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July 17: Favorite Novellas/Short Stories.
Alphabetical as always.
1. Magic Steals; Ilona Andrews. Vegetarian tiger shape shifter Dali is one of my favorites.
2. Rough Justice; Kelly Armstrong. A little snippet after the final book in the Cainsville series, which shows you how the characters are coping with their choices.
3. The Uncommon Reader; Alan Bennett. Cute and lighthearted. Sometimes you need that.
4. “A Scandal in Bohemia:” Arthur Conan Doyle. While some of the ways Irene Adler has been re-imagined are quite cool, I’ll always admire the original.
5. “Jury Duty;” Jim Butcher. Harry Dresden, wizard, can make anything exciting, and not always in a good way.
6. How the Marquis Got His Coat Back; Neil Gaiman. A great little in between story about a character from Neverwhere.
7. We Have Always Lived in the Castle; Shirley Jackson. A great subtly creepy story that gets more tense, but never too tense.
8. “Sun in Glory:” Mercedes Lackey. A part of the Heralds of Valdemar series, about a character I really enjoy.
9. “No Sooner Met;” Seanan McGuire. I’m a sucker for romance, even when it comes with a first date *and* an assassination attempt.
10. Bartleby the Scrivener; Herman Melville. I suspect 90% off my fondness comes from my using “I prefer not to” whenever possible, but still.
caitlinsternwrites 
Some interesting choices today, Caitlin. I have my SIGNED copy (fangirl giggle) of Brief Cases sitting on an easel next to my desk, but haven’t yet read it. (I’ve downloaded it on my Kindle, too, so I can keep the hardcopy in pristine shape!) And I’m going straight to Amazon to find No Sooner Met. Don’t know how I managed to miss it. One of these days, I’m going to make time to play along with Top Ten Tuesday. (Fingers crossed.) 😀
Here’s a page with all the short stories, in order, and links to where you can get them. A few are free online. 🙂 Happy reading!
http://seananmcguire.com/tobyshorts.php
Thanks, Caitlin. Will definitely be checking that out! 🙂
Great choices. I love We Have Always Lived in The Castle (Shirley Jackson makes an appearance on my list too), and I thought The Uncommon Reader was adorable. I’m working my way through the Dresden Files now, but a friend of mine told me not to read the stories until I’m done with the main series.
My TTT https://franlaniado.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/top-ten-tuesday-best-novellas-and-short-stories/
Yeah, some of them are definitely spoilery for the books that come before them chronologically.
Some great choices there. Love the Sherlock Holmes and the Neil Gaiman.
Gaiman writes some weird, wonderful short stories. It was tough to pick just one! 🙂