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The Post presents the winning entry in the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition... More
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As the Spirit Moves VII: Too Much Is Enough
When the others gather round to exchange bright sayings of their Ouija boards I am left nowhere… The spirits have not done the right thing... More
As the Spirit Moves VI: Mrs. Couch & Mrs. Thill
She has a way of asking you how you feel that would make you swear you could smell lilies.... More
As the Spirit Moves V: Aunt Bertha’s Snappy Work
I would back Aunt Bertha against any living solitaire player for any amount of money you want, only providing that the judges leave the room... More
“As the Spirit Moves” Part IV: Henry G. Takes to Verse
She has been accomplishing perfect wonders on the Ouija board; she swung a wicked plan chette right from the start. ... More
“As the Spirit Moves” Part III: When the Bridge Hounds Were Unleashed
The only one who really worked up any enthusiasm about it was old Mr. Emery, who as a parlor Maurice had one foot in the... More
“As the Spirit Moves” Part II: The Age of the Ouija Boards
Look at the results that the members of our little circle have been getting since we took up the Ouija board in a really thorough... More
“As the Spirit Moves” Part 1: The New, Prohibition-Era Pastime
You know her as Dorothy Parker. Here at the Saturday Evening Post, we still call her "Dottie" and wish she would write more for us.... More
Late, Great American Bookstores: Leary’s Books
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times — depending on whether you love reading or you love books. ... More
“The Jade Pendant” by Jon Land
Written exclusively for Post readers, bestselling author Jon Land shares an inspiring story with a special twist. Jon Land is the author of 29 books,... More
The Kid Nobody Could Handle
"What this town needed was some excitement, and Jim knew just how to provide it."... More
“Revenge by Fire” by Jack Schaefer
This short western was published in the Post on April 28, 1962... More
“Sucker” by Carson McCullers
"Sometimes when a person admires you, you despise him and don't care."... More
“The Man With Two Left Feet” by P. G. Wodehouse
"He had a momentary feeling as if he were going down Niagara Rapids in a barrel."... More
“The Bus” by Shirley Jackson
Everyone knows you can't go home again; but every once in a while, in a terrible nightmare, you are there.... More
“Moment of Vengeance” by Elmore Leonard
What had started as a family quarrel was ending in gunfire...... More
“The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry
O. Henry’s "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a classic story of kidnappers who get more than what they bargained for.... More
