The Sill of the World

These probably won't warm you up. There's something bleak about them. Title: Death of a Professor Author: William Trevor Where I Rea...

Title: Sandkings Author: George R.R. Martin Where I Read It: The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Simon Kress likes to co...

This past weekend, I read a few Sherlock Holmes stories that I found strangely relaxing, even though at least one of them involves murder. M...

I've done this sort of post twice before , to recommend some short stories that are twisted and dark, that depict people who suffer bad...

Yesterday, I posted a playlist for Valentine's Day on another site. Today, I've decided to shatter dreams of romance with the follo...

Title: Enough to Lose Author: RS Deeren Where I Read It: Tales of Two Americas Three months in with Secured Properties, mowing lawns for ...

Title: Mistral Author: Raoul Whitfield Where I Read It: Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories The mistral is a violent win...

Title: The Advocate Author: Janet Frame Where I Read It: Prizes Ted is super helpful. On a busy street, he assists people with disabilit...

Title: The Colonel's Foundation Author: Louis Auchincloss Where I Read It: Legal Fictions What I remember of this story... the main c...

Title: The Devoted Friend Author: Oscar Wilde Where I Read It: The Happy Prince and Other Tales "'There is no good in my going t...

Title: Dosas Author: Edwidge Danticat Where I read it: Tales of Two Americas Elsie, a Haitian immigrant who works in the U.S. providing ...

Title: Casting the Runes Author: M.R. James (Montague Rhodes James) Where I Read It: The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories ...

Both of these are from The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories . Title: The Autopsy Author: Michael Shea Waiting behind him,...

Title: The Cambist and Lord Iron Author: Daniel Abraham Where I Read It: Fantasy: The Best of the Year 2008 Olaf works as a cambist in ...

Title: The Girl Who Loved Graveyards Author: P.D. James (Phyllis Dorothy James) Where I Read It: Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales It w...

Title: Comforter of the Afflicted Author: F.H. Batacan (Maria Felisa H. Batacan) Where I Read It: Manila Noir This story is set in Manila...

Title: The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor Author: Deborah Eisenberg Where I Read It: The Art of the Story “Fading smells of bodies c...

This is a fruitful topic for short fiction. Title: Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree Author: Helen Nielsen Where I Read It: Troubled Daught...

Staten Island is an underrated borough, sometimes talked about as if it's basically a landfill with some homes. However, there are beaut...

With one exception, none of these is specific to the holiday season, but they explore themes associated with this time of year. Title: A C...