{"id":5039,"date":"2019-09-05T19:23:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T19:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/?p=5039"},"modified":"2022-08-26T20:45:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:45:20","slug":"top-10-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/top-10-short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"db-top-10-short-stories\" class=\"db-header-image\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"db-script-top-10-short-stories\">\r\n    var el = document.getElementById('db-top-10-short-stories');\r\n\tvar script = document.getElementById('db-script-top-10-short-stories');\r\n\r\n    if (document.body.classList.contains('single-post')) {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle db-banner-ad\" style=\"display:block;border:none;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0553395522680398\" data-ad-slot=\"2983428166\" data-ad-format=\"horizontal\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>';\r\n\r\n       \t(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n    } else {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/top-10-short-stories\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/once-upon-a-time-719174_1280.jpg\" \/><\/a>';\r\n    }\r\n\t\r\n\t\/\/ el.parentNode.removeChild(el.previousSibling); \/\/ Remove <p><\/p>\r\n\tscript.parentNode.removeChild(script); \/\/ Remove this <script>\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you like your tales and literary adventures in bitesize chunks, then you\u2019re likely to be a fan of the short story. Here we look at just 10 of what we feel are some of the most unmissable in the genre that will captivate, intrigue and amaze the reader in equal measure. We hope you enjoy this collection of top 10 short stories we have put together.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B019R2ILYS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B019R2ILYS&amp;linkId=d6e30b83110b96bd137161e52a96d1d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu (opens in a new tab)\">The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B019R2ILYS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B019R2ILYS&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=c0cc851a3a4e80ab89e3bdb2965e39a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B019R2ILYS&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This is a story of almost forgotten times for a little boy named Jack when his Chinese mother used to make him origami animals that she was able to magically bring to life by simply blowing on them. Jack tries hard to forget what he sees as \u2018childish things\u2019 and fit in with his new friends after relocating to Connecticut in the USA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Paper Menagerie is a wonderful fantasy tale of how his mother attempts to rekindle her fantastical relationship with her now teenage son by learning English. Sadly, she passes away before Jack finds out more about her past in a message he finds in one of her animals. It\u2019s a great story that will pluck at your heartstrings and is well worth its place on our top 10.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07256KSLB\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07256KSLB&amp;linkId=634e217d0a732a8c99bb14911df136c8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cathedral by Raymond Carver (opens in a new tab)\">Cathedral by Raymond Carver<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07256KSLB\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07256KSLB&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=bb88f6d703dc06102ad83cca61d3aa1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B07256KSLB&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We now look at a short story that focuses on jealousy, isolation and misconception in \u2018Cathedral\u2019 by Raymond Carver. The narrator talks about his wife &#8211; who he loves dearly &#8211; who keeps getting visits from a blind man, Robert. This relationship remains private to the narrator, which only serves to stoke his paranoia and distrust.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It\u2019s not until nearer the end of the story that he begins to see things as they really are, after ironically getting guidance by the blind man himself. This entertaining story is one that explains that things are rarely exactly as they seem. We think you\u2019ll enjoy it greatly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00523SETE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00523SETE&amp;linkId=5e3e6a2cda2a8793c4258402d7756efb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"To Build a Fire by Jack London (opens in a new tab)\">To Build a Fire by Jack London<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00523SETE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00523SETE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=bc45815be70b060f241d8b4bf5106112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B00523SETE&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our next tale is one of folly and misadventure as an unnamed man tries against all reason to cross 10 miles of inhospitable Yukon wilderness in \u2018To Build a Fire\u2019 by Jack London. Despite conditions being about as severe as they can be with temperatures dropping down to 75 below zero, the man attempts to make his journey and meet his compatriots at a camp a mere two hours later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In a mixture of dark humour and a stark realisation by the main protagonist of the wisdom of his trip, this book will have you guessing until the end. A really enjoyable, yet unusual story of man versus nature.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/d809fa45cb98c511bc489765372ab9c7\/An%20Occurrence%20at%20Owl%20Creek%20Bridge\">An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/d809fa45cb98c511bc489765372ab9c7\/An%20Occurrence%20at%20Owl%20Creek%20Bridge\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"220\" class=\"wp-image-5056 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/an-occurance-at-owl-creek-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/220;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Heading back to the American Civil War now with a psychological thriller written by Ambrose Bierce. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge will take you this way and that as a war between the Confederates and the Yankees leads to Peyton Farquhar finding himself standing with a noose wrapped around his neck on the end of a plank.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>He somehow escapes this precarious position and sets the scene for a near-epic journey and possible redemption. Not without a dramatic twist or two, this tale, set in the mid 19th century offers a somewhat gruesome finale. In what form? You\u2019ll have to read it yourself to find out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/5d9aa0ec000a973a93ca5f6a9d5f482f\/Beyond%20the%20Door\">Beyond the Door by Phillip K Dick<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/5d9aa0ec000a973a93ca5f6a9d5f482f\/Beyond%20the%20Door\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"258\" class=\"wp-image-5058 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/beyond-the-door.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/258;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If it\u2019s ironic twists and black humour you\u2019re after, then Beyond the Door is a short story that will appeal to you. Larry Thomas loses his beloved wife Doris to Bob, an antique enthusiast after he catches them in flagrante in the marital home. Whilst throwing out the pair, he decides to keep a cuckoo clock that he had recently bought for Doris out of spite, but it ends up silently mocking him and his situation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So incensed is Larry with this perceived laughter in his direction from the wall hung cuckoo clock that he vows to destroy it with a hammer. What ensues has to be read to be believed and that\u2019s exactly what you\u2019ll have to do. Don&#8217;t worry though, it\u2019s only a short story.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/7e89d602270d59369a6517cdc18e2bb8\/All%20In%20The%20Mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"All In The Mind by Gene L. Henderson (opens in a new tab)\">All In The Mind by Gene L. Henderson<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/7e89d602270d59369a6517cdc18e2bb8\/All%20In%20The%20Mind\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"263\" class=\"wp-image-5060 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/all-in-the-mind.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/263;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>All in the Mind is a story by Gene L Henderson that combines the macabre with existential thought. Waking up in a black void, Mel Carson felt himself floating but had no idea where or why, until his memory starts to return to him. He recalls working in a remote, mountain-based research lab, experimenting on animal brains.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>His lab partner Neil states that \u201cto move forward, we need a fresh, healthy human brain\u201d, however, Mel is somewhat reticent about the idea, as he already fears a press scandal for the work they\u2019ve already carried out. Remembering a sharp pain and then nothingness, Mel starts to piece together what might have happened to him and that\u2019s when it really starts to get interesting. This is a fantastic short story you really won\u2019t want to put down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/a034a68630d5c3e013c33d900121af31\/Ranson&#039;s%20Folly\">Ranson\u2019s Folly by Richard Harding Davis<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/a034a68630d5c3e013c33d900121af31\/Ranson&#039;s%20Folly\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-image-5062 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ransons-folly.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/250;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our next short story is a moral tale that teaches you where bravado and arrogance can get you, as U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson mocks a well-known outlaw known as \u201cThe Red Rider\u201d. Whilst boasting to his fellow officers, he states that what this outlaw had done was mere piffle and that he himself could hold up a stagecoach using nothing but a pair of scissors &#8211; something that he succeeds in doing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>However, this backfires, leading to Ranson&#8217;s arrest and trial as being The Red Rider himself. The father of Mary, lies to save him and claims that he is the outlaw, not Ranson, knowing full well that the real bandit was still out there and at large. Will justice prevail? There\u2019s only one way to find out!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/25aaf9f6d4e173d90e07bd0a43fb357\/A%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun\">A Place in the Sun by Stephen Marlowe<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-ebook.html#!\/25aaf9f6d4e173d90e07bd0a43fb357\/A%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"224\" class=\"wp-image-5064 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/a-place-in-the-sun.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/224;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Quite different to the image that \u2018A Place in the Sun\u2019 conjures up, this intriguing short story by Stephen Marlow follows a shapeshifting character known as Johnny Mayhem who can assume the form of any person he likes. Thrills abound as Mayhem is ordered to rescue a spacecraft that is on a direct collision course with the fiery Sun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You\u2019ll be drawn in by this pulse-quickening story that describes whether or not he is able to save the seemingly stricken space ship before it gets too close to the maelstrom of the gigantic star. Will he succeed or die trying? You know what to do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-audiobook.html#!\/f849ee1d42506b1488dc25500618b943\/Cabbages%20and%20Kings\">Cabbages and Kings by O Henry<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/free-audiobook.html#!\/f849ee1d42506b1488dc25500618b943\/Cabbages%20and%20Kings\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"265\" class=\"wp-image-5066 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cabbages-kings.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/265;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Set in a fictional Central American Country known as Anchuria, \u2018Cabbages and Kings\u2019 is a complex story that focuses on the people who live there, their politics, society and commerce. During the story, their deposed leader has committed crimes against his people and robbed huge amounts of money from the Federal Reserve.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As well as describing their attempts to bring this former head of state to justice, this story also looks at the lives of ordinary people and their own problems. This is a genuine tale of the \u2018little people\u2019 against the seemingly untouchable and it will keep you turning every page of its 18 chapters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000CNFAB4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000CNFAB4&amp;linkId=115bae396bef63e74ab2f6a18a7d47ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (opens in a new tab)\">Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000CNFAB4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000CNFAB4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=62e796850a5aa68e931227664f10dcd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000CNFAB4&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>An epic that was made famous in a film starring Jake Gyllenhall and Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain actually started off as a short story by Annie Proulx. Ennis Del Mar, a cowboy who has lost his job and must move from his house unexpectedly falls for another man who crosses his path called Jack Twist.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This forbidden love consumes them both and threatens to rob Ennis of the only thing he has left &#8211; his wife and family. This amazing short story is a contemporary one that shows that sometimes love just chooses you, rather than the other way around.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So there you have it, an eclectic selection of short stories that will give you intrigue, thrills, spills and moments that will warm your heart. All this and without the need to spend hours and hours reading them. We hope you enjoy making your way through these titles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We\u2019ll see you again next time.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OwjhJz789FE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>*Digitalbook is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program which provides a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to the Amazon LLC marketplaces.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you like your tales and literary adventures in bitesize chunks, then you\u2019re likely to be a fan of the short story. Here we look at just 10 of what we feel are some of the most unmissable in the genre that will captivate, intrigue and amaze the reader in equal measure. 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