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A Journalist's 170 Favorite Short Stories - Page 3

This list is in order of my preferences, with Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" at number one. I tried to mix masterpieces by James Joyce and Raymond Carver with short stories like "Three-Ten to Yuma" and "An Alpine Divorce" that I found highly entertaining.
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Bullet in the Brain (Tobias Wolff)
Bullet in the Brain
Tobias Wolff
82
The Minority Report (Philip K. Dick)
The Minority Report
Philip K. Dick
83
The Queen of Spades (Alexander Pushkin)
The Queen of Spades
Alexander Pushkin
84
"The Red-Headed League" (Arthur Conan Doyle)
"The Red-Headed League"
Arthur Conan Doyle
85
The Homesick Buick (John D. MacDonald)
The Homesick Buick
John D. MacDonald
86
At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners (Lauren Groff)
At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners
Lauren Groff
87
The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe
88
A Hunger Artist (Franz Kafka)
A Hunger Artist
Franz Kafka
89
A White Heron (Sarah Orne Jewett)
A White Heron
Sarah Orne Jewett
90
Killings (Andre Dubus)
Killings
Andre Dubus
91
Communist (Richard Ford)
Communist
Richard Ford
92
"The Call of Cthulhu" (H.P. Lovecraft)
"The Call of Cthulhu"
H.P. Lovecraft
93
Quitters, Inc. (Stephen King)
Quitters, Inc.
Stephen King
94
The Paperhanger (William Gay)
The Paperhanger
William Gay
95
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
Daphne Du Maurier
96
Slowly, Slowly in the Wind (Patricia Highsmith)
Slowly, Slowly in the Wind
Patricia Highsmith
97
Signs and Symbols (Vladimir Nabokov)
Signs and Symbols
Vladimir Nabokov
98
The Enormous Radio (John Cheever)
The Enormous Radio
John Cheever
99
A Scandal in Bohemia (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Scandal in Bohemia
Arthur Conan Doyle
100
The Dripping (David Morrell)
The Dripping
David Morrell
101
Haircut (Ring Lardner)
Haircut
Ring Lardner
102
The Lady With the Little Dog (Anton Chekhov)
The Lady With the Little Dog
Anton Chekhov
103
Brownies (ZZ Packer)
Brownies
ZZ Packer
104
"The Dead" by James Joyce
"The Dead" by James Joyce
105
Refresh, Refresh (Benjamin Percy)
Refresh, Refresh
Benjamin Percy
106
Forever After (Jim Thompson)
Forever After
Jim Thompson
107
The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte)
The Luck of Roaring Camp
Bret Harte
108
The Basement Room (Filmed as the Fallen Idol -- Graham Greene)
The Basement Room
Filmed as the Fallen Idol -- Graham Greene
109
Murder-Two (Joyce Carol Oates)
Murder-Two
Joyce Carol Oates
110
"The Happy Man" (Jonathan Lethem)
"The Happy Man"
Jonathan Lethem
111
Gun Crazy (MacKinlay Kantor)
Gun Crazy
MacKinlay Kantor
112
Children of the Corn (King, Stephen)
Children of the Corn
King, Stephen
113
The Gold Bug (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Gold Bug
Edgar Allan Poe
114
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Garcia Marquez Gabriel)
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
Garcia Marquez Gabriel
115
In a Grove (Ryunosuke Akutagawa)
In a Grove
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
116
There Will Come Soft Rains (Ray Bradbury)
There Will Come Soft Rains
Ray Bradbury
117
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
118
Miriam (Truman Capote)
Miriam
Truman Capote
119
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses (Irwin Shaw)
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses
Irwin Shaw
120
Friends (Grace Paley)
Friends
Grace Paley
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