How To Write Short Stories, with examples

Ring Lardner (1885 - 1933)

Here are 10 humorous short stories by Ring Lardner (March 5, 1885 – September 25, 1933), an American sports columnist and short-story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre. His contemporaries Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all professed strong admiration for his writing. ( Wikipedia and Michele Fry)

Genre(s): Short Stories, Sports Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Michele Fry
00:09:14
Play 01 1.1 The Facts Kurt
00:28:19
Play 02 1.2 The Facts Kurt
00:29:08
Play 03 2.1 Some Like Them Cold Michele Fry
William Allan Jones
00:25:12
Play 04 2.2 Some Like Them Cold Michele Fry
William Allan Jones
00:23:28
Play 05 3.1 Alibi Ike William Allan Jones
00:24:48
Play 06 3.2 Alibi Ike William Allan Jones
00:19:05
Play 07 4.1 The Golden Honeymoon Kurt
00:21:46
Play 08 4.2 The Golden Honeymoon Kurt
00:17:39
Play 09 5.1 Champion Adrian Stephens
00:20:45
Play 10 5.2 Champion Adrian Stephens
00:19:43
Play 11 6.1 My Roomy Kurt
00:28:11
Play 12 6.2 My Roomy Kurt
00:23:14
Play 13 7.1 A Caddy's Diary Ruthema
00:17:01
Play 14 7.2 A Caddy's Diary Ruthema
00:15:56
Play 15 8.1 A Frame-Up Kurt
00:26:07
Play 16 8.2 A Frame-Up Kurt
00:22:20
Play 17 9.1 Harmony Ben Prince
00:19:20
Play 18 9.2 Harmony Ben Prince
00:15:54
Play 19 10.1 Horseshoes Kurt
00:28:54
Play 20 10.2 Horseshoes Kurt
00:27:47