“People Like That Are the Only People Here: Canonical Babbling in Peed Onk,” a story that won a 1998 National Magazine Award, is quintessential Moore–very sad and very funny. This ...

This one is nauseatingly sad, and definitely not a story for ... "Signs and Symbols" is one of the all-time classics of the funny, bittersweet short story genre, and it packs just as much of ...

That challenge came from our judge for this round, novelist and short-story writer Chimamanda ... page about how it's easier to write a sad story than a funny one. Adichie, on the other hand ...

Telling those funny or sad stories about Valentine's Day isn ... So, I thought, well... to make a long story short, I made this elaborate dinner for the two of us and plans for a night on ...

The Big Short never wants you to be bored — because its message is so urgent. 3) This is a riotous comedy, shot through with anger, that eventually gets really sad Comedy and anger taste great ...

I found the best short stories on the internet that you can read in just ten minutes. (Of course, if you do have the time, you should cherish them, re-read them, talk about them, think about them.) ...

"Today the money is all gone and Adams lives in a trailer," writes Ellen Goodstein in a story titled "Unlucky in Riches." Adams said, "I was a big time gambler. I didn't drop a million dollars ...