Can anyone recommend me some interesting short stories or short story authors? I’m not looking for short stories by classic writers, I’m looking for something modern, gloomy, atmospheric, with iconic main character. If you have seen the 2011 movie Drive, than i would love to find some short stories similar to it.
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction. We used it for a class and every story was gloomy.
http://www.amazon.com/Scribner-Anthology-Contemporary-Short-Fiction/dp/1416532277/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324846680&sr=8-1
So I have the text "Rappaccini’s Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawethorne to cite in my composition. Problem is that my teacher emailed the story to us, so it is not included in a collection or anything nd I have no clue where he got the text. How do I cite a short story that is not in a collection in MLA format?
There’s an excellent website called easybib (easybib.com). It allows you to create citations for free in MLA format. You’ll go to that cite, click on the type of resource (in this case web) and highlight your teacher’s link and paste it in the appropriate box. When you press the button that says cite this, it will do it for you. easy peasy.
So my friend wants a cool story bro sweatshirt(with hoodie) blue for kids.. It’s the one that says "Cool Story Bro" not the one that says "Cool Story Bro Tell It again" He wants it blue and with a hoodie so he can match with his friend. Where can I buy this ?
Check out this site, they normally have a whole bunch.
i grew up reading these set of books, unfortunately when my siblings and i started going off to college, my mother thought we would outgrow our love for these books so she donated it to the church. Now that i am a sunday school teacher i realize how helpful the books are since it has very good illustrations. Please do help me. thanks.
new egg
I’m reading a stolen life right now and really liking it. Just wondering what some other good true story books are. Maybe one’s written by survivors or such. I’m just getting back into reading, so I wouldn’t want anything to difficult.
Thanks 
Oh and I’m also reading Night by Elie Wisel
I personally like Zak bagan’s Night World. It his true adventres as a Paranormal Investigator. It’s a little biographical, but it’s honestly a really good read that is sure to make you think.
I am trying to come up with a catchy plot for my story for a movie i wanna do but i want my story to be very good and creative for it to be a hit movie and i’m trying very hard so can somebody give me some good advice?
I’m doing thriller and suspense.
Well I won’t give you a plot straight out…but I can give you a few tips on how to make your plot interesting.
Tips…
1.) Give it something new. If it is an old plot, like, boy saves girls life, girl comes along for the ride to destroy whatever scary thing is terrorizing them, make it new. Perhaps they work together the entire time and then he turns out to be working for the scary thing, and he hands her up as a sacrifice…Idk, just something new. Don’t make it the same old predictable story.
2.) Make the ‘scary thing’ truly scary. Not a gooey swamp monster, not a murderer in a mask, not a killer that can only hurt you in your dreams. Make it a psychopathic killer that is truly ****** up and has serious problems. He’ll have a back story, a reason for the madness. Just like in Saw, when JigSaw had a reason for the crazy things he did. Make this ‘scary guy/thing’ truly messed up in the head. He doesn’t have to look scary, to scare the living **** out of a person.
3.) Make the lead actor a girl…I mean, in every scary movie (most of them) a guy runs into something scary and then has to save the girl, because she inevitably gets involved. Well maybe she gets involved first this time. And then maybe it’s her sister that gets involved, and the guy comes along later..something to get away from the ‘I’m the helpless womaaaaan’ role.
4.) SURPRISE!!! You have to shock your audience. If they’re expecting it, they aren’t going to be shocked, surprised, or scared. Throw in twists, unexpected turns, loud noises…make you jump and pee a little surprises.
I hope this helps, good luck
Because I have a horror story in mind, but I was originally planning it to be just a short story, then I got ideas on making a sequel. Or would an editor/publisher recommend I write out more or try to mash them into one? Because also the lady gets pregnant but I kind of wanted to skip that little time frame and her already have her baby in the sequel. So I guess in short, is it okay to have a short story with a short story sequel after?
well, asimovs three rules of robotics have appeared in many many short stories afterward. i mean i guess you could allude to it… use elements you established before.. cant say that ive actually seen a short story with a sequel. the point of a short story is really to finish the story in one read. so, i mean if it would take two short stories to actually sum the story, id suggest writing a novelette.
I am choreographing a hip hop routine for a group of kids (roughly 8-10). I need a good theme/story for a routine! Thanks (or even just song suggestions work)
Call my name—Charlotte Church
Beastie Boys–Remote Control, Super disco Breakin, Sabotage, Intergalatic, Brass Monkey
C&C Music Factory, I got the power, Pump up the volume, Gonna make you sweat, rock & roll
Will Smith—Summertime, Wild Wild west, Men in black, parents just don’t understand
It’s tricky—Run Dmc
Wild thing—Tone Loc
Planet Rock—Afrika Bambaataa
Music—Madonna
Mortal Kombat Theme
Space Jam theme
Hit ‘Em High (Monstars theme from space jam)
If I’m gonna eat somebody it might as well be you—Tone Loc (Fern Gully)
There is a light—Nick Cave (Batman Forever)
The riddler—Method Man (Batman Forever)
Kraftwerk-Tour De France, robots
It began in Africa—Chemical Brothers
Groove is the heart—Dee Lite
This beat is technotronic—Technotronic
Move this—Technotronic
Butterfly (Japenese Techno)—DJ Mystik
Breaker’s revenge—Afrika Bambaataa
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
Freak-a-zoid—Midnight Star
Inspector Gadget theme (ska verison)—Ska king Crab
The Bumblebee tuna song (ska verison)—Mephiskapheles
I have to write a story for LA and need some ideas. 2 little kids falling in love.
It should be a puppy love kinda story, really fluffy and sweet. Good luck!
I am in the mood for reading a ghost story book as I have recently read a good one called "The Small Hand" by Susan Hill and I really enjoyed it.
I don’t like books that are poorly written and I love books set in the victorian era or written in a style common in the victorian era but the latter doesn’t matter.
I’d like if the book was chilling and exciting.
ghostgirl: a novel by Tonya Hurley
A Certain Slant of Light – Laura Whitcomb