Shorter than my Story

When reading the short stories in the packet I was a little surprised how short of them were. Most of the short stories are like memoirs from different people’s life. One of the stories I liked was “misdemeanors” where the husband and wife have a different version of the same story. This small story gives a lot to a reader. One can distinctly see the personalities of the two main characters, understand the memory, and stated enough detail to picture the story telling and the flashback. Though it was a few lines it was able to entertain and express a lesson which is the most basic point of a story. One other short story I enjoyed was called “Morning News.” This is where a man is real with his audience about him dying. In this story, one can again see the personality of the main two characters by the end of the story. The basics of a good short story are that you understand the character and can understand the story.