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    5 Short Stories I Read In High School That I Still Think About

    These 5 short stories made a big impression. These are on my recommended reading list for high school students.

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    1. The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier

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    Much creepier than the movie, and has an ending open to speculation.

    2. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Anne Porter

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    Don't hold grudges.

    3. An Occurance on Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

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    Similar in a way to Granny, another stream of consciousness journey. At the end, you are like, "Wait. What?"

    4. The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe

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    I love cats. This one is a corker.

    5. The Dream Child by L. M. Montgomery

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    I was looking for a scary story, and found this "ghost story". It is much scarier to me now as an adult. A bonus 6th story from this collection is "The Brother Who Failed" and reminds us that success is measured in many different ways.

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