{"id":1858,"date":"2021-02-08T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T15:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2023-01-22T12:55:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:55:25","slug":"best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Short Fiction Stories Everyone Should Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are so much consumed in your day-to-day life and can&#8217;t commit to lengthy novels, short fiction stories can help. You can find a list of them by reading this post until the end. When you are dealing with your busy affairs, short stories can be an excellent source of engagement. These brief fiction stories can quench your thirst for reading without investing a whole lot of time. In this post, you can find a list of the best short fiction stories, both modern and classic. Let&#8217;s find out!!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f38af7117cd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f38af7117cd\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#List_Of_The_Best_Short_Stories_You_Can_Read_In_2021\" >List Of The Best Short Stories You Can Read In 2021<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#1_Godspeed_and_Perpetua_A_Igoni_Barrett_%E2%80%93_2013\" >1: Godspeed and Perpetua (A. Igoni Barrett &#8211; 2013)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#2_The_Outing_Lydia_Davis_%E2%80%93_2010\" >2: The Outing (Lydia Davis &#8211; 2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#3_I_Bought_a_Little_City_Donald_Barthelme_%E2%80%93_1974\" >3: I Bought a Little City (Donald Barthelme &#8211; 1974)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#4_A_View_from_the_Observatory_Helen_Dunmore_%E2%80%93_2018\" >4: A View from the Observatory (Helen Dunmore &#8211; 2018)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#5_Going_to_Meet_the_Man_James_Baldwin_%E2%80%93_1965\" >5: Going to Meet the Man (James Baldwin &#8211; 1965)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#6_The_Landlady_Roald_Dahl_%E2%80%93_1959\" >6: The Landlady (Roald Dahl &#8211; 1959)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#7_Private_Tuition_by_Mr_Bose_Anita_Desai_%E2%80%93_1978\" >7: Private Tuition by Mr. Bose (Anita Desai &#8211; 1978)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#8_Dont_Look_Now_Daphne_Du_Maurier_%E2%80%93_1973\" >8: Don&#8217;t Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier &#8211; 1973)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#9_Remember_This_Graham_Swift_%E2%80%93_2014\" >9: Remember This (Graham Swift &#8211; 2014)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#10_Glittering_City_Cyprian_Ekwensi_%E2%80%93_1966\" >10: Glittering City (Cyprian Ekwensi &#8211; 1966)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#11_The_Nose_Nikolai_Gogol_%E2%80%93_1836\" >11: The Nose (Nikolai Gogol &#8211; 1836)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#12_The_Midnight_Zone_Lauren_Groff_%E2%80%93_2016\" >12: The Midnight Zone (Lauren Groff &#8211; 2016)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#13_Funny_Little_Snakes_Tessa_Hadley_%E2%80%93_2017\" >13: Funny Little Snakes (Tessa Hadley &#8211; 2017)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#14_In_Plain_Sight_Mavis_Gallant_%E2%80%93_1993\" >14: In Plain Sight (Mavis Gallant &#8211; 1993)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#15_Alan_Bean_Plus_Four_Tom_Hanks_%E2%80%93_2017\" >15: Alan Bean Plus Four (Tom Hanks &#8211; 2017)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-short-fiction-stories-everyone-should-read\/#Final_Words\" >Final Words!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_Of_The_Best_Short_Stories_You_Can_Read_In_2021\"><\/span><b>List Of The Best Short Stories You Can Read In 2021<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is the list of the most evoking short fiction stories that you can read in your spare time:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Godspeed_and_Perpetua_A_Igoni_Barrett_%E2%80%93_2013\"><\/span><b>1: Godspeed and Perpetua (A. Igoni Barrett &#8211; 2013)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;Godspeed and Perpetua&#8217; tracks the highs and lows of an arranged marriage. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/best-book-clubs-for-kids-for-their-all-round-development\/\">book<\/a><\/strong> provides an astute look at family power dynamics, the best short story in Barrett&#8217;s series of tales set against a background of Nigeria&#8217;s political history. The true strength of Barrett is his ability to characterize a figure like Perpetua, trapped in a disappointing marriage with a rich, older man, jump off the page.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_Outing_Lydia_Davis_%E2%80%93_2010\"><\/span><b>2: The Outing (Lydia Davis &#8211; 2010)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American author who won the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Booker_Prize\">International Booker Prize<\/a><\/strong> is, among other things, a master of short and very brief stories. She manages to express an entire day and arguably a whole relationship in this piece of micro-fiction &#8211; only a few lines long. It is one of the most interesting short fiction stories you can read in your spare time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_I_Bought_a_Little_City_Donald_Barthelme_%E2%80%93_1974\"><\/span><b>3: I Bought a Little City (Donald Barthelme &#8211; 1974)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A small town in Texas, Galveston, has been purchased by the narrator of this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/while-writing-fictional-novels\/\">novel<\/a><\/strong>. He claims at first that he&#8217;s just gradually changing things, but soon he comes to resemble something more like a despot as events go out of control. It is funny yet outrageous at the same time and was firstly published in the New Yorker. The story is a cautionary tale about ambition and control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_A_View_from_the_Observatory_Helen_Dunmore_%E2%80%93_2018\"><\/span><b>4: A View from the Observatory (Helen Dunmore &#8211; 2018)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A View from the Observatory is a threatening story; it shows Dunmore &#8211; one of the best modern short<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/fiction-writing-and-its-characteristics\/\"> fiction<\/a><\/strong> story writers in Britain &#8211; at the height of her best.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two women look down from the camera obscura of Bristol on the Clifton Suspension Bridge and witness something ominous &#8211; though exactly what; it is on the reader to determine by reading it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Going_to_Meet_the_Man_James_Baldwin_%E2%80%93_1965\"><\/span><b>5: Going to Meet the Man (James Baldwin &#8211; 1965)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set at the height of the Civil Rights movement in the deep south of America, Baldwin&#8217;s popular short story explores ethnic divisions on both sides of the coin without denying their humanity either. It&#8217;s also an unfailing look at the horrors of violence and prejudice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_The_Landlady_Roald_Dahl_%E2%80%93_1959\"><\/span><b>6: The Landlady (Roald Dahl &#8211; 1959)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As close to being &#8216;perfect&#8217; as any short story, Dahl&#8217;s most popular adult work is a mystery of macabre murder condensed to a few dozen pages that will always give your neck a wicked chill. You will never book an Airbnb again in much the same way after reading this short fiction story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Private_Tuition_by_Mr_Bose_Anita_Desai_%E2%80%93_1978\"><\/span><b>7: Private Tuition by Mr. Bose (Anita Desai &#8211; 1978)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the story of one evening in the life of Mr. Bose, a poetry teacher is forced to give Sanskrit lessons to reluctant and mischievous students. It was to supplement his income, domestic harmony, and anarchy clash in the tale.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Dont_Look_Now_Daphne_Du_Maurier_%E2%80%93_1973\"><\/span><b>8: Don&#8217;t Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier &#8211; 1973)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A couple on vacation to try to overcome the pain of the death of their daughter gets caught up in a sinister sequence of events. &#8216;Don&#8217;t Look Now&#8217; is packed, as you would imagine, with the slow-burning suspense that Daphne Du Maurier was so good at making. It is one of the most evoking short fiction stories you should read.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Remember_This_Graham_Swift_%E2%80%93_2014\"><\/span><b>9: Remember This (Graham Swift &#8211; 2014)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A newly married couple, together, share a sweet, happy day. There&#8217;s not much else we can disclose here in terms of action, except to say &#8216;Remember This&#8217; is tragic in the way that a genius short story can be &#8211; and Graham Swift&#8217;s short story is better than any other.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Glittering_City_Cyprian_Ekwensi_%E2%80%93_1966\"><\/span><b>10: Glittering City (Cyprian Ekwensi &#8211; 1966)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One hell of a story, few more unforgettable than Fussy Joe, the musician who has a taste for beautiful young women and causes trouble, but for whom karma is never far away, Nigerian author Ekwensi might spin. &#8216;Glittering City,&#8217; tiny but perfectly formed, will also take you on an unforgettable trip through Lagos in the 1960s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_The_Nose_Nikolai_Gogol_%E2%80%93_1836\"><\/span><b>11: The Nose (Nikolai Gogol &#8211; 1836)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of satirical writing has originated in Russia and Eastern Europe from life under totalitarianism. However, this tale &#8211; of a St Petersburg official whose nose decides that he wants to lead a life outside of the face to which he was once attached &#8211; is among the best of the best.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_The_Midnight_Zone_Lauren_Groff_%E2%80%93_2016\"><\/span><b>12: The Midnight Zone (Lauren Groff &#8211; 2016)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pages of Florida, Lauren Groff&#8217;s short story collection from 2016, stalk all manner of creatures. In the heady sun of her adopted state, spiders, snakes, and crocodiles lurk. But it&#8217;s the black panther we recall most vividly in &#8216;The Midnight Zone.&#8217; It&#8217;s a story that is as tense as it is beautiful about motherhood, survival, and imagination: the considerable forces of Groff at full tilt.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Funny_Little_Snakes_Tessa_Hadley_%E2%80%93_2017\"><\/span><b>13: Funny Little Snakes (Tessa Hadley &#8211; 2017)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tessa Hadley is one of the best contemporary masters of the short story genre. This one is a vivid look at family, childhood, and how &#8216;coming of age&#8217; never really ends, about a young woman trying to bond with her new, oddly-behaved step-daughter. It is one of the funniest short fiction stories that can tickle your senses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_In_Plain_Sight_Mavis_Gallant_%E2%80%93_1993\"><\/span><b>14: In Plain Sight (Mavis Gallant &#8211; 1993)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mavis Gallant&#8217;s masterpiece, described as &#8216;one of the great stories ever written about a writer,&#8217; brings you into the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/what-is-the-meaning-of-life\/\">life<\/a><\/strong> of a French novelist named Henri Grippes, who, as an artist, many believe is beyond his best. Short stories are always heavy on the plot, but this is a deep, close-up, human look at a character.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_Alan_Bean_Plus_Four_Tom_Hanks_%E2%80%93_2017\"><\/span><b>15: Alan Bean Plus Four (Tom Hanks &#8211; 2017)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four friends plan to build a rocket and fly it back and forth to the moon. This offbeat story reveals a style of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionpad.com\/blog\/while-writing-fictional-novels\/\">writing<\/a><\/strong> that is similar to what we think Hanks himself is like soft, funny, and a little eccentric.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Words\"><\/span><b>Final Words!<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are fond of reading short fiction stories, then you should find and read the stories listed in the post. If you like reading our posts, then reaching out to our blog section can help you to find more astonishing posts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are so much consumed in your day-to-day life and can&#8217;t commit to lengthy novels, short fiction stories can help. 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