1. The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
2. The Mouse by Saki
3. Mind Matter by Steve Gregory
4. Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
5. The Talking-Out of Tarrington by Saki
6. After that, we are Ignorant by Bilal Tanweer
7. Preserves for Life by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
8. Suite in Dark Matter by Erin Frances Fisher
9. Vusi Makusi by Ursula Wills-Jones
10. The Kid by Danielle de Valera
11. Feathers and Cigarettes by Andrew Lloyd-Jones
12. Seasons of the Lake by Chris Galvin
Quirina, just came over to have a look at your site. My goodness, I’m in very elite company! If you like short stories, my all time favourite is Peter Carey’s ‘War Crimes’ – it’s a stunner. Do have a look.
PS Forgot to tell you: it’s got nothing to do with war.
Thank you, Danielle. I’ve had a browse on the internet and I rather like the sound of Peter Carey’s work. I see from Wikipedia that he alongside with a South African author, J M Coetzee, are the only people that have won the Booker Prize twice.
Quirina, I’m so honoured to have one of my stories included on such a list. Thanks for thinking of me, and also for supporting short form writing.
Have you ever read Marquez’s short stories? Eyes of a Blue Dog: http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/bluedog.html
Well, Chris, your prose writing is absolutely exquisite. It is a pleasure to have your story here amongst my favourites. I find the short story form the most perfect story form, which demands the best writing.
I have just read “Eyes of a Blue Dog” and it very interesting how the author moves in and out of dream and changes the POV character. It is quite mesmerising. Thank you for sharing that with me.