Tag Archives: fiction

“The Woman Who Tried to Be Good” by Edna Ferber

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To celebrate Edna Ferber’s 125th birthday yesterday, we republish “A Woman Who Tried to Be Good”. Twice a Pulitzer-Prize winner, her novels were very popular in the late twenties. The charming writing of this short story makes for a very enjoyable read. ... More

The Bashing of Bullwinkle

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Norman Reilly Raine, screenwriter for the 1938 epic film The Adventures of Robin Hood, authored the Post’s ever-popular Tugboat Annie series. This short story is the first time Bullwinkle makes an appearance, and the confrontation is memorable. ... More

Cutaway

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“Cutaway” is the story of two couples having dinner, but the emotions underneath tell a tale of their own. ... More

The Death Voyage by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, turns 151 years old this month. One of the several stories he wrote for the Post is “The Death Voyage,” the tale of a German naval disaster in World War I. ... More

The Second Generation, by Steven Crane

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Steven Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage, wrote several short stories for the Post. One of them, “The Second Generation”, was written to commemorate the second anniversary of the Spanish-American War. ... More
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