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9. "Raft" by Larry Tritten
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:10 PM
Oct 2019

(Google it and you can read it for free)

Two of the best short stories Harlan Ellison wrote are:
1) "The Three Most Important Things in Life"
2) "Gopher in the Gilly"

But the best he ever wrote, imo, is the one I mention at the top of this thread:
"Driving in the Spikes"

I love Harlan Ellison's writing. Aristus Oct 2019 #1
The Conversion of the Jews The Wizard Oct 2019 #2
more, more!! NJCher Oct 2019 #3
"Raft" by Larry Tritten red dog 1 Oct 2019 #9
"Odour of Chrysanthemums", by D. H. Lawrence. nt Atticus Oct 2019 #4
maybe not so obscure, but "Bartleby the Scrivener" diva77 Oct 2019 #5
I hated this story nt yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #81
more a collection. john collier's fancies & goodnights. pansypoo53219 Oct 2019 #6
I have read some of these. yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #83
the whole book is pretty good. i just bought a reprint on impulse. pretty good for 1930's. pansypoo53219 Oct 2019 #88
Young Goodman Brown, Nathael Hawthorne sarge43 Oct 2019 #7
"The Wendigo," by Algernon Blackwood Glorfindel Oct 2019 #8
De-fa-go jpak Oct 2019 #39
eeeek! Glorfindel Oct 2019 #40
Oh this flame and fiery height! jpak Oct 2019 #43
"Three Bananas" by Larry Tritten red dog 1 Oct 2019 #10
Also DH Lawrence RobinA Oct 2019 #11
Arthur C. Clarke (two stories): lastlib Oct 2019 #12
Oh those are good. miyazaki Oct 2019 #16
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuinn Glorfindel Oct 2019 #68
I was always impressed with Ms. LeGuin,,, lastlib Oct 2019 #69
Yes. "The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Short Stories by Ursula Le Guin" Glorfindel Oct 2019 #71
Yes, the quintessential American short story klook Oct 2019 #76
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Oct 2019 #13
Is that Hannes Bok doing the cover...? First Speaker Oct 2019 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Oct 2019 #18
The Devil's Crapper by Lawrence Walsh yankeepants Oct 2019 #14
"It", by Theodore Sturgeon... First Speaker Oct 2019 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Oct 2019 #19
"The Destructors" by Graham Greene Paladin Oct 2019 #20
Just about anything by William Tenn. n/t malthaussen Oct 2019 #21
Anything by H.H. Munro ("Saki"). The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #22
Terry Bisson's "They're Made Out Of Meat" -- admittedly not obscure at all, really. eppur_se_muova Oct 2019 #23
"Bears Discover Fire" is one of my favorite stories! klook Oct 2019 #33
A one-act play, really, but frogmarch Oct 2019 #24
"The Most Dangerous Game" DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #25
That one was brilliant. DFW Oct 2019 #36
Another was "The Storm" by McKNIGHT MALMAR ailsagirl Oct 2019 #45
"The Ransom of Red Chief" DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #46
Me too! ailsagirl Oct 2019 #61
A book of short stories by Donald Ray Pollock. AJT Oct 2019 #26
Speaking of Southern Gothic, my favorite short story of that genre is LuvNewcastle Oct 2019 #78
Don't remember the writer, or the name pnwest Oct 2019 #27
I love this description and I want to find this story. n/t ms liberty Oct 2019 #41
IKR?! pnwest Oct 2019 #42
Glorfindel identified the story, see their reply with a link to it! ms liberty Oct 2019 #54
Thank you for the heads up! That's amazing! pnwest Oct 2019 #62
Check out "Reunion," by Arthur C. Clarke, written in 1971 Glorfindel Oct 2019 #48
Thank you so much for finding this! ms liberty Oct 2019 #53
It's my pleasure. Glorfindel Oct 2019 #59
I am gobsmacked you found it! Thank you pnwest Oct 2019 #63
I've read it! It's an Arthur C. Clarke story! lastlib Oct 2019 #70
tough one... hills like white elephants. ..maybe Kurt V. Oct 2019 #28
It's plenty weird, but... FiveGoodMen Oct 2019 #29
The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster, here is a PDF braddy Oct 2019 #30
The Body Politic Bayard Oct 2019 #31
Tin Soldier -- Joan D. Vinge hunter Oct 2019 #32
"Straw" by Gene Wolfe. klook Oct 2019 #34
"Serendipity" by Larry Tritten red dog 1 Oct 2019 #35
Lost Legacy DFW Oct 2019 #37
Sredni Vashtar by Saki DFW Oct 2019 #38
Me, too. I love that story! Glorfindel Oct 2019 #47
Sredni Vashtar the beautiful! n/t DFW Oct 2019 #49
It's in The Chronicles of Clovis, and it's free at gutenberg.org hunter Oct 2019 #58
A really creepy one was "The Distributor" by Richard Matheson ailsagirl Oct 2019 #44
One very off the wall story: The Unpleasant Profession Jonathan Hoag DFW Oct 2019 #50
"The Playground" by Ray Bradbury Peregrine Took Oct 2019 #51
"The Door" - E.B. White flor-de-jasmim Oct 2019 #52
Stephen King's "Night Shift." CrispyQ Oct 2019 #55
I loved Hearts in Atlantis except for one thing. nolabear Oct 2019 #87
A Piece of Steak Jack London cachukis Oct 2019 #56
"My House shall be called the House of Prayer" by William Hope Hodgeson and aka-chmeee Oct 2019 #57
Just about anything from M R James. RGinNJ Oct 2019 #60
Stories of Your Life and Others Polly Hennessey Oct 2019 #64
"The Kool Aid Wino" by Richard Brautigan red dog 1 Oct 2019 #65
Great story! MatthewHatesTrump2 Oct 2019 #85
"Gopher in the Gilly" by Harlan Ellison red dog 1 Oct 2019 #66
"When We Were Wolves", Jon Billman... 2naSalit Oct 2019 #67
Mother to the World by Richard Wilson TuxedoKat Oct 2019 #72
Lot by Ward Moore. n/t MicaelS Oct 2019 #73
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson wnylib Oct 2019 #74
"Looking For a Legend" by Larry Tritten red dog 1 Oct 2019 #75
I remember reading that one....It's about looking for Wyatt Earp's grave, right? MatthewHatesTrump2 Oct 2019 #86
Builds a Fire - Jack London Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #77
Don't know about obscure, but my first thoughts are: petronius Oct 2019 #79
Sandkings was what made me start the Song of Ice and Fire series cemaphonic Oct 2019 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author petronius Oct 2019 #80
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne nt yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #82
One by T. C. Boyle, I don't remember the name... Ohiya Oct 2019 #89
"The Autopsy" by Michael Shea MatthewHatesTrump2 Oct 2019 #90
"obscure" in the sense of: I wanna *FIND* it!1 About the 1919 World Series UTUSN Oct 2019 #91
Was that player "Shoeless Joe Jackson? MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #95
Probably, Say-it-isn't-so wasn't the focus of the story UTUSN Nov 2019 #97
"Africa Screams" by Larry Tritten red dog 1 Oct 2019 #92
"Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #93
"In a Grove" Harker Oct 2019 #94
"Gopher in the Gilly" by Harlan Ellison MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #96
"The Getaway Lunch," by Tibor Fisher PETRUS Nov 2019 #98
"Keyboard" by Harlan Ellison red dog 1 Nov 2019 #99
The Shepard by Fredrick Forsythe jrandom421 Nov 2019 #100
I agree with you about "Driving in the Spikes" MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #101
Not sure it qualifies as "obscure" but "The Three Most Important Things in Life" by Harlan Ellison MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #102
"Trout Fishing in America Shorty" MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #103
"In Video Veritas" by Larry Tritten red dog 1 Nov 2019 #104
"Eight O'Clock in the Morning"...Ray Nelson Tikki Nov 2019 #105
"A Tiny Feast" by Chris Adrian MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #106
"The Hospice" by Robert Aickman MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #107
"Walking Hills" by D.R. McBride red dog 1 Nov 2019 #108
"Delivery" by Michael Shea red dog 1 Nov 2019 #109
Another very good "obscure" short story is "Dinner Time" by Russell Edson MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #110
"The Stone Boy" by Gina Berriault (1957) MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #111
"Wemer" by Jo Ann Beard MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #112
"Who Will Love the River God" by Emily Newland red dog 1 Nov 2019 #113
"The Great Martian Pyramid Hoax" by Jerry Oltion red dog 1 Nov 2019 #114
Just now watching Hallmark 'drama' of The Gift of the Magi, elleng Nov 2019 #115
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