The black cat / by Edgar Allan Poe -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County / by Mark Twain -- An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / by Ambrose Bierce -- The open boat / by Stephen Crane -- Paul's case / by Willa Cather -- Hills like white elephants / by Ernest Hemmingway -- The jilting of Granny Weatherall / by Katherine Anne Porter -- The chrysanthemums / by John Steinbeck -- The secret life of Walter Mitty / by James Thurber -- In the twilight / by Wallace Stegner -- The lottery / by Shirley Jackson -- Thank you, m'am / by Langston Hughes -- Icarus Montgolfier Wright / by Ray Bradbury -- A & P / by John Updike -- Where are you going, where have you been? / by Joyce Carol Oates -- Everyday use / by Alice Walker -- Elk / by Rick Bass.
