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For short stories, I like a really interesting main character at the center of a mysterious plot!. The character has to be interesting, and what I find interesting is a character that may have made bad choices in the past, betrayed a lot of people to save themself, etc etc!. I like a character that is almost supernatural, like has amazing agility and weapons mastery kind of thing (I love fantasy!!) also, the character has to be one that is a bit obnoxious; like one you love but hate!.

For the plot, it has to be all very fast paced, like the character is trying to escape something, or there's something he's not telling you!. A good short story has a lot of tension that just keeps you reading until the end!. also, if the character is on edge, it puts you on edge, and I think that pulls me in to a story!. There also has to be a mystery about something; either the character's past, a secret that could destroy the world, etc etc!. A lot of tension, action, and mystery definately keep me hooked in!.

Finally, I LOVE a good cliffhanger at the end of a short story!. Because short stories have to be, well, short, a cliff hanger is an ideal tool to use!. It keeps the reader begging for more, and adds that air of mystery and secrecy if you trying to build that tension throughout the story!. Cliffhangers are great for short stories, so in all of mine I use them!! I love thinking of twists in my story, then BAM! Done!. I think it really adds a lot to the overall story, and makes it more interesting!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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War, Sadness (I will prefer to call emotional)

I love short stories with surprise endings (O!.Henry being a case in point) and those which have some embedded emotion in them!.!.!.

By the way, have you read Guy de Maupassant's The Necklace!? Thats one of my favourite short stories!.

TW KWww@QuestionHome@Com

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Short stories that have interesting characters as well as a great plot is the magic ingredient!.A twist at the end is always good!.Have you read Roald Dahls short stories!.Please do!.He does some weird fascinating stuff!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Something tense with a twist at the end, like Roald Dahl's short stories!. Or something metaphysical philosophical surreal and poetic, like the short stories of Haruki Murakami!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The surrealistic short stories of Jorge Luis Borges!.

The ghost stories of M!. R!. James (considered the best in the English language)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I really enjoyed Jhumpa Lahiri's collection, Interpreter of Maladies!. She's Indian and writes stories about Indian people!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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When reading short stories, I think I perfer it to be horror ones!. I don't know they always have these surprise endings that'll make me say " oh my god :|" well atleast the one's I've read!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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detective/mystery short stories!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Any genre as long as its gripping and has a good ending!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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