Famous Contributors: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Best known for the Sherlock Holmes detective series, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also a contributor for the Post.
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Tag Archives: short stories
Ride Along
An engrossing new short story from mystery writer Brendan DuBois.
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Death and Ms. FitzSimons
When a man with terminal cancer goes off into the snowy woods to meet death, he finds more than he bargained for.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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 during the contest.
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“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.
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“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 grave and the other on his partner’s instep.
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The Kid Nobody Could Handle
“What this town needed was some excitement, and Jim knew just how to provide it.”
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“The Woman Who Tried to Be Good” by Edna Ferber
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.
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“Summer in the Air” by Ray Bradbury
Summer in the Air reminds us that any great writer can describe the ordinary as if it was amazing and meaningful.
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“Talleyrand Penrod” by Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams.
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A Friend of Her Parents
A short story by Alice Duer Miller.
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