Short Stories
Top 5 Short Stories
A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel
This one is dead quirky, but in a fascinating way. It deserves a place in the Top Five on the[...]
Different Seasons by Stephen King
I know I know it’s Stephen King, but when he stays away from the horror, he’s actually a bloody good[...]
Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want it by Maile Meloy
Meloy is such a talented writer I’d happily read anything she’d written, even her shopping list. This collection defies categorisation;[...]
A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor
Just read the first story in this collection and you’ll get it. The power and horror and the beauty of[...]
You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
The only problem with Curtis Sittenfeld is that she doesn’t produce a new book every fortnight. She’s the American Helen[...]