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A Journalist's 170 Favorite Short Stories - Page 4

This list is in order of my preferences, with Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" at number one. I tried to mix masterpieces by James Joyce and Raymond Carver with short stories like "Three-Ten to Yuma" and "An Alpine Divorce" that I found highly entertaining.
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The Witness for the Prosecution (Agatha Christie)
The Witness for the Prosecution
121
Agatha Christie
A Horseman in the Sky (Ambrose Bierce)
A Horseman in the Sky
122
Ambrose Bierce
The Use of Force (William Carlos Williams)
The Use of Force
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William Carlos Williams
Rollerball Murder (William Harrison Neal)
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William Harrison Neal
The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky (Stephen Crane)
The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
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Stephen Crane
The Skylight Room (O. Henry)
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O. Henry
Your Arkansas Traveler (Budd Schulberg)
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A New England Nun (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman)
A New England Nun
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"Le Horla" by Guy De Maupassant
"Le Horla" by Guy De Maupassant
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The School (Donald Barthelme)
The School
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Donald Barthelme
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
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O. Henry
Araby (James Joyce)
Araby
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James Joyce
A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)
A Rose for Emily
133
William Faulkner
The Overcoat (Nikolai Gogol)
The Overcoat
134
Nikolai Gogol
Why I Live at the P.O. (Eudora Welty)
Why I Live at the P.O.
135
Eudora Welty
Old Boys, Old Girls (Edward P. Jones)
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Edward P. Jones
Some Like Them Cold (Ring Lardner)
Some Like Them Cold
137
Ring Lardner
The Chrysanthemums (John Steinbeck)
The Chrysanthemums
138
John Steinbeck
The Fall of Edward Barnard (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Fall of Edward Barnard
139
W. Somerset Maugham
The Spinoza of Market Street (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Spinoza of Market Street
140
Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Displaced Person (Flannery O'Connor)
The Displaced Person
141
Flannery O'Connor
Eveline (James Joyce)
Eveline
142
James Joyce
Fiesta, 1980 (Junot Diaz)
Fiesta, 1980
143
Junot Diaz
The Company of Wolves (Angela Carter)
The Company of Wolves
144
Angela Carter
A Retrieved Reformation (O. Henry)
A Retrieved Reformation
145
O. Henry
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
146
Raymond Carver
All Summer in a Day (Ray Bradbury)
All Summer in a Day
147
Ray Bradbury
The Lotus Eater (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Lotus Eater
148
W. Somerset Maugham
Brothers (Sherwood Anderson)
Brothers
149
Sherwood Anderson
Pigs Is Pigs (Ellis Parker Butler)
Pigs Is Pigs
150
Ellis Parker Butler
Charles (Shirley Jackson)
Charles
151
Shirley Jackson
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
152
Ernest Hemingway
On the Rainy River (Tim O'Brien)
On the Rainy River
153
Tim O'Brien
Everyday Use (Alice Walker)
Everyday Use
154
Alice Walker
"Madame Butterfly" (John Luther Long)
"Madame Butterfly"
155
John Luther Long
Hands (Sherwood Anderson)
Hands
156
Sherwood Anderson
Graveyard Shift (Stephen King)
Graveyard Shift
157
Stephen King
Blow-Up (Julio Cortazar)
Blow-Up
158
Julio Cortazar
Awaiting Orders (Tobias Wolff)
Awaiting Orders
159
Tobias Wolff
Rappaccini's Daughter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Rappaccini's Daughter
160
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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