underrated. its more than just prose or poetry but not as much of a longform commitment as a novel. sometimes a story only needs 10 or 20 or 30 pages. great for people to practice writing, great to write for the sake of writing, can read one in a car ride, so much freedom in short stories. I resent the sentiment that they’re somehow lesser or lower brow than poetry or novel.
specific ones I recommend, at least to start:
The Fall of the House of Usher (or anything by Poe, he’s kinda the goat)
The Scarlet Ibis
The Metamorphosis
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
The Lottery
The Most Dangerous Game
