Short Stories

[close] Create and organize your own reading projects for the year under the listed headings. Post projects under each heading or multiple projects under any one heading. Feel free to add, subtract, and reorganize your projects at any time. Discussion will consist of what you want to share about the progress you have made in your projects or what you have learned when assessing your reading activity at any time during the year. MAIN RULE: HAVE FUN!

[close] We read and discuss one short story a week. Authors are welcome, but it's not a group to promote one's own work. The first post of each week's discussion includes a link to the story. To join, please answer the question you will see if using a browser. Private profiles that don't will be refused, as we want to get to know each other. For the the first couple of years, we read from specific anthologies, but from 10 November 2025, members can pick a story to share, and pick a week. You can drop in and out at any point, but we hope you enjoy participating in current - and even past - discussions.

[close] A novella reading group. 250 pages <

[close] The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as we tackle reading and discussing the classics. New Classics, Old Classics, Long and Short Classics, and some that exhibit potential to become a classic. If you are part of the second group of people, the classic you can love for a lifetime is just pages away. Here at "Catching up on the Classics," we primarily focus on works written in English, but don't neglect quality translations of classics that were written in other languages. Here you will find members from around the world who are interested and supportive about reading traditional classics, so don’t delay. Join today.