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This is a chronological list of short fiction by American writer Ray Bradbury. Only original works are listed, along with their first publication. Several stories exist in one or more revised versions, sometimes under different titles.
"Runaround" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, featuring his recurring characters Powell and Donovan. It was written in October 1941 and first published in the March 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. It appears in the collections I, Robot (1950), The Complete Robot (1982), and Robot Visions (1990).
In 1977, the story was adapted as a short film (14 min) as The Yellow Wallpaper [citation needed] by director Marie Ashton and screenwriter Julie Ashton; it starred Sigrid Wurschmidt. In 1989, the story was adapted as The Yellow Wallpaper by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), later shown in the U.S. on Masterpiece Theatre.
The first word of the story, "True!", is an admission of their guilt, as well as an assurance of reliability. [10] This introduction also serves to gain the reader's attention. [13] Every word contributes to the purpose of moving the story forward, exemplifying Poe's theories about the writing of short stories. [14]
"The Pedestrian" is a science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury. This story was originally published in the August 7, 1951 issue of The Reporter by The Fortnightly Publishing Company. [1] It is included in the collection The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953), but was dropped from later editions of this collection (1990 and 1997).
A commonly cited theme of the story is unselfish love, which Orr has stated is the "charitable" view of Phoenix that the white community in the text finds acceptable". [5]: 59 The short story also discusses racism and the arrogance it breeds by marginalizing other people and being cruel to them.
"A&P" is a tragicomic work of short fiction by John Updike which first appeared in the July 22, 1961 issue of The New Yorker. The story was collected in Pigeon Feathers in 1961, published by Alfred A. Knopf. The work is frequently included in anthologies. [1] [2]
"Strawberry Spring" is a horror short story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the Fall 1968 issue of Ubris magazine, [ 1 ] then republished in the November 1975 issue of Cavalier magazine, and, heavily revised, collected in King's Night Shift in 1978.