Famous Contributors: Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes' poetry ran in the Post during the 1940s, despite a relationship that could be described as "love-hate."
Famous Contributors
Famous Contributors: O. Henry
O. Henry may have taken his famous name in prison, but his witty short stories—like this 1903 Post original—are why we remember his name today.
Famous Contributors: Jack London
Writer Jack London was an international celebrity in his time—thanks, in part, to the Post. Read his short story "South of the Slot" to see why.
Vonnegut Lives!
Four years after his death, the often dark, sometimes antic, and frequently clairvoyant ideas of this great American novelist are suddenly more relevant than ever.
Miss Temptation
A soldier just back from Korea disrupts a small town's daily ritual—and makes a pretty girl cry—in Kurt Vonnegut's well-loved short story.
The No-Talent Kid
Nothing could shake Walter's determination to get into the marching band. So how could his conductor tell him how misplaced his ambition was?
Famous Contributors: Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt inspired Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, entertained Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, and never really approved of Winston Churchill.
Famous Contributers: Edgar Allan Poe
Read Edgar Allan Poe's spine-tingling short story "The Black Cat," which was first published in the Post in 1843.
Famous Contributors: Isaac Asimov
Read Isaac Asimov's "The Dream," a short story that first appeared in the Post in 1974.
“The Battle That Set Us Free” by Samuel Eliot Morison
A famous naval authority tells the exciting story of how a daring French sailor won a victory that saved America.
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