Jim Powell was a Jelly-bean. Much as I desire to make him an appealing character, I feel that ... Read more
American Literature Short Stories
Total Stories: 329
One of my comrades thereanother of those victims of eighteen years of unrequited toil and blighted hopeswas one ... Read more
On a fair Saturday afternoon in November Penrod’s little old dog Duke returned to the ways of his ... Read more
Long, long ago, when this old world was in its tender infancy, there was a child named Epimetheus ... Read more
After dark on Saturday night one could stand on the first tee of the golf-course and see the ... Read more
There had been a war fought and won and the great city of the conquering people was crossed ... Read more
When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, was a boy, he lived in Portland, Maine. In those days Portland ... Read more
John Clemens, Samuel’s father, was a farmer, merchant, and postmaster in a Missouri town, called Florida. His wife, ... Read more
PENROD sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog. A bitter ... Read more
1 As long ago as 1860 it was the proper thing to be born at home. At present, ... Read more
Running footstepslight, soft-soled shoes made of curious leathery cloth brought from Ceylon setting the pace; thick flowing boots, ... Read more
The glazed eye of the tired reader resting for a second on the above title will presume it ... Read more
