9 Of The Best Short Stories And Novellas That Still Pack A Punch
Sometimes we want a story that we can jump into and not exit until it’s all nicely wrapped up. Enter, the art of the short story or novella.
So, here are nine incredible short stories or small books that prove size doesn’t alway matter:
1.
Siddhartha by Hermann…
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3.
“So I was a grown adult, and I still don’t know why I did this.”
“So I was a grown adult, and I still don’t know why I did this. Call it lizard brain or whatever. I was walking by a big Elephant Ear plant and got the urge to tear off a little…
“It had one of the most mature endings of any show I’ve ever seen. I was really blown away, especially since my exposure to it was when I would look over the shoulder of my kid as they were watching it.
It started as a wacky show that I felt I begrudgingly tolerated…
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5.
“Ride at the fair called ‘The Zipper’.”
–nyarlathotep2
“My wife convinced me to try the fucking zipper. I, being a dumb fuck, agreed. It wasn’t too bad at first. Now, before I move on, I think it’s important to note…
8.
“Not a funeral director, but we catered one where a woman’s husband had died.”
“A lady from their church showed up at the funeral luncheon with her own van full of food because ‘our food wasn’t made with love.’ She had…
