The Case of the Missing Will, by Agatha Christie Read it here in about 20 minutes. In honour of the Liars’ League’s recent Agatha Christie themed short story event, thinking about Agatha Christie’s legacy as Queen of Crime and Mystery… Short stories don’t need much exposition, if any, and you can see this in ‘The Case of theContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
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A short story I recently read
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, by Agatha Christie Read it here in about 30 minutes. In honour of the Liars’ League’s recent Agatha Christie themed short story event, thinking about Agatha Christie’s legacy as Queen of Crime and Mystery… Adhering to two of the rules commonly applied to short stories, this particular story features a shortContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge, by Agatha Christie Read it here in about 30 minutes. In honour of the Liars’ League’s upcoming Agatha Christie themed short story event, thinking about Agatha Christie’s legacy as Queen of Crime and Mystery… I love Agatha Christie’s story titles – they may indicate the crime, and sometimes the locationContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb, by Agatha Christie Read it here in about 30 minutes. In honour of the Liars’ League’s upcoming Agatha Christie themed short story event, thinking about Agatha Christie’s legacy as Queen of Crime and Mystery… Christie travelled a great deal throughout her lifetime, and you can see her using thatContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
Tiptoe, by Laird Barron Read it here in 15 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… This story mixes the everyday with the creepy. From the first paragraph, we have a mixture of comics (normal), playing catch (normal), and shadow puppets (moving towards creepy). The shadow puppets are made up of standard animals (normal) andContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
Where Memory Meets the Sea, by Laia Asieo Odo Read it here in 10 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… This story intrigued me from the beginning, as it opens with a description of a group of characters who routinely go to the sea shore and stand in the waves in order to rememberContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
The Funeral, by Mahreen Sohail Read it here in 10 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… This story is set in Pakistan (the author’s home country) – a country I’ve never been to, and a culture I’ve don’t know much about – this means there are elements that I don’t recognise, such as theContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
In Winter the Sky, by Jon McGregor Read it here in about 50 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… This version of the story (see the introduction from Granta) is written in the 3rd person, limited to the POV of the female character (Joanna), but it also includes extracts from Joanna’s writing (starting ‘InContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
On a Winter’s Night, by Kate DiCamillo Read it here in less than 10 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… I love metafiction, so the opening sentence – ‘My father told me this story.’ – immediately entices me; it makes me think, ‘Yes! Tell me the story! I want to hear it!’. This first sentenceContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
The Great Silence, by Ted Chiang Read it here in less than 10 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… There aren’t nearly enough stories featuring sentient animals, let alone narrated by them; this story is narrated by an unnamed parrot, who speaks eloquently on behalf of the entire parrot collective (‘We’re a nonhuman speciesContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
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