tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5370443052357256646..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: That's a long story... or is it?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67505139590808286922016-03-21T08:55:17.260-04:002016-03-21T08:55:17.260-04:00The lottery is my favorite one and indeed it seems...The lottery is my favorite one and indeed it seems shorter. Engaging post! Recently tried luck in lottery myself, in that huge Powerball raffle at <a href="http://localotto.com/wintrillions-review" rel="nofollow"> WinTrillions review</a>. That wasn't my day!Christmas Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007563170956515434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82314942983474384592016-03-17T23:30:55.174-04:002016-03-17T23:30:55.174-04:00Rob, I tried a few and didn't do too badly. Ni...Rob, I tried a few and didn't do too badly. Nice challenge!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56314191321636362582016-03-16T23:13:37.478-04:002016-03-16T23:13:37.478-04:00Anon, my guess is it is pure coincidence. But som...Anon, my guess is it is pure coincidence. But someone needs to to their doctorate dissertation on it to be sure.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37282424874258583952016-03-16T20:45:36.486-04:002016-03-16T20:45:36.486-04:00"Notice that Asimov, Bradbury, and Heinlein a..."Notice that Asimov, Bradbury, and Heinlein all cluster together?" Robert, do you think that reflects the market/magazine guidelines for sci-fi at that time? Or do you think it's due to some other underlying thing they shared?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23660300696115058162016-03-16T12:31:10.669-04:002016-03-16T12:31:10.669-04:00I seemed to remember several of these being shorte...I seemed to remember several of these being shorter than they actually are: "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," "The Swimmer," "A Sound of Thunder," "The Lottery," "To Build a Fire," etc. For some reason, a few of the others--"Walter Mitty," "The Killers," "A Rose for Emily," seem longer than they really are.<br /><br />Interesting column!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68222359373350273842016-03-16T12:02:15.693-04:002016-03-16T12:02:15.693-04:00Haircut and Young Goodman Brown are almost the sam...Haircut and Young Goodman Brown are almost the same length, which is interesting. And I always thought the Cask of Amontillado was MUCH shorter than that - almost flash fiction. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41823356016781735962016-03-16T10:24:11.755-04:002016-03-16T10:24:11.755-04:00I thought the Hammett story, which I love, was a n...I thought the Hammett story, which I love, was a novella. He packed a lot in. Notice that Asimov, Bradbury, and Heinlein all cluster together?<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13328776827900309422016-03-16T08:53:23.846-04:002016-03-16T08:53:23.846-04:00Love the illustrations!
I do think how much one li...Love the illustrations!<br />I do think how much one likes the story determines length. I always found Young Goodman Brown short; my students, on the other hand, would have put it in the very long category.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25862017538737456532016-03-16T03:33:03.007-04:002016-03-16T03:33:03.007-04:00OK, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" floored me. ...OK, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" floored me. I would never have guessed it was that long. Wow. (It sure doesn't seem it, remembering.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21282484939125529542016-03-16T01:06:46.100-04:002016-03-16T01:06:46.100-04:00I thought The Lottery was shorter as well as the O...I thought The Lottery was shorter as well as the Open Boat. Travis Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921123586885981804noreply@blogger.com