My Short Story Reading List

Submitted by Oedipus on Wed, 05/10/2006 - 09:26
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  1. 55 Miles to the Gas Pump by Annie Proulx
  2. Absolution by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  3. Act of God by Jack McDevitt*
  4. After the Beep by Simon Sheppard*
  5. An Alcoholic Case by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  6. All Gold Canyon by Jack London*
  7. All in a Day's Work by Mistress Morgana*
  8. And the Moon Be Still As Bright by Ray Bradbury
  9. The Angel Child by Stephen Crane
  10. The Apostate by Jac London*
  11. The Approved by W. S. Merwin*
  12. Artists and Models by Anaïs Nin*
  13. At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers by Salman Rushdie
  14. Azathoth by H. P. Lovecraft
  15. Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  16. The Baby Party by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  17. The Back Stairway by Hal Ellson*
  18. The Basque and Bijou by Anaïs Nin*
  19. Bassai Dai by Zoe Condtantin*
  20. Bâtard by Jack London*
  21. Battleground by Stephen King*
  22. The Beatings by Evan Hunter*
  23. Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  24. Black Jew by F.X. Toole
  25. Bleak Bay by James Sallis
  26. The Blood Bay by Annie Proulx
  27. Blown from the Bridge by David Means*
  28. Bluegums by O'Neil De Noux*
  29. The Boarding School by Anaïs Nin*
  30. The Boogeyman by Stephen King*
  31. The Book by H. P. Lovecraft
  32. Bottle by Martha Garvey*
  33. The Bounty of Summer by Carol Queen*
  34. The Bridal Party by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  35. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane
  36. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
  37. Brontitis by Maria Dahvana Headley*
  38. The Captured Shadow by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  39. Carnie by David Means*
  40. The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft
  41. Charles Sykes' Spirit of Ecstasy by P. S. Haven*
  42. Chekov and Zulu by Salman Rushdie
  43. Children of the Corn by Stephen King*
  44. The Chinago by Jack London*
  45. Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella of Spain Consummate Their Relationship (Santa Fé, AD 1492) by Salman Rushdie
  46. Cistern by Ray Bradbury
  47. A Clear Look by Matthew Mazer
  48. The Coffin by Ray Bradbury
  49. The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry*
  50. The Corpse in the Statue of Liberty by William Irish*
  51. Counterparts by David Means*
  52. The Courter by Salman Rushdie
  53. A Craving For Originality by Bill Pronzini*
  54. Crazy Sunday by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  55. The Crime of the Century by R. L. Stevens*
  56. The Crowd by Ray Bradbury
  57. The Dachau Shoe by W. S. Merwin
  58. The Day of the Bullet by Stanley Ellin*
  59. A Day With the Bernsteins by Charlie Anders*
  60. The Dead Man by Ray Bradbury
  61. Demon by Joyce Carol Oates
  62. Death Astride Bicycle by Joyce Carol Oates
  63. The Diamond As Big As the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  64. The Diary of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain*
  65. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  66. The Dragon by Ray Bradbury
  67. Dragonhead by Nick DiChario
  68. Dustman Appearances to Date by David Means*
  69. The Earth Men by Ray Bradbury
  70. Elena by Anaïs Nin*
  71. Elyria Man by David Means*
  72. The Emissary by Ray Bradbury
  73. An Encounter with an Interviewer by Mark Twain*
  74. Everything But the Smell of Lilies by M. Christian*
  75. Experimental Writer Gets Sucked Off in a Field by Robert Glück*
  76. Family in the Wind by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  77. Fightin in Philly by F.X. Toole
  78. Financing Finnegan by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  79. First Draft by Andy Quan*
  80. Fishcutters by Dawn Paul
  81. The Free Radio by Salman Rushdie
  82. The Freshest Boy by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  83. From Good Faith by Jane Smiley*
  84. Frozen Water by F.X. Toole
  85. The Garrulous Garrity Grand Scam by Francis M. Nevins, Jr.*
  86. The Gentleman From Paris by John Dickson Carr*
  87. Genuflection by Lana Gail Taylor*
  88. The God of His Fathers by Jack London*
  89. Good Advice is Rarer Than Rubies by Salman Rushdie
  90. The Good Samaritan by Isaac Asimov*
  91. Graveyard Shift by Stephen King*
  92. Gray Matter by Stephen King*
  93. The Green Morning by Ray Bradbury
  94. The Handler by Ray Bradbury
  95. The Hands by Joyce Carol Oates
  96. The Harmony of the Spheres by Salman Rushdie
  97. The Haunting by Joyce Carol Oates
  98. The Hawk and the Dome of Hell by S. S. Rafferty*
  99. The Highway by Ray Bradbury
  100. Hildegarde Withers Is Back by Stuart Palmer*
  101. His New Mittons by Stephen Crane
  102. Hollywood Christmas by Thomas S. Roche*
  103. The Homecoming by Ray Bradbury
  104. Hotel at the End of the Road by Stephen King
  105. The Hungarian Adventurer by Anaïs Nin*
  106. Hunger by David Means*
  107. Hunter Ray's Elephants by Danny Blexford
  108. I Am the Doorway by Stephen King*
  109. The Ice Palace by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  110. I Know What You Need by Stephen King*
  111. In a Far Country by Jack London*
  112. In Bed One Night by Robert Coover*
  113. In Her Eyes by Gorman Bechard
  114. Interim by Ray Bradbury
  115. It Counts as Seeing by David Means*
  116. It's Never Too Late in New York by Nelson George*
  117. I’ve Got To Get Away by Stephen King
  118. Jack-In-The-Box by Ray Bradbury
  119. The Jar by Ray Bradbury
  120. Jericho and the Cardboard Box by Hugh Pentecost*
  121. Jerusalem's Lot by Stephen King*
  122. Job History by Annie Proulx
  123. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath*
  124. The Journey by Joyce Carol Oates
  125. Kaleidoscope by Ray Bradbury
  126. The Knife by Stephen Crane
  127. Koolau the Leper by Jack London*
  128. The Lake by Ray Bradbury
  129. The Last Leaf by O. Henry*
  130. The Last of the Belles by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  131. The Last Rung on the Ladder by Stephen King*
  132. The Lawnmower Man by Stephen King*
  133. The Law of Life by Jack London*
  134. The League of the Old Men by Jack London*
  135. The Ledge by Stephen King*
  136. Let's Play "Poison" by Ray Bradbury
  137. The Letter by Bernard Malamud*
  138. Lightning Man by David Means*
  139. Lilith by Anaïs Nin*
  140. Lilith Broken To Bridle by Molly Weatherfield*
  141. Linda by Anaïs Nin*
  142. Little Things by Raymond Carver*
  143. The Locusts by Ray Bradbury
  144. The Long Way Out by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  145. The Long Years by Ray Bradbury
  146. The Lord of Central Park by Avram Davidson*
  147. Loss of Breath by Edgar Allan Poe
  148. The Lost Decade by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  149. Loved It and Set It Free by Lisa Montanarelli*
  150. Love of Life by Jack London*
  151. The Luggage Store by Ray Bradbury
  152. The Magician's Assistant by Cecilia Tan*
  153. Magnetism by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  154. The Maiden by Ray Bradbury
  155. Mallorca by Anaïs Nin*
  156. The Man by Ray Bradbury
  157. The Mangler by Stephen King*
  158. Manuel by Anaïs Nin*
  159. The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury
  160. The Man Who Came Back by Edward D. Hoch*
  161. The Man Who Loved Flowers by Stephen King*
  162. Marcel by Anaïs Nin*
  163. Marianne by Anaïs Nin*
  164. The Martian by Ray Bradbury
  165. Mathilde by Anaïs Nin*
  166. Mauki by Jack London*
  167. May Day by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  168. The Medical Finger by Ellery Queen*
  169. Memorandum by N. T. Morley*
  170. The Men in the Storm by Stephen Crane
  171. The Mexican by Jack London*
  172. Michigan Death Trip by David Means*
  173. Million $$$ Baby by F.X. Toole
  174. The Million-Year Picnic by Ray Bradbury
  175. The Missing Man by Katharine MacLean*
  176. Mom Sings in Aria by James Yaffe*
  177. The Monkey Look by F.X. Toole
  178. Moonlight by Guy de Maupassant*
  179. Morella by Edgar Allan Poe*
  180. La Morillonne by Guy de Maupassant*
  181. Murder in One Scene by Q. Patrick*
  182. The Musicians by Ray Bradbury
  183. My Puritan Reader by Bert Hart*
  184. A Mystery of Heroism by Stephen Crane
  185. My Wiccan, Wiccan Ways by Brad Linaweaver*
  186. The Naming of Names by Ray Bradbury
  187. The Nest by David Means*
  188. Never Look Behind You by Stephen King
  189. New York Blues by Cornell Woolrich*
  190. The Next in Line by Ray Bradbury
  191. The Night by Ray Bradbury
  192. Night Meeting by Ray Bradbury
  193. The Night Sets by Ray Bradbury
  194. Night Surf by Stephen King*
  195. The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe*
  196. An Odyssey of the North by Jack London*
  197. The Off Season by Ray Bradbury
  198. The Old Ones by Ray Bradbury
  199. One For the Road by Stephen King*
  200. The Open Boat by Stephen Crane
  201. The Other Foot by Ray Bradbury
  202. The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe*
  203. The Pace of Youth by Stephen Crane
  204. A Patrotic Short by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  205. Petrouchka [with Omissions] by David Means*
  206. Pet Shop Girl by Lisette Ashton*
  207. A Piece of Steak by Jack London*
  208. Pierre by Anaïs Nin*
  209. A Place of Her Own by Joyce Harrington*
  210. Postcards From the Maginot Line by W. S. Merwin*
  211. Posthumous by Joyce Carol Oates
  212. The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe*
  213. The Project by David Means*
  214. The Prophet's Hair by Salman Rushdie
  215. The Quality of Mercy by Eleazar Lipsky*
  216. Quitters, Inc. by Stephen King*
  217. The Red One by Jack London*
  218. The Red Room by H. G. Wells
  219. Reunion by Ray Bradbury
  220. The Rich Boy by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  221. The Ring by Anaïs Nin*
  222. Robots of the World, Unite! by Karl Iagnemma*
  223. Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury
  224. Rope Burns by F.X. Toole
  225. Rosalie Prudent by Guy de Maupassant*
  226. The Rough Crossing by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  227. Salt by Bill Noble*
  228. Sault Ste. Marie by David Means*
  229. The Scandal Detectives by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  230. The Scythe by Ray Bradbury
  231. The Secret Goldfish by David Means*
  232. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber
  233. Seduction by Cecilia Tan*
  234. "The Sensible Thing" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  235. The Settlers by Ray Bradbury
  236. Shadow – A Parable by Edgar Allan Poe*
  237. The Shore by Ray Bradbury
  238. The Silent Towns by Ray Bradbury
  239. Sit by Bernice L. McFadden*
  240. Skeleton by Ray Bradbury
  241. The Sky Blue Ball by Joyce Carol Oates
  242. Slippy for President by Steve Almond*
  243. The Small Assassin by Ray Bradbury
  244. Small Homicide by Ed McBain*
  245. The Smiling People by Ray Bradbury
  246. Sometimes They Come Back by Stephen King*
  247. Sour Berry Juice by Shu-Huei Henrickson*
  248. South of the Slot by Jack London*
  249. The Spectacles by Edgar Allan Poe*
  250. The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe*
  251. Spiders I Have Known by W. S. Merwin*
  252. The Storm by Kate Chopin
  253. Story of a Bad Little Boy by Mark Twain*
  254. Strawberry Spring by Stephen King*
  255. The Strength of the Strong by Jack London*
  256. The Summer Night by Ray Bradbury
  257. Surviving Darwin by Alicia Gifford*
  258. Tabitha Watching by Gorman Bechard
  259. The Taxpayer by Ray Bradbury
  260. The Temple by Joyce Carol Oates
  261. Ten Minutes in the Eighties by Alison Tyler*
  262. There Was an Old Woman by Ray Bradbury
  263. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
  264. The Third Expedition (often referred to as "Mars is Heaven") by Ray Bradbury
  265. Three Hours Between Planes by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  266. Tictocq by O. Henry
  267. To Build a Fire by Jack London*
  268. Told in the Drooling Ward by Jack London*
  269. The Tombstone by Ray Bradbury
  270. To the Man on Trail by Jack London*
  271. To the Marrow by Sharon Wachsler*
  272. The Traveler by Ray Bradbury
  273. Trucks by Stephen King*
  274. Two Old Timers by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  275. Two Wrongs by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  276. The Ugly Cock Dance by Mary Gaitskill*
  277. Uncle Einar by Ray Bradbury
  278. Unknown by Mallory Clontz
  279. Usher II by Ray Bradbury
  280. The Veiled Woman by Anaïs Nin*
  281. The Veldt by Ray Bradbury*
  282. View From the Fourteenth Floor by Greta Christina*
  283. Virtue in War by Stephen Crane
  284. A Visit from Jesus by David Means*
  285. War by Jack London*
  286. The Watchers by Ray Bradbury
  287. The Water Baby by Jack London*
  288. Way in the Middle of the Air by Ray Bradbury
  289. The White Silence by Jack London*
  290. The Wind by Ray Bradbury
  291. Wings by Amanda A. Gannon*
  292. Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  293. The Wisdom of the Trail by Jack London*
  294. The Wit of Porportuk by Jack London*
  295. The Woman I Envied by George Baxt*
  296. The Woman in the Room by Stephen King*
  297. A Woman With a Past by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  298. Ylla by Ray Bradbury
  299. Yorick by Salman Rushdie
Author Comments: 

* = Ones that I have.

I have a lot more to add...

I'll strike through the ones that I've read.

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