ITT: Short stories that every human being should read at least once

[Anonymous No.20564787]

It can be a full collection or just standalone stories. Classic or contemporary, you choose.

I'll start with:

> Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
> Impossible Dreams by Tim Pratt
> Article of Faith by Mike Resnick
> Cash to a Killing by Manuel Gonzales
> A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
> Guts by Chuck Palahniuk

[Anonymous No.20565511]

several of Borges' are essential for those interested in literature
but by no means *should* every human being read him, read anything or even be literate

[Anonymous No.20565552]

Night They Missed the Horror Show by Joe R. Lansdale

[Anonymous No.20565627]

>>20564787
>> Cash to a Killing by Manuel Gonzales

I just read this. I like this kind of story, and it was solid, so far as it went. But it wanted a better ending. In sum, engaging, fairly well-written, but not a great short story.

You want to read a great crime story? Try “The Weekender” by Jeffrey Deaver -- a twisty game of cat and mouse with a great ending. I might add that I've only read one Deaver novel, and didn't particularly like it, so I was *not* expecting to like this. But it's a terrific story.

Another excellent crime themed story: "The Last Spin" by Evan Hunter.

Wrt stories that everyone should read at least once: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London.

[Anonymous No.20565700]

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities by Delmore Schwartz

[Anonymous No.20565755]

>>20564787
What a trash list

Some real contenders:
Family Happiness by Tolstoy
The Good Brahmin by Voltaire
Apology of Socrates
Bartleby the Scrivener

[Anonymous No.20565777]

William Faulkner's Ad Astra was pretty crazy. It has this intensity you rarely see from him outside of his novels.

[Anonymous No.20565825]

>>20565755
>Apology of Socrates
How is that a short story

[Anonymous No.20566469]

>>20564787
Everyone should read the collected short stories of W. Somerset Maugham