Which short story should I read at my college open-mike literature night?

Question

http://suicideblues.deviantart.com/art/Waiting-for-Tuesday-21191139

http://suicideblues.deviantart.com/art/Rabbits-are-Roadkill-103895709

I know they're long so you can just skim if you like. Which do you think would be best for an open-mike reading?

Answer 1

The first one. It has more of a storyteller's rhythm, and because of the way it reflects on the past, it will be captivating when read aloud. You're an excellent writer, by the way.

Answer 2

Well, if I had to decide, I would say neither. For one thing, they are both way too long, You are going to have peoples' attention for about an hour with these stories. These are not 'short' stories, as far as I'm concerned. For another thing, there is no real payoff. It doesn't get me thinking, it doesn't get me worked up. I read these stories and feel empty. I feel like my time has been wasted.

That is my honest opinion. if you try to read these in an open forum, you will bore people.



Don't be discouraged though. I'll tell you what your problem is. Write poetry. Don't write stories.

Write something short and sweet. These are not good stories, but they are good (though incredibly long and drawn out) poems.

Get out a single A4 piece of paper, and rewrite one of these stories (probably the Tuesday one) onto it, on only one side, in your usual handwriting, including the start middle and end.

Once you've done that, take that piece of paper to your open mike night and read from it. That's my opinion.

Answer 3

Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Paradise misplaced A Modest notion the large Gatsby The Canterbury thoughts Sir Gawain and the eco-friendly Knight Morte Darthur Beowulf The tell-tale heart, Purloined Letter, Black Cat, Cask of Amontillado, Fall of the homestead of Usher Walden any poem via Robert Frost The Scarlet Letter Uncle Tom's Cabin and lots extra... yet i won't be able to think of of anymore suited at this 2nd in my American Novel type we are actual going to envision issues via Faulkner and Hemingway (this is a commonly used in school)

Answer 4

Are those the only two choices you'll consider. Take a peek at "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry. It's got someone in it who is willing themselves not to live, and it seems to be about a lesbian couple, in the early 1900s. Pretty progressive for the time, even if it's only hinted at.



http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/226/



Edit: Oh. Then number one.

Answer 5

The first one...but it's loooong! Are you allowed that much time at your open mic night?