innerworks

the scarlet ibis

marigolds

the diamond necklace

the monkey’s paw

the open boat

the lady and the tiger

the minister’s black veil

an occurrence at owl creek bridge

a rose for emily

(I found that one by googling “short story corpse in the house,” first result)

the cask of amontillado

the yellow wallpaper

the most dangerous game

a good man is hard to find

some are well-known, some obscure, some I enjoy as an adult, all made me uncomfortable between the ages of 11-15

the box-social

the veldt

the birds

the lottery

the landlady

the interlopers

the tell-tale heart

the black cat

the masque of the red death

hop-frog

a&p

sucker

miriam

harrison bergeron

uncle marcos

it’s a good life

all summer in a day

lamb to the slaughter

survivor type

death by landscape

popular mechanics

good country people

thank you ma’am

not our first mistake

cat and the coffee-drinkers

the youngest doll

the ones who walk away from omelas

the curious case of benjamin button

the man with the yellow face

the seventh man

the postman always rings twice

the last question

rain rain, go away

there will come soft rains

a sound of thunder

spider boy

where are you going, where have you been?

the celebrated jumping frog of calavaras county

hills like white elephants

I have no mouth and I must scream