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  Dubliners

  James Joyce

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  These vivid, tightly focused observations about the life of Dublin's poorer classes originally made publishers uneasy: the stories contain unconventional themes and coarse language, and they mention actual people and places. Today, however, the stories are admired. They are considered to be masterful representations of Dublin done with economy and grace-representations, as Joyce himself once explained, of a chapter in the moral history of Ireland that give the Irish a good look at themselves. Although written for the Irish specifically, these stories-from the opening tale The Sisters to the final masterpiece The Dead-focus on moments of revelation that are common to all people.

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  The Grudge

  Rachel Lawson

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  "I can't see you attacking a woman why don't you defend yourself Blake," said Blake's lawyer. "I never said I did, Gabriel," said Blake Alexander, "everyone is accusing me of fighting with her but she started the scuffle messed up herself attacked me and screamed I was attacking her on a crime scene." 
  "I believe you!" said the lawyer. 
  "I pay you to believe me," said Blake gruffly 
  "and yet I still believe you," said Gabriel. 
  "thank you no one else does," said Blake. 
  "Jnr does too we'll help clear your name," said Gabriel. 
  "thank you," said Blake not putting much hope in the help. 
  "Who called for a delivery of chicken," shouted 
  snr after he saw Gabriel in his masked chicken suit at the door. 
  "Hilarious Lance, where is jnr?" said the Chicken. 
  "I had an idea to clear your grandad's name," said the chicken. 
  "what is it?" asked Jnr. 
  "I need some help I found out where the woman who accused Blake of attacking her goes dancing and I need your help," said the chicken. 
  "Hello do you want to dance?" a handsome young man ask a lonely wallflower sitting watching the dancers. 
  "Yes thank you, sir," replied Fiona Lambert standing up. 
  They walked to the dance floor and waltzed.

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  Our Lifelong Dreams

  Eleanor Wells

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  Allison Carmichael doesn't remember anything before the bright light, much less how she came to be in a soothing white room with nothing but a train ticket to an unknown destination. Through encounters with Bennett Klein and Victoria Shears, a Hollywood couple she idolized, Allison learns that she was the lead singer of a band on the brink of massive fame. As her memories return, she undergoes a liminal journey through her past and the choices that led her to a hospital room, barely clinging to life. Will she stay in this world between life and death? Or will she catch the train to the Great Beyond and whatever awaits? 
  "Our Lifelong Dreams" is a captivating, bite-sized story of life, death, and unmet expectations.

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  Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr...

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novel written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll and the misanthropic Edward Hyde. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was an immediate success and is one of Stevenson's best-selling works. Stage adaptations began in Boston and London within a year of its publication and it has gone on to inspire scores of major film and stage performances. ( Summary by Wikipedia )

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  Treasure Trove

  Neil Munro

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  Neil Munro (1863-1930) was a Scottish journalist, newspaper editor, author and literary critic - a serious writer but now known mainly for his humorous short stories.'Treasure Trove' is an amusing tale of a time when a whale was beached on a Scottish island just off the coast by Tobermory. The crew of a passing ship, led by the enterprising Sunny Jim, came up with a cunning plan to charge visitors to see the whale. The plan worked brilliantly - until the whale began to decay....

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  O Henry Memorial Award Prize...

  Various Various

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  In 1918 the Society of Arts and Sciences established the O. Henry Memorial Awards to reward the very best short stories published during the previous year with cash prizes.   1921 was a particularly productive year with sterling and brilliantly varied examples of the art of short story writing as are included here.  The selection committee struggled to agree on these, but finally, here they are for us to enjoy and record.   The length varies but most are sufficiently long for a reader to get their teeth into and enjoy.   The stories are listed in a rough order of how they were judged, but all are excellent.     - Summary by Phil Chenevert

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