5 Short Stories Worth Reading

1. The Lady or the Tiger
This is the only short story ever written that ends right AT the climax. (Usually there's a "falling action" and a denouement.)

2. The Gift of the Magi
This is a tradition on Christmas Eve in our house. SUCH a touching story.

3. Roman Fever
I was assigned to read this in a class in college. I remember being all "ho hum this is boring" and then hitting the last paragraph and being like "WHA?!!!"

4. The Birthmark
A touching tale by Hawthorne that reminds us where vanity gets you

5. A&P
Nothing riviting here, but fantastic decriptions by Updike