Page Turners with Katja | How to Read Short Stories: Tips and Free Short Stories @PageTurnersWithKatja | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 minute ago.
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Stories Available Online
1. Passion" by Alice Munro: A reflective tale of a vulnerable woman's encounter with a charismatic bad-boy doctor, contrasting against the mundane life she has with her fiance. newyorker.com/magazine/2004/03/22/passion-alice-munro
2. Fruiting Bodies An alien fungal infection has ravaged a faraway planet, turning all but six of the colonists into ravenous arinkiris. Inyama, a mycologist, is her species' last hope. But it's not expertise her fellow survivors want from her.https://www.tor.com/2022/01/12/fruiting-bodies-kemi-ashing-giwa/
3. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin: A tale of a woman who experiences a brief moment of freedom and self-discovery after hearing news of her husband's death.https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/
4."The Grotesques" by Sarah Hall: A captivating story that weaves together themes of love, art, and the complexities of human relationships. theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/06/master-of-short-story-sarah-hall-becomes-first-to-win-bbc-prize-twice
5. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, this is a well known and chilling story that delves into the dark side of human nature, exploring the dangers of blindly following tradition. newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery
6. "The Tomato Thief" by Ursula Vernon: Winner of the Nebula Award, this magical novella takes you on a desert-inspired journey with a determined grandmother who must outsmart a mischievous spirit to save her granddaughter. apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/the-tomato-thief
7.The Chronologist: A boy, desperate to escape the drudgery of life in his small town, gets caught up in the machinations of a travelling time keeper, and slowly watches his town and his life unravel by the seams. tor.com/2022/02/09/the-chronologist-ian-r-macleod
8. "The Embassy of Cambodia" by Zadie Smith: A thought-provoking story that explores themes of immigration, identity, and the complex lives of those seeking refuge newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/the-embassy-of-cambodia
9. Rusties a story by Nnedi Okorafor and Wanuri Kahiu about robot traffic cops in Kinshasa and what happens when things go wrong. clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor-kahiu_10_16
10. "The Swimmer" by John Cheever: An intriguing and symbolic tale of a man's unusual quest to swim across his neighbourhood, which uncovers the hidden truths beneath the surface. newyorker.com/magazine/1964/07/18/the-swimmer
11.Free Radicals by Alice Munro newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/11/free-radicals-2
12. Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin You can read it here: katechopin.org/pdfs/desirees-baby.pdf
13. Alan Bean Plus Four You can read it here: newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/27/alan-bean-plus-four
14. The Christmas miracle newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-christmas-miracle
15.Please Be Good to Me: prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/please-be-good-to-me-vs-pritchett-short-story-winner-2018
16. A Village after Dark by Kazuo Ishiguro, a link to both the written story and the narration - each made available by the New Yorker: here:newyorker.com/magazine/2001/05/21/a-village-after-dark Or listen here: newyorker.com/podcast/fiction/ben-marcus-reads-kazuo-ishiguro
17. The Janitor on Mars by Martin Amis newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/26/the-janitor-on-mars
18. The Grotesques by Sarah Hall theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/06/master-of-short-story-sarah-hall-becomes-first-to-win-bbc-prize-twice
19. Death by Stephen King Not a horror story! Read it here: newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/09/a-death-stephen-king
20. Midnight in Dosteoevsky by Don Delilo: newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/30/midnight-in-dostoevsky?currentPage=all
21. Paper Menagerie io9.gizmodo.com/read-ken-lius-amazing-story-that-swept-the-hugo-nebula-5958919
22. Cream by Haruki Murakami newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/cream
23.The Living and the Dead by Rabindranath Tagore Read it here: americanliterature.com/author/rabindranath-tagore/short-story/living-or-dead
24.A question of latin by Guy Maupassant drive.google.com/file/d/12qLP16nbN1aEu0UbyN_FwbnQvqYZ10D9/view?usp=sharing
25. What we talk about when we talk about love: northernhighlands.org/cms/lib5/NJ01000179/Centricity/Domain/115/What%20We%20Talk%20About.pdf 28.
26.The Juke Box Heart theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/27/short-story-leonard-cohen-montreal-poet-raincoat-hallelujah-jukebox-heart
27. The Last Wish tor.com/2022/02/22/the-last-wish-ana-maria-curtis
28. The Long View tor.com/2022/04/27/the-long-view-susan-palwick
Channels Mentioned
@TheCodeXCantina
Stories Available Online
1. Passion" by Alice Munro: A reflective tale of a vulnerable woman's encounter with a charismatic bad-boy doctor, contrasting against the mundane life she has with her fiance. newyorker.com/magazine/2004/03/22/passion-alice-munro
2. Fruiting Bodies An alien fungal infection has ravaged a faraway planet, turning all but six of the colonists into ravenous arinkiris. Inyama, a mycologist, is her species' last hope. But it's not expertise her fellow survivors want from her.https://www.tor.com/2022/01/12/fruiting-bodies-kemi-ashing-giwa/
3. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin: A tale of a woman who experiences a brief moment of freedom and self-discovery after hearing news of her husband's death.https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/
4."The Grotesques" by Sarah Hall: A captivating story that weaves together themes of love, art, and the complexities of human relationships. theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/06/master-of-short-story-sarah-hall-becomes-first-to-win-bbc-prize-twice
5. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, this is a well known and chilling story that delves into the dark side of human nature, exploring the dangers of blindly following tradition. newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery
6. "The Tomato Thief" by Ursula Vernon: Winner of the Nebula Award, this magical novella takes you on a desert-inspired journey with a determined grandmother who must outsmart a mischievous spirit to save her granddaughter. apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/the-tomato-thief
7.The Chronologist: A boy, desperate to escape the drudgery of life in his small town, gets caught up in the machinations of a travelling time keeper, and slowly watches his town and his life unravel by the seams. tor.com/2022/02/09/the-chronologist-ian-r-macleod
8. "The Embassy of Cambodia" by Zadie Smith: A thought-provoking story that explores themes of immigration, identity, and the complex lives of those seeking refuge newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/the-embassy-of-cambodia
9. Rusties a story by Nnedi Okorafor and Wanuri Kahiu about robot traffic cops in Kinshasa and what happens when things go wrong. clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor-kahiu_10_16
10. "The Swimmer" by John Cheever: An intriguing and symbolic tale of a man's unusual quest to swim across his neighbourhood, which uncovers the hidden truths beneath the surface. newyorker.com/magazine/1964/07/18/the-swimmer
11.Free Radicals by Alice Munro newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/11/free-radicals-2
12. Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin You can read it here: katechopin.org/pdfs/desirees-baby.pdf
13. Alan Bean Plus Four You can read it here: newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/27/alan-bean-plus-four
14. The Christmas miracle newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-christmas-miracle
15.Please Be Good to Me: prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/please-be-good-to-me-vs-pritchett-short-story-winner-2018
16. A Village after Dark by Kazuo Ishiguro, a link to both the written story and the narration - each made available by the New Yorker: here:newyorker.com/magazine/2001/05/21/a-village-after-dark Or listen here: newyorker.com/podcast/fiction/ben-marcus-reads-kazuo-ishiguro
17. The Janitor on Mars by Martin Amis newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/26/the-janitor-on-mars
18. The Grotesques by Sarah Hall theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/06/master-of-short-story-sarah-hall-becomes-first-to-win-bbc-prize-twice
19. Death by Stephen King Not a horror story! Read it here: newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/09/a-death-stephen-king
20. Midnight in Dosteoevsky by Don Delilo: newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/30/midnight-in-dostoevsky?currentPage=all
21. Paper Menagerie io9.gizmodo.com/read-ken-lius-amazing-story-that-swept-the-hugo-nebula-5958919
22. Cream by Haruki Murakami newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/cream
23.The Living and the Dead by Rabindranath Tagore Read it here: americanliterature.com/author/rabindranath-tagore/short-story/living-or-dead
24.A question of latin by Guy Maupassant drive.google.com/file/d/12qLP16nbN1aEu0UbyN_FwbnQvqYZ10D9/view?usp=sharing
25. What we talk about when we talk about love: northernhighlands.org/cms/lib5/NJ01000179/Centricity/Domain/115/What%20We%20Talk%20About.pdf 28.
26.The Juke Box Heart theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/27/short-story-leonard-cohen-montreal-poet-raincoat-hallelujah-jukebox-heart
27. The Last Wish tor.com/2022/02/22/the-last-wish-ana-maria-curtis
28. The Long View tor.com/2022/04/27/the-long-view-susan-palwick
