A few weeks ago Jesse posted my list of Best Free Audiobooks. I got a great response for this post, so I thought I’d do another one with my favorite free short stories that I’ve reviewed at Free Listens. Of course such lists are inherently silly, as they depend upon the listmaker’s tastes, current mood, memory, and a host of other little factors that have nothing to do with the quality of the story. So, if you’d rather, here’s a list of 10 really darn good stories (but maybe not the best):
- “The Lottery” – Shirley Jackson
- “A Rose for Emily” – William Faulkner
- “The Gospel According to Mark” – Jorge Luis Borges
- “The Gift of the Magi” – O. Henry
- “Nightfall” by Isaac Asimov
- “Bullet in the Brain” – Tobias Wolff
- “A Sound of Thunder” – Ray Bradbury
- “The Monkey’s Paw” – W.W. Jacobs
- “The Open Window” – Saki
- “The Yellow Wallpaper” – Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Hope you enjoy these!
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