Here are the 52 short stories I plan to read in 2012 (I reserve the right to read as many more as I want!). I assigned the stories to a deck of cards, each card representing a story. Each Saturday in 2012 I will draw a new card from the deck and that will be my ‘randomness generator’ that decides which story I read. The suits roughly, though not always, represent the following:
Hearts: Favorite Authors
Clubs: Famous Authors I may or may not have read
Diamonds: Female Authors
Spades: Ghost, Scary or Sci-Fi Stories
Here’s the List:
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Nancy said,
January 25, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Hi! I’m going to read some of those diamonds and clubs. I did a post on O. Henry. His works are great. I will be reading more of his literary pieces. I’m now reading “A Passion in the Desert”.
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Jay said,
January 29, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Hi Nancy,
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoy A Passion in the Desert. It is one of my favorites that I’ve read in the past couple years.
I have an old book of O’Henry’s short stories that is practically falling apart, but the ones I’ve scheduled to read this year are not among the ones I’ve read before.
-Jay
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Nan said,
January 29, 2012 at 1:51 pm
This is one of the coolest things ever! I am so impressed.
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Jay said,
January 30, 2012 at 7:46 am
Thanks, Nan! You should give it a try. The planning of putting a list together is almost more fun than the actual execution, ha ha. I’m already a story behind.
I just realized too that I forgot to include “wild cards” this year (last year, deuces were wild and when I drew them from the deck I could read any story I wanted).
-Jay
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