Rate a short story

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Use this thread to rate a short story you've read recently.

Here are a few I've read in the last few days:

Miss Gentilbelle by Charles Beaumont - 5/5

An emotionally unstable mother dresses and treats her only child -- a young boy -- as a little girl and kills his pets as a form of punishment.

The Magic Man by Charles Beaumont - 4.5/5

A highly respected aging magician who's obviously not far from dying gives away his secrets.

Perchance to Dream by Charles Beaumont - 4/5

A man is worried that if he falls asleep he'll be murdered by the woman in his reoccurring nightmare.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce 3.5/5

Soldiers hang an Alabaman farmer for trying to stop northern military movements across a bridge.

 

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Sail 25 (AKA Gateway to Strangeness) by Jack Vance - 3.5/5

Eight space trainees apprehensively await their new instructor, Henry Belt. Despite the many strange and outrageous stories they have heard about him, including his legendary drunkenness, one of them notes that all of the top men in space seem to have trained under Belt . . .

Liane the Wayfarer (AKA The Loom of Darkness) by Jack Vance - 4.5/5

A vain, overconfident, utterly amoral adventurer who calls himself Liane the Wayfarer is traveling through the forest, contemplating a magic ring he has just found. The ring allows him to hide himself by stretching it into a hoop and lowering it over himself, transporting him into a mysterious world of complete darkness. Liane encounters a creature called a Twk-Man, tiny blue men who ride dragonflies and exchange gossip for tiny quantities of items such as salt. The Twk-Man tells Liane of a beautiful woman, a witch named Lith, who lives nearby . . .

 

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The Mitr by Jack Vance - 4/5

 

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The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson - 5/5.

You can read it here.

 

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Harrison Bergeron - By: Kurt Vonnegut 5/5

Story is here. <<< There you go.

I remember reading this in 9th grade and it was interesting. I also liked the TV special for it and one of the movies were all right too. Although the TV special that was on an HBO like network was awesome!

 

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The Valley Was Still by Manly Wade Wellman - 4.5/5.

O Ugly Bird! by Manly Wade Wellman - 5/5.

It's a shame that everything by Manly Wade Wellman is out of print. I look forward to reading more of his stories.