Forum: Short Story Club

Since the regular book club is accepting nominations, then I think we can start nominations for the short story club now as well. Do we want a theme, or do we want to just start the nominations? I'm happy with either choice. As before, one nomination per person please, and if you decide to...

Welcome to the short story club for april 2009. This month winifred's lovely nomination won the race. Hence we will be reading The Nose by Nikolai Gogol. Please join us in discussing this story after reading it. For your convenience, the selections for this club are always available online....

Well. Let's give it another go. I don't think we should have anything like a theme, for any suggestion is welcome. Just to freshen up our memory; -Pick a short story you think we should all read -Make sure it is available online -Nominate here, and tell us why Since I don't know what to...

As some of you might have noticed I didn't start any threads on a march short story club. I didn't have the means to arrange it this month. Plus someone should have reminded me that february ends so sudden ;) Since march is already properly on its way I suggest we skip a month. Or to put it...

The selection for this month's short story club is: The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov Please read the story, because like I say every month; it is only short. After reading come back here and discuss! The story can be found here:

We've got two nominations this month, for which everyone can vote now. Sorry for running late, but there are always former short story selections if you can't wait. Please vote, and/or persuade others to vote for your choice! From the nomination thread:

I am running late this month, for which I am sorry. Let's just say it adds to the alternative nature of our lovely club.... (do I get away with that?) We all know the drill: -Pick a short story you think we should all read and discuss. -Make sure it is available online. -Nominate it in this...

Counting the votes was easier than ever, and the winner is: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Read story online: http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/diamond/diamond.html) The author of the well-known classics 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Tender is the Night' is famous for his short...

Welcome to the short story disccusion thread for january 2009. This month's pick is Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, nominated by Silverfalcon. I hope you enjoy this story, and please discuss it with us. May I remind you this thread does not end at the end of the month, but will always stay...

I know december is not quite over yet, but with the holiday festivities in mind I thought I'd give the nominating and voting procedure a more generous amount of time. We all know the drill: -Pick a short story you think we should all read and discuss. -Make sure it is available online....

I am new here, but i really like the short story book club idea. Could anyone tell me what happened to it? And if I would be allowed to put in some effort to start it up again? (or did I miss something else?) Thanks.

And the victory goes to ... Roald Dahl and Man From the South. Here's the story: Man From the South--Roald Dahl (1916-1990) Enjoy! And don't forget to post.

a very short Oratio The Christmas Oratio by W. H. Auden

This month you can decide between the following titles: Doug Van Pelt: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Moliere: The School For Husbands. Robert Bloch: Yours truly, Jack the Ripper Roald Dahl: Man From the South William Hope Hodgson: The Baumoff Explosive The voting starts today (31st...

Should I start a subforum for this club so that this forum is more organised?

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is widely considered a classic of the Gothic fiction genre and one of Poe's most famous short stories. (The Tell-Tale Heart -...

We have three titles to choose from: 1. Guy de Maupassant: The Apparition. 2. Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart 3. H.G.Wells: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Time for voting: 48 hours.

I have one suggestion: Guy de Maupassant: The Apparition (A small favour for an old friend changes one man's life forever.) If someone would like to add another title, they're welcome. EDIT: nominations are taking place until Sunday, 5th October, 8 p.m. central European time (7 p.m. -...

"One of These Days" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez can be found here: http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/ootdays.html DISCUSS!

Story can be found for free here: http://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/elephant/english/e_eleph Discuss!