Favorite short stories online

Shawnee123 · 02-17-2009, 05:25 PM

I love short stories. The author has to develop a character or idea in a concise manner and with a limited amount of words.

I saw that my favorite short story ever is available for reading online and is linked below. I would think that a lot of newer publications wouldn't be available online. So, if you have a short story you like and it can be found online, post a link here.

If nothing else, I'll read it.

My first submission is The Rocking Horse Winner, by DH Lawrence.

Cloud · 02-17-2009, 07:05 PM

I hate short stories. Except for my fanfic ones.

Shawnee123 · 02-17-2009, 07:06 PM

Well, thanks for the info.

Cloud · 02-17-2009, 07:08 PM

you're welcome. I could give you tons and tons of sites, but I didn't think you'd be interested. If you are a big fan of a particular tv series or something, just google that + fanfic, fanfiction, or anything like that, and you might find something you like.

Shawnee123 · 02-17-2009, 07:11 PM

I doubt it. No offense, but I was talking about real literature.

Perry Winkle · 02-19-2009, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I doubt it. No offense, but I was talking about real literature.

I don't care for fanfic myself, but I gotta say that's the exact attitude people had toward short stories before they were considered literature. It's also the same attitude that was held toward virtually every craft that is now regarded as art (novels, film, etc.).

I hope I don't live to see the day that fanfic becomes literature. Though, in a way, most fiction is fanfic of a sort.

Cloud · 02-17-2009, 07:15 PM

right, which is why I didn't offer before.

Shawnee123 · 02-17-2009, 07:27 PM

Oh, it's good. I didn't expect many to warm up to this thread.

No offense to you. If you offer a suggestion, I will read it.

Cicero · 02-17-2009, 07:37 PM

I heart Lawrence. I recently went to his ranch outside of Taos. I really am surprised at the amount of work that is put into it in the middle of nowhere, considering the short amount of time he spent there. His memorial is there as well. There is an area that you can write him a message. I thought that was great.

Shawnee123 · 02-17-2009, 07:49 PM

I didn't know that he had lived in Taos.

He's one of my top three. Beautiful writing, imho.

Cicero · 02-17-2009, 07:52 PM

He had a large ranch near Questa. I met a man the other day that was on a trip there before he died. It was on his to-do list as he had written his papers in cilloege on Lawrence. He seemed very excited to finally go after all these years. It was touching really.

Shawnee123 · 02-17-2009, 07:55 PM

I started out this thread with one of my favorite writers...but there are so many more.

For instance, Stephen King wrote some great short stories. Some were made into movies that were also good: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. The Body (Stand By Me.)

Just looking for a little lit talk. It doesn't have to be famous, if it's online and you can post it...do it. Don't tell me you hate it all then post nothing.

I'm always open to broadening horizons.

footfootfoot · 02-17-2009, 09:59 PM

One of my favorite short stories, which I am no longer allowed to tell at bedtime goes:
"Once upon a time, the end."

It levels the playing field a bit.

Shawnee123 · 02-18-2009, 07:37 AM

My ex used to tell that same story.

Another submission in my cricket attraction thread. Read this years ago:

A Mother's Tale by James Agee

footfootfoot · 02-18-2009, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

My ex used to tell that same story.

Another submission in my cricket attraction thread. Read this years ago:

A Mother's Tale by James Agee

It was from a peanuts strip where Linus badgers Lucy into reading him a bedtime story, she finally relents and that is the story she tells him.

02-17-2009, 05:25 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Favorite short stories online I love short stories. The author has to develop a character or idea in a concise manner and with a limited amount of words. I saw that my favorite short story ever is available for reading online and is linked below. I would think that a lot of newer publications wouldn't be available online. So, if you have a short story you like and it can be found online, post a link here. If nothing else, I'll read it. My first submission is The Rocking Horse Winner, by DH Lawrence. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-17-2009, 07:05 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I hate short stories. Except for my fanfic ones. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-17-2009, 07:06 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Well, thanks for the info. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-17-2009, 07:08 PM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	you're welcome. I could give you tons and tons of sites, but I didn't think you'd be interested. If you are a big fan of a particular tv series or something, just google that + fanfic, fanfiction, or anything like that, and you might find something you like. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-17-2009, 07:11 PM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I doubt it. No offense, but I was talking about real literature. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-17-2009, 07:15 PM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	right, which is why I didn't offer before. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-17-2009, 07:27 PM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh, it's good. I didn't expect many to warm up to this thread. No offense to you. If you offer a suggestion, I will read it. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-17-2009, 07:37 PM	#9
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I heart Lawrence. I recently went to his ranch outside of Taos. I really am surprised at the amount of work that is put into it in the middle of nowhere, considering the short amount of time he spent there. His memorial is there as well. There is an area that you can write him a message. I thought that was great. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

02-17-2009, 07:49 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I didn't know that he had lived in Taos. He's one of my top three. Beautiful writing, imho. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-17-2009, 07:52 PM	#11
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	He had a large ranch near Questa. I met a man the other day that was on a trip there before he died. It was on his to-do list as he had written his papers in cilloege on Lawrence. He seemed very excited to finally go after all these years. It was touching really. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

02-17-2009, 07:55 PM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I started out this thread with one of my favorite writers...but there are so many more. For instance, Stephen King wrote some great short stories. Some were made into movies that were also good: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. The Body (Stand By Me.) Just looking for a little lit talk. It doesn't have to be famous, if it's online and you can post it...do it. Don't tell me you hate it all then post nothing. I'm always open to broadening horizons. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-17-2009, 09:59 PM	#13
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	One of my favorite short stories, which I am no longer allowed to tell at bedtime goes: "Once upon a time, the end." It levels the playing field a bit. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-18-2009, 07:37 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My ex used to tell that same story. Another submission in my cricket attraction thread. Read this years ago: A Mother's Tale by James Agee __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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