HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. #HarrisonBergeron is a dystopian short story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., published in 1961, set in 2081 where the government enforces total equality by handicapping citizens with superior intelligence, strength, or beauty. The story follows George and Hazel Bergeron, whose exceptionally gifted son, Harrison, rebels against this system by escaping…
#oscarwilde The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde is the story of a ghost who is the victim of pranks by two inhabitants of the house he is haunting. The first of Wilde’s stories to be published, it appeared in the magazine The Court and Society Review (1887). Wide’s story is featured in our Gothic, Ghost,…
Strange Rumblings in Aztlan. “Aztlan – the “conquered territories” that came under the yoke of Gringo occupation troops more than 100 years ago, when vendito politicians in Mexico City sold out to the US in order to call off the invasion that Gringo history books refer to as the Mexican American War.” Hunter S. Thompson’s…
The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 gothic horror novella by Henry James about a governess at a remote estate who believes the children she cares for are being haunted by ghosts of former employees, leading to a story of psychological horror, ambiguity, and unreliable narration. The novella is famous for its ambiguity, leaving…
Rip Van Wrinkle by Washington Irving needs no introduction. It is one of the most well-known stories ever written, and has been parodied more times than years Rip was asleep. For any of you who have been sleeping longer than Rip, let’s summarize the plot again: “Rip Van Winkle” is an 1819 short story by…
The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in 1892. When I tell people that this is one of the great and earliest Feminist stories, they say okay. When I tell them that it was written way back in 1892, they’re shocked. The story itself is about a woman’s descent…
A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor needs no introduction. It’s one of the most celebrated short stories of all time. When Grandma (unnamed) decides she would rather go to Tennessee than Florida after she reads about a serial killer going there. Against her better judgment, Grandma goes ahead on the trip.…
We love stories that are self-contained. TRUE Flashbytes. In fact, it’s so easy to place it even fits right in on Reddit. The Sudden Walk by Franz Kafka is one of our favorite stories of all time. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir The actual story itself is only two sentences long, with the first…
The Necklace is a short story by Guy de Maupassant, first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. It is known for its twist ending, a hallmark of de Maupassant’s style. ENJOY! She dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen…
CHAPTER I – HOW MRS. LIRRIPER CARRIED ON THE BUSINESS Whoever would begin to be worried with letting Lodgings that wasn’t a lone woman with a living to get is a thing inconceivable to me, my dear; excuse the familiarity, but it comes natural to me in my own little room, when wishing to open…