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“May” is the shortest name of a month in English, so our monthly challenge is to read one or more classic short stories of any length up to about 250 pages. Members may want to read stories by different authors, or part of a collection of short stories by a single author. This can include children’s stories if anyone wants to share their reading with a child in their family. It’s an opportunity to try less familiar authors or genres, or to read some old favourites again. Have fun!
Examples:
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
The Overcoat - Nikolai Gogol
The Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams Bianco

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So...who's in? you don't have to wear short-shorts to read them!

✅ Annette
Cosmic
✅ Cozy_Pug
✅ Irphen
J.S.
✅ Janelle
✅ Jazzy
✅ Kathy
✅ Lynn
✅ Nidhi
Nike
✅ Rosemarie
✅ Shaina
✅ Trisha
✅ Vicky
✅ Vit

✅ Who Wears Short Shorts? *Complete*
Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22
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✅ 1. The Sandbox (1959) - Edward Albee
✅ 2. Nausea (1938) - Jean-Paul Sartre
✅ 3. Dot and the Kangaroo (1899) - Ethel C. Pedley
✅ 4. Happy Birthday to You! (1959) - Dr. Seuss
✅ 5. The Death of Bessie Smith (1959) - Edward Albee

✅ 6. Essays in Idleness and Hōjōki (1332) - Yoshida Kenkō
✅ 7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) - Roald Dahl
✅ 8. Lisa and Lottie (1949) - Erich Kästner
✅ 9. The American Dream (1960) - Edward Albee
✅ 10. Zen in the Art of Archery (1948) - Eugen Herrigel

Who Wears Short Shorts?
I will be adding stories as I read them; since I do like short stories, I hope to read 10.

May short story challenge:

1. Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne May 2✅

2. The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton May 4 ✅

3. Angelika by Theodor Storm May 14 ✅

4. The Jack Tales by Richard Chase May 17 ✅

5. Klein Zaches genannt Zinnober by E.T.A. Hoffmann May 17 ✅

6. Nuggets and Dust: panned out in California by Dod Grile by Ambrose Bierce May 19 ✅

7. Späte Rosen by Theodor Storm May 23 ✅

8. The Chronic Argonauts by H.G. Wells May 24 ✅

9. Ashes of the Beacon by Ambrose Bierce May 24✅

10. A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber May 25 ✅

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Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22
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✔ 1. The White Heron from The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
✔ 2. The Cherry Orchard
✔ 3. The Raven from The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
✔ 4. Essential Welty: Why I Live at the P.O., A Memory, Powerhouse and Petrified Man
✔ 5. Castle Rackrent

My space!

Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22

TBR:
What Men Live By and Other Tales - Leo Tolstoy (4 stories) - finished:
🔹1. What Men Live By
🔹2. Three Questions
🔹3. The Coffee-House of Surat
🔹4. How Much Land Does a Man Need

🔹5. A Respectable Woman - Kate Chopin
🔹6. Father - Elizabeth von Arnim
🔹7. a pair of silk stockings - Kate Chopin
🔹8. The Locket - Kate Chopin

May Short stories challenge

1. Michael Kohlhaas Finished 4 stars

2. Life Is a Dream Finished 4 stars

3.The Caucasian Chalk Circle Finished 5 stars

4. A Man Of Business by Balzac Honoré de Finished 3 stars

5. The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh Finished 4 stars

6.No One Writes to the Colonel
Finished 5 stars

7. White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky Finished 5 stars

8. The Brothers-in-Arms by Balzac (de) Honoré Finished 3 stars

Wow this is looking class(ic)!

I’ll add my stories as I read them

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Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22
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1. Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne fin May3 4*
2. The Hand by Guy de Maupassant fin May3 4*
3. Mother Savage by Guy de Maupassant fin May4 5*
4. Of Sunshine and Bedbugs: Essential Stories by Isaac Babel fin May6 4*
5. The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne fin May9 3*
6. The Drunkard's Death by Charles Dickens fin May 10 4*
7. Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks fin May11 4*
8. The Begging-Letter Writer by Charles Dickens fin May16 4*
9. The Purse by Honoré de Balzac fin May18 4*
10. The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol fin May20 4*
11. A Descent into the Maelstrom - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story fin May27 3*
12. The Drowned Giant by J.G. Ballard fin May29 5*
13. The Dying Fall by J.G. Ballard fin May29 5*

Who Wears Short Shorts? - I'll add as I go along.
Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
5/1/22 - 5/31/22
5/5

1. The Painted Veil - W. Somerset Maugham (1925) 246 pages
2. Towards Zero - Agatha Christie (1944) 233 pages
3. Beast in View - Margaret Millar 176 pages
4. Goodbye, Mr. Chips - James Hilton 115p
5. The Eyes - Edith Wharton

Stories…
Short and shorter…
Mikhail Zoshchenko - The Galosh 1968
J.D. Salinger - Nine Stories 1953
Virgilio Piñera - Cold Tales 1956

All linked to here!

I'm hopefully in, I have not succeeded with the challenge of April, nor March ... in any group challenge what so ever =D. That's how it goes when one I believe I can participate in and fulfill multiple challenges in multiple groups. But his one should be possible to achieve, even if it's only with one single short story. I will add as I go along, cross your fingers! =)

Nike wrote: "I'm hopefully in, I have not succeeded with the challenge of April, nor March ... in any group challenge what so ever =D. That's how it goes one I believe I can participate in and fulfill multiple ..."

That’s disappointing for you, Nike. But it doesn’t matter, it’s just fun to try some challenges. Once you complete one challenge you will probably do others - choose something easy to do first!

Who Wears Short Shorts?
Classic Short Stories- May 2022 Challenge
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1). The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Who Wears Short Shorts?
Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22
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1.The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots: With Other Sketches of the TimesbyGeorge Pope ✔ Morris
(1/5/22)★★★
2.The Schoolmaster's ProgressbyCaroline Kirkland
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3.The Pensionerby William Caine
(1/5/22)★★★★★
4.The Snail and the Rose-Tree With Color Illustrations byHans Christian Andersen
(1/5/22)★★★★★
5.The Other Side of the HedgebyE.M. Forster
(1/5/22)★★★★★
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(Complete on May Day 2022)

SHORT STORIES I would recommend :
The Passage of the Red SeabyHenry Murgerwhich I thought was hilarious-especially the ending!

Who Wears Short Shorts?
Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22
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1. The Altar of the Dead by Henry James (1895) 5* 1/5/2022
2. Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola (1975) 5* 9/5/2022 - a Caldecott winner
3. The Beggar by Anton Chekhov (1887) 3* 12/5/2022
4. "Detected by the Camera" by L.M. Montgomery (1897) 4* 13/5/2022
5. A Horseman In The Sky: Short Story by Ambrose Bierce 5* 12/5/2022
6. Chickamauga by Ambrose Bierce
(1889) 2* 17/5/2022
7. Umbrella by Taro Yashima (1958) 4* 20/5/2022 - a Caldecott Winner
8. The Fiddler by Herman Melville (1854) 4* 31/5/2022
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Planning: I am still working on a 19th Century Short Story Challenge in another group. Authors I may read more of are Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, Bret Harte, L.M. Montgomery, and Anton Chekhov.

I just ordered a copy of The Human Comedy: Selected Stories by Honoré de Balzac. I look forward to fresh translations.

Great work, i've linked you all to here, wow Vicky, you made short work of that challenge! Nike don't worry, you can just read it later or move on to something else x

Did anyone here actually wear crocheted shorts? I can't even remember them and know for sure that when I was a child I never wore them.

I'm not much of a short story reader and am trying to finally read Olive Kitteridge which is short stories, so will pass this month.

I missed out on the April challenge - just couldn't make it work.

Like Kathleen, short stories aren't really my jam, but...I do read to my pug, so I'm marking myself down for one short story this month that pug and I will share 🐶📖

*neither of us will be wearing short shorts for this challenge 😂


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1. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans 1939 ✅ 05/26/22

Trisha wrote: "Nike wrote: "I'm hopefully in, I have not succeeded with the challenge of April, nor March ... in any group challenge what so ever =D. That's how it goes one I believe I can participate in and fulf..."

Yes, thankyou but it's so typical me so I'm not surprised! =) This year I actually promised myself that I would only attempt one challenge in one single GoodReads Group .... how did that turn up? Oh, yes - I'm in many more challenges than I've ever been before ... around 20 I believe. =D I can only laugh about it.

I agree, Nike - that is funny! I try to combine some challenges by choosing a book that satisfies at least 2 challenges in different groups. So at least one of my short stories for this group will be by a female author for another group’s challenge.

I'm always in too many challenges. I was just taking a look at the newsfeed and bang up came another challenge I had joined - I had forgotten it even existed!

and yes I wore crocheted shorts and tops!

Trisha wrote: "I agree, Nike - that is funny! I try to combine some challenges by choosing a book that satisfies at least 2 challenges in different groups. So at least one of my short stories for this group will ..."

Me too =)

Jazzy wrote: "and yes I wore crocheted shorts and tops!"

Okay :)! My friends and I never did--no one at my school did. I did have at least one crocheted vest while growing up, though.

I'm not sure where mine came from though, as my mum didn't crochet!

I found some good books of short stories.

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

African Short Stories In English: An Anthology

Aha! Instead of not succeeding at all with the challenge this month I have already read a short story! Shall I report it in this thread? I've forgotten where to do it. Anyway I've just read The Hand by Guy de Maupassant. I enjoyed it and wonder who first came up with the idea of this hand since I think it's the third or fourth short story I've read from that time period in which a mystic hand plays an important role. Fascinating.

I am still finishing up my Aesop's Fables for April. I have really enjoyed them and have been reading a few of them more than once!! Think I will keep them handy. I love bees and there is a great one in there about the drones and the honey bees that I have been thinking about most of the day.

So I definitely want to read some short stories. Mine will probably come in the form of a collection.


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The Jack Tales

Hans Christian Andersen: Best Loved Fairy Tales
1. A Story
2. By the Almshouse Window
3. The Angel
4. Anne Lisbeth
This might take me a little longer to finish than just a month but I definitely will finish.

Nike wrote: "Aha! Instead of not succeeding at all with the challenge this month I have already read a short story! Shall I report it in this thread? I've forgotten where to do it. Anyway I've just read [book:T..."

I love list. Can you give us the other two "hand" books or stories? I would like to check them out.

Cosmic wrote: "Nike wrote: "Aha! Instead of not succeeding at all with the challenge this month I have already read a short story! Shall I report it in this thread? I've forgotten where to do it. Anyway I've just..."

"The Ghost Hand" by Selma Lagerlöf. I read it in Swedish but I know it's translated into English, maybe you'll find it at Project Gutenberg but perhaps it's in a short story collection.

The second one that I thought of turns out to be about a foot, not a hand =D - and it's The Mummy's Foot and Other Stories by Théophile Gautier.


But I'm sure I've read a third and I can't seem to find it now. I thought it was a story by Edgar Allen Poe but maybe it wasn't.

Hi Nike, you go to your thread here
and then add the template and tick off the book(s) you read, but you can also post them in the thread as well if you please!

Jazzy wrote: "Hi Nike, you go to your thread here
and then add the template and tick off the book(s) you read, but you can also post them in the thread as well if you please!"

I don't think your link takes me to the right place =D but I think I've managed to finally locate it. Thanks <3

yes it went to your link you wrote "I'm hopefully in, I have not succeeded with the challenge of April, nor March ... in any group challenge what so ever =D. That's how it goes when one I believe I can participate in and fulfill multiple challenges in multiple groups. But his one should be possible to achieve, even if it's only with one single short story. I will add as I go along, cross your fingers! =)

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So if you add the template to that post you're all sorted!

Jazzy wrote: "yes it went to your link you wrote "I'm hopefully in, I have not succeeded with the challenge of April, nor March ... in any group challenge what so ever =D. That's how it goes when one I believe I..."

Eeehh, aha - ok ... now, I'm totally lost actually. What template are you even talking about? =D I'm lost here .... (that's how it goes when I'm involved in to many groups and to many challenges!) I thought I was done registrating this short story but I must have missed something crucial.

And where shall I add it? Is the template the photo of the girls in shorts? Should I leave the computer and go to bed because my brain is not functioning?

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Copy the stuff there, paste it on your special thread and put books in it :) without the asterisks unless you just fancy them.

Have I linked everyone?

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Thank you!!! =D =D =D My Goodness .... this I never even noticed ...


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You make me giggle!

And where IS my "special thread" - do I even have any? I can't even blame sunshine or stress for this ... I really don't know what happens in my head right now ... embarrassing .... and yet funny ...

Yes -I AM sober, maybe I can blame poor sleep? Yes - that I can actually do without lying ...

Jazzy wrote: "You make me giggle!"

I'm so happy - I'm actually sitting here laughing myself !!! I can't believe this! I don't normally have this much trouble finding my way through GoodReads! =D =D =D

Nice to have another laugh before going to my guitar class, find your thread here...

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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I'm joining in as I do read many short stories. Adding them as I read.

Who Wears Short Shorts?
Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22
31/10

✅1. A Horseman In The Sky: Short Story by Ambrose Bierce
✅2. The Begging-Letter Writer by Charles Dickens
✅3. My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock
✅4. The Hand by Guy de Maupassant
✅5. The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
✅6. The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
✅7. A Man's Head by Georges Simenon
✅8. The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
From The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime
✅9. Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson
✅10. The Field Bazaar by Arthur Conan Doyle
✅11. The Edinburgh Mystery by Emmuska Orczy
✅12. The Honour of Israel Gow by G.K. Chesterton
✅13. A Medical Crime by J. Storer Clouston
✅14. Footsteps by Anthony Wynne
✅15. The White Line by John Ferguson
✅16. The Body of Sir Henry by Augustus Muir
✅17. Madame Ville d'Aubier by Josephine Tey
✅18. The Man on Ben Na Garve by Henry Howarth Bashford
✅19. Before Insulin by J.J. Connington
✅20. The Case of the Frugal Cake by Margot Bennett
✅21. Thursday's Child by Cyril Hare
✅22. Alibi Man by Bill Knox
✅23. The Fishermen by Michael Innes
✅24. The Running of the Deer by P.M. Hubbard
✅25. Hand in Glove by Jennie Melville
From Selected Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
✅26. Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders
✅27. Story of the House with the Green Blinds
✅28. The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective
Other stories:
✅29. The Big Bow Mystery
✅30. The War of the Worlds
✅31. My Mortal Enemy

Remember to tick them as read! Glad to have you with us Shaina! xx

Jazzy wrote: "Remember to tick them as read! Glad to have you with us Shaina! xx"

Thanks, Jazzy!

My pleasure, treasure!

Well I come to this a bit late but I still would like to participate! I will be joining for 3 short stories :-)
Who Wears Short Shorts?
Classic Short Stories - May 2022 Challenge
1/5/22 - 31/5/22
3/3 Completed!

1. ✅ The Apparition by Guy de Maupassant read 29 may
2. ✅ The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe read 29 may
3. ✅ An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce 31 may