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“Pickman’s Model” and “The Picture in the House” by H. P. Lovecraft

October 7, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

It’s October! And all this month, NYMST brings you the best Gothic, Haunting and Scary stories. Up first, we have…

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“Bliss” & “Marriage a la Mode” by Katherine Mansfield

September 16, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

These two stories are about marriage, one from a man’s perspective and one from a woman’s. It is interesting that…

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Stories by HH Munro or Saki

September 10, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

This week we bring you “The Open Window” and more from Hector Hugh Munro. H H Munro, better known by…

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“The Ice Palace” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

September 4, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

The Ice Palace is the story of a southern belle that believes she wants to live in the North because…

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Cock A Doodle Do by Herman Melville

August 26, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

This week we bring you “Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Or, The Crowing of the Noble Cock Beneventano” by Herman MelvilleHerman Melville belongs to…

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“The Ransom of Red Chief” and “The Marquis and Miss Sally” by O. Henry

August 19, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

Henry worked a number of different jobs, from pharmacy to drafting, journalism, and banking. Banking, in particular, was not to…

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Feathertop by Nathaniel Hawthorne

July 24, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

Hawthorne was a Transcendentalists believing in the “inherent goodness of both people and nature.” You could think of him as…

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“The Big Trip Up Yonder” and “2 B R 0 2 B” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr

July 15, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

” The Big Trip Up Yonder” and “2 B R 0 2 B”. Michael Crichton, writing in The New Republic,…

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‘God Sees The Truth, But Waits’ and ‘Diary of a Lunatic’ by Leo Tolstoy

July 2, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

(Tid bit: “God Sees The Truth, But Waits” is the story that inspired Stephen King to write Shawshank Redemption!) Tolstoy…

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The Rondoli Sisters by Guy de Maupassant

June 25, 2019 Jen Leave a comment

Maupassant was a 19th century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form. He was a representative…

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