Ooh. Tiptree's The Women That Men Don't See.
eta: This is not the one you're thinking of. You just reminded me.)
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jan 16, 2008 12:45:23 pm PST #3726 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Atropa - Jan 16, 2008 12:45:24 pm PST #3727 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The Open Window by Saki. A to Z Through the Chocolate Alphabet by Harlan Ellison. The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Tiptree, Jr.
And, of course, Homecoming by Ray Bradbury.
Daisy Jane - Jan 16, 2008 12:46:56 pm PST #3728 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
We the Living?
No that's a novel. Anthem?
Ginger - Jan 16, 2008 12:48:41 pm PST #3729 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The Anthem Sprinters. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. (Yeah, I think "all of Bradbury" will cover it.)
-t - Jan 16, 2008 12:49:11 pm PST #3730 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, The Open Window! Good to be reminded of that one.
Cashmere - Jan 16, 2008 12:50:14 pm PST #3731 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
That's it, DJ!
Daisy Jane - Jan 16, 2008 12:51:07 pm PST #3732 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Yes. Being a Rand fan in middle school is my secret shame.
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2008 12:51:56 pm PST #3733 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream is a specific Harlan Ellison that sticks in my mind, but much of his stuff is brilliant.
And I've had the shit scared out of me by Stephen King's shorter works, but his short stories are the length of a normal person's shorter novel.
Atropa - Jan 16, 2008 12:52:42 pm PST #3734 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, The Open Window! Good to be reminded of that one.
I love love love Saki's short stories. That's where Clovis got his name.
Do the Winnie the Pooh stories count as short stories? Because if they do, they would be on my list.
-t - Jan 16, 2008 12:53:42 pm PST #3735 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
"The Mangler" is the Stephen King I can easily recall.