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Learn about the plot, literary form, origins, and adaptations of Proulx's 1997 short story about two cowboys who fall in love on a Wyoming mountain. The story won several awards and was adapted into a film, an opera, and a screenplay.
The Veldt is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury about a family living in a futuristic automated house with a virtual reality nursery. The children become obsessed with a wild African veldt scene and plot to kill their parents, who are locked in the nursery by the children.
The Egg is a popular and controversial story by American writer Andy Weir, published online in 2009. It explores the idea that all human beings are reincarnations of one soul and that the universe is a cosmic egg created for them.
According to Nadejda Gorodetzky, this story discusses the joys of poverty if poverty is willingly accepted. [1] According to the Cambridge Companion to Tolstoy, one should regard this text as different from other of Tolstoy's works, in that the narrator's stance is more objective and neutral.
Learn about the plot, publication history, and adaptations of Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story "There Will Come Soft Rains", set in a post-apocalyptic California. The story features a poem by Sara Teasdale and a self-destructing house.
The Monkey's Paw is a short story by W. W. Jacobs about a cursed monkey's paw that grants three wishes with dire consequences. Learn about the plot, the author, and the many adaptations in film, theatre, radio, and other media.
A list of 57 short stories by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, with links to their pages on Wikipedia. The stories cover various themes, genres, and historical periods, from satire and humor to philosophy and religion.
The Boogeyman is a horror short story by Stephen King, published in 1978 and adapted into several films. It tells the tale of a man who loses his three children to a supernatural creature that haunts his family.