an unranked list of memorable short stories and collections
created by zsabella
last updated November, 2025
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
Audition for the Fox
Martin Cahill
The Repeat Room
Jesse Ball
Walking Practice
Dolki Min
The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories
Franz Kafka
Cursed Bunny
Bora Chung
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories
Yu Chen
Spirits Abroad
Zen Cho
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
Ken Liu
The Strange Bird: A Borne Story
Jeff VanderMeer
Galatea
Madeline Miller
Mapping the Interior
Stephen Graham Jones
Minor Detail
Adania Shibli
Japan Sinks (Dover Doomsday Classics)
Sakyo Komatsu
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
Becky Chambers
A Short Stay in Hell
Steven L. Peck
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan
Foster
The Factory
Hiroko Oyamada
The Metamorphosis
In The Penal Colony
The Hole
Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang
The Lottery and Other Stories
Shirley Jackson
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
If you’re looking for suggestions, I Who Have Never Known Men was a very impactful short story for me!
absolutely, I’ve added it ☺️ this one I’ve been wanting to read for a while too!
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