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Masque Of The Red Death’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Pit And The Pendulum’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Sphinx’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe
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‘Theft’ by Katherine Anne Porter
J.F. Powers
‘The Green Banana’ by J.F. Powers
‘A Losing Game’ by J.F. Powers
‘The Valiant Woman’ by J.F. Powers
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‘His Final Mother’ by Reynolds Price
V.S. Pritchett
‘The Camberwell Beauty’ by V.S. Pritchett
‘Debt Of Honor’ by V.S. Pritchett
‘A Family Man’ by V.S. Pritchett
‘The Fly In The Ointment’ by V.S. Pritchett
‘The Marvellous Girl’ by V.S. Pritchett
‘The Rescue’ by V.S. Pritchett
‘The Wheelbarrow’ by V.S. Pritchett
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‘Brokeback Mountain’ by Annie Proulx
‘Them Old Cowboy Songs’ by Annie Proulx
‘Filial Sentiments Of A Parricide’ by Marcel Proust
‘About Jessie Mae’ by James Purdy
‘The Undertaker’ by Alexander Pushkin
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‘The Dead Man’ by Horacio Quiroga
‘The Decapitated Chicken’ by Horacio Quiroga
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‘Christmas Freud’ by David Rakoff
‘The Pelican’s Shadow’ by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
‘Twilight’ by Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont
‘Long Distances’ by Jewell Parker Rhodes
‘My Sister’s Marriage’ by Cynthia Marshall Rich
‘The Birds For Christmas’ by Mark Richard
‘The Coming Of The King’ by Laura E. Richards
‘The Stranger’ by Rainer Maria Rilke
‘The Absence Of Emily’ by Jack Ritchie
‘Family Christmas’ by Roxana Robinson
‘Counting Breaths’ by Rosemarie Robotham
‘Zelig’ by Benjamin Rosenblatt
‘The Contest For Aaron Gold’ by Philip Roth
‘Eli, The Fanatic’ by Philip Roth
‘Cat Person’ by Kristen Roupenian
‘Tell Them Not To Kill Me!’ by Juan Rulfo
‘Sense Of Humor’ by Damon Runyon
Karen Russell
‘Accident Brief’ by Karen Russell
‘The Bog Girl’ by Karen Russell
‘Haunting Olivia’ by Karen Russell
‘Lady Yeti And The Palace Of Artificial Snows’ by Karen Russell
‘Reeling For The Empire’ by Karen Russell
‘St. Lucy’s Home For Girls Raised By Wolves’ by Karen Russell
‘ZZ’s Sleep-Away Camp For Disordered Dreamers’ by Karen Russell
Saki
‘Bertie’s Christmas Eve’ by Saki
‘The Feast Of Nemesis’ by Saki
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‘American Express’ by James Salter
‘The Vertical Ladder’ by William Sansom
‘Resurrection Of A Life’ by William Saroyan
George Saunders
‘Al Roosten’ by George Saunders
‘The Barber’s Unhappiness’ by George Saunders
‘The End Of FIRPO In The World’ by George Saunders
‘Escape From Spiderhead’ by George Saunders
‘Exhortation’ by George Saunders
‘The Falls’ by George Saunders
‘Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father And Husband’ by George Saunders
‘Love Letter’ by George Saunders
‘My Flamboyant Grandson’ by George Saunders
‘Pastoralia’ by George Saunders
‘The Red Bow’ by George Saunders
‘The Semplica Girl Diaries’ by George Saunders
‘Tenth Of December’ by George Saunders
‘Victory Lap’ by George Saunders
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‘Filling Up With Sugar’ by Yuten Sawanishi
‘The Fascinating Problem Of Uncle Meleager’s Will’ by Dorothy Sayers
‘What We Don’t Know Hurts Us’ by Mark Schorer
‘Home For Christmas’ by Jeffrey Shaffer
‘Christmas For Sassafrass, Cypress And Indigo’ by Ntozake Shange
‘Inventing Wampanoag, 1672’ by Ben Shattuck
Irwin Shaw
‘The Eighty-Yard Run’ by Irwin Shaw
‘Medal From Jerusalem’ by Irwin Shaw
‘Search Through The Streets Of The City’ by Irwin Shaw
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‘La Moretta’ by Maggie Shipstead
‘The Fishing-Boat Picture’ by Alan Sillitoe
‘On Saturday Afternoon’ by Alan Sillitoe
Isaac Bashevis Singer
‘Cafeteria’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer
‘The Dead Fiddler’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer
‘Disguised’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer
‘Gimpel The Fool’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer
‘Her Son’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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‘The Survivors’ by Elsie Singmaster
‘Gender Studies’ by Curtis Sittenfeld
‘Show Don’t Tell’ by Curtis Sittenfeld
‘A Life In The Day Of A Writer’ by Tess Slesinger
‘White On Black’ by Tess Slesinger
‘The Confession’ by Leïla Slimani
Zadie Smith
‘The Embassy Of Cambodia’ by Zadie Smith
‘Escape From New York’ by Zadie Smith
‘The Lazy River’ by Zadie Smith
‘Meet The President!’ by Zadie Smith
‘Moonlit Landscape With Bridge’ by Zadie Smith
‘Permission To Enter’ by Zadie Smith
‘Two Men Arrive In A Village’ by Zadie Smith
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‘Soldiers’ by Ellease Southerland
‘Christmas Longings’ by Elizabeth Spencer
‘On The Hill’ by Elizabeth Spencer
Jean Stafford
‘Bad Characters’ by Jean Stafford
‘Children Are Bored On Sunday’ by Jean Stafford
‘The Interior Castle’ by Jean Stafford
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‘How Beautiful With Shoes’ by Wilbur Daniel Steele
‘The Man Who Saw Through Heaven’ by Wilbur Daniel Steele
‘The View From The Balcony’ by Wallace Stegner
John Steinbeck
‘The Chrysanthemums’ by John Steinbeck
‘The Great Mountains’ by John Steinbeck
‘The Leader Of The People’ by John Steinbeck
‘The Promise’ by John Steinbeck
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‘Leiningen Versus The Ants’ by Carl Stephenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
‘The Body Snatcher’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
‘Markheim’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
‘The Sire de Maletroit’s Door’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
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‘The Christmas Wreck’ by Frank Stockton
‘The Lady, Or The Tiger?’ by Frank Stockton
‘Christmas; Or, The Good Fairy’ by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Jesse Stuart
‘Dawn Of Remembered Spring’ by Jesse Stuart
‘The Moon Child Of Wolfe Creek’ by Jesse Stuart
‘Walk In The Moon Shadows’ by Jesse Stuart
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‘The Postmaster’ by Rabindranath Tagore
‘No One’s A Mystery’ by Elizabeth Tallent
‘The Joy Luck Club’ by Amy Tan
‘The Letter Writers’ by Elizabeth Taylor
‘A Talking Cure’ by Justin Taylor
Peter Taylor
‘The Gift Of The Prodigal’ by Peter Taylor
‘Porte-Cochere’ by Peter Taylor
‘Two Pilgrims’ by Peter Taylor
‘Venus, Cupid, Folly And Time’ by Peter Taylor
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‘The Burning Baby’ by Dylan Thomas
‘A Child’s Christmas In Wales’ by Dylan Thomas
‘The Iron City’ by Lovell Thompson
James Thurber
‘The Catbird Seat’ by James Thurber
‘A Couple Of Hamburgers’ by James Thurber
‘The Greatest Man In The World’ by James Thurber
‘The Night The Bed Fell’ by James Thurber
‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’ by James Thurber
‘The Unicorn In The Garden’ by James Thurber
‘A Visit From Saint Nicholas (In The Ernest Hemingway Manner)’ by James Thurber
‘The Wood Duck’ by James Thurber
‘You Could Look It Up’ by James Thurber
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‘Neighbors’ by Anthony Tognazzini
‘A Priest In The Family’ by Colm Tóibín
Leo Tolstoy
‘The Coffee-House Of Surat’ by Leo Tolstoy
‘God Sees The Truth, But Waits’ by Leo Tolstoy
‘The Gray Hare’ by Leo Tolstoy
‘Papa Panov’s Special Christmas’ by Leo Tolstoy
‘The Three Hermits’ by Leo Tolstoy
‘The Two Brothers And The Gold’ by Leo Tolstoy
‘Wisdom Of Children’ by Leo Tolstoy
‘Work, Death, And Sickness’ by Leo Tolstoy
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Jean TOOMER
‘Blood-Burning Moon’ by Jean Toomer
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‘Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desire’ by Michael Tournier
William Trevor
‘A Complicated Nature’ by William Trevor
‘Folie À Deux’ by William Trevor
‘A Meeting In Middle Age’ by William Trevor
‘Of The Cloth’ by William Trevor
‘The Woman Of The House’ by William Trevor
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‘Of This Time, Of That Place’ by Lionel Trilling
‘The Evolution Of Knowledge’ by Niccolo Tucci
Mark Twain
‘The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County’ by Mark Twain
‘The Facts Concerning The Recent Carnival Of Crime In Connecticut’ by Mark Twain
‘Hunting The Deceitful Turkey’ by Mark Twain
‘Is He Living Or Is He Dead?’ by Mark Twain
‘A Presidential Candidate’ by Mark Twain
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‘I Arrive First’ by Emma Jane Unsworth
John Updike
‘The Brown Chest’ by John Updike
‘Domestic Life In America’ by John Updike
‘The Full Glass’ by John Updike
‘Here Come The Maples’ by John Updike
‘Love Song, For A Moog Synthesizer’ by John Updike
‘The Lovely Troubled Daughters Of Our Old Crowd’ by John Updike
‘The Man Who Loved Extinct Mammals’ by John Updike
‘Minutes Of The Last Meeting’ by John Updike
‘Pigeon Feathers’ by John Updike
‘Playing With Dynamite’ by John Updike
‘Twin Beds In Rome’ by John Updike
‘When Everyone Was Pregnant’ by John Updike
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‘Who, Me A Bum?’ by Luisa Valenzuela
Stephanie Vaughn
‘Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog’ by Stephanie Vaughn
‘The Battle Of Fallen Timbers’ by Stephanie Vaughn
‘Dog Heaven’ by Stephanie Vaughn
‘Kid MacArthur’ by Stephanie Vaughn
‘Other Women’ by Stephanie Vaughn
‘Snow Angel’ by Stephanie Vaughn
‘Sweet Talk’ by Stephanie Vaughn
‘We’re On TV In The Universe’ by Stephanie Vaughn
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‘Long Walk To Forever’ by Kurt Vonnegut
‘Welcome To The Monkey House’ by Kurt Vonnegut
David Foster Wallace
‘All That’ by David Foster Wallace
‘Good People’ by David Foster Wallace
‘Incarnations Of Burned Children’ by David Foster Wallace
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‘The Diary Of An African Nun’ by Alice Walker
‘Everyday Use’ by Alice Walker
Robert Penn Warren
‘Blackberry Winter’ by Robert Penn Warren
‘Christmas Gift’ by Robert Penn Warren
‘Goodwood Comes Back’ by Robert Penn Warren
‘The Patented Gate And The Mean Hamburger’ by Robert Penn Warren
‘When The Light Gets Green’ by Robert Penn Warren
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‘By The Way Of Morning Fire’ by Michael Weaver
‘Good Man, Bad Man’ by Jerome Weidman
‘My Father Sits In The Dark’ by Jerome Weidman
H.G. WELLS
‘The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid’ by H.G. Wells
‘The Magic Shop’ by H.G. Wells
‘The Stolen Body’ by H.G. Wells
Eudora Welty
‘A Curtain Of Green’ by Eudora Welty
‘Death Of A Traveling Salesman’ by Eudora Welty
‘Keela, The Outcast Indian Maiden’ by Eudora Welty
‘Lily Daw And The Three Ladies’ by Eudora Welty
‘No Place For You, My Love’ by Eudora Welty
‘Petrified Man’ by Eudora Welty
‘A Piece Of News’ by Eudora Welty
‘Where Is The Voice Coming From?’ by Eudora Welty
‘Why I Live At The P.O.’ by Eudora Welty
‘The Wide Net’ by Eudora Welty
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‘The Richer, The Poorer’ by Dorothy West
Jessamyn West
‘The Battle Of The Suits’ by Jessamyn West
‘Love, Death, And The Ladies’ Drill Team’ by Jessamyn West
‘The Mysteries Of Life In An Orderly Manner’ by Jessamyn West
‘Probably Shakespeare’ by Jessamyn West
‘Tom Wolfe’s My Name’ by Jessamyn West
Edith Wharton
‘April Showers’ by Edith Wharton
‘His Father’s Son’ by Edith Wharton
‘The Fullness Of Life’ by Edith Wharton
‘The Lady’s Maid’s Bell’ by Edith Wharton
‘The Other Two’ by Edith Wharton
‘The Pelican’ by Edith Wharton
‘Pomegranate Seed’ by Edith Wharton
‘Roman Fever’ by Edith Wharton
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‘One Wicked Impulse!’ by Walt Whitman
‘Wild Frank’s Return’ by Walt Whitman
‘Herself In Love’ by Marianne Wiggins
Oscar Wilde
‘The Devoted Friend’ by Oscar Wilde
‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde
‘The Nightingale And The Rose’ by Oscar Wilde
‘The Remarkable Rocket’ by Oscar Wilde
‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde
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‘Fauntleroy’s Ghost’ by Vinnie Wilhelm
‘Some Get Back’ by Robert J. Williams
‘The Angel In The Alcove’ by Tennessee Williams
‘Three Players Of A Summer Game’ by Tennessee Williams
‘The Use Of Force’ by William Carlos Williams
P.G. Wodehouse
‘Aunt Agatha Takes The Count’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘Company For Gertrude’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘The Crime Wave At Blandings’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘Honeysuckle Cottage’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘Jeeves And The Impending Doom’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘Jeeves And The Song Of Songs’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘Jeeves And The Yule-Tide Spirit’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘Leave It To Jeeves’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘The Man Who Disliked Cats’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘The Man With Two Left Feet’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘The Mixer II: He Moves In Society’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘Pig-hoo-o-o-o-e-y’ by P.G. Wodehouse
‘The Pitcher And The Plutocrat’ by P.G. Wodehouse
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‘Only The Dead Know Brooklyn’ by Thomas Wolfe
Tobias Wolff
‘Awaiting Orders’ by Tobias Wolff
‘Bullet In The Brain’ by Tobias Wolff
‘In The Garden Of North American Martyrs’ by Tobias Wolff
‘The Night In Question’ by Tobias Wolff
‘The Rich Brother’ by Tobias Wolff
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‘My Brother At The Canadian Border’ by Sholeh Wolpé
‘The Duchess And The Jeweller’ by Virginia Woolf
‘Kew Gardens’ by Virginia Woolf
‘Big Boy Leaves Home’ by Richard Wright
‘Bright And Morning Star’ by Richard Wright
‘Grandmother’s Christmas Story’ by Faith Wynne
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‘Liars In Love’ by Richard Yates
‘The Homecoming’ by Frank Yerby
‘The Baby-Sitter’ by Jane Yolen
‘In A House Of Wooden Monkeys’ by Shay Youngblood
Awesome site! Are you familiar with Fannie Hurst?
Thanks! I’m not. Any recommendations?
I’m just learning about her now…so much to cover!