How To Write Short Stories, with examples
Ring Lardner
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Here are 10 humorous short stories by Ring Lardner (March 5, 1885 – September 25, 1933), an American sports columnist and short-story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre. His contemporaries Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all professed strong admiration for his writing. ( Wikipedia and Michele Fry) (7 hr 43 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 9:14 | Read by Michele Fry |
| 1.1 The Facts | 28:19 | Read by Kurt |
| 1.2 The Facts | 29:08 | Read by Kurt |
| 2.1 Some Like Them Cold | 25:12 | Read by Michele Fry |
| 2.2 Some Like Them Cold | 23:28 | Read by Michele Fry |
| 3.1 Alibi Ike | 24:48 | Read by William Allan Jones |
| 3.2 Alibi Ike | 19:05 | Read by William Allan Jones |
| 4.1 The Golden Honeymoon | 21:46 | Read by Kurt |
| 4.2 The Golden Honeymoon | 17:39 | Read by Kurt |
| 5.1 Champion | 20:45 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| 5.2 Champion | 19:43 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| 6.1 My Roomy | 28:11 | Read by Kurt |
| 6.2 My Roomy | 23:14 | Read by Kurt |
| 7.1 A Caddy's Diary | 17:01 | Read by Ruthema |
| 7.2 A Caddy's Diary | 15:56 | Read by Ruthema |
| 8.1 A Frame-Up | 26:07 | Read by Kurt |
| 8.2 A Frame-Up | 22:20 | Read by Kurt |
| 9.1 Harmony | 19:20 | Read by Ben Prince |
| 9.2 Harmony | 15:54 | Read by Ben Prince |
| 10.1 Horseshoes | 28:54 | Read by Kurt |
| 10.2 Horseshoes | 27:47 | Read by Kurt |