How Many Short Stories, Which Short Stories

Have some you'd like to add to my list?

Did you hear? I am reading a short story a day for 2022. Being a fiction writer (who has been working on a nonfiction book for the past couple years) I have read my share of short stories. I’ve also taught a bunch of short stories. But I’m not limiting myself to stories I’ve never read in 2022. I will read as many stories as I can, whether I’ve read them before or not. For right now, I am compiling a list of stories to read in January 2022. Note that even though I have read some of these before, I forget what I read so so easily, it almost is like I am reading them for the first time.

So, here are some of my own rules:

1. Not everything can be from the New Yorker (this is actually challenging).

2. I am prioritizing stories I can find online and put on hold at the library.

3. A diverse range of authors, in every aspect. Queer, BIPOC, and non-American authors need to be as plentiful (if not more plentiful) as white American writers.

4. A diverse mix of classics, brand new, and everything in between.

5. St…