Short Stories

Madame Butterfly - short story - was created in 1898.

Getting to Know You - short story - was created in 1998.

The Dead Man - short story - was created in 1946-11.

Hallucination - short story - was created in 1995.

The Short-billed Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes nitidus) is a bird species that was not "created" per se. Like all living organisms, it evolved through natural processes over a long period of time, adapting to its environment and developing its unique characteristics.

"The Knock at the Door" is a short story by Marguerite De Angeli that tells the story of a family's experience during the French and Indian War in America. The family, the Scotts, must decide whether to open their home to an injured soldier who knocks at their door seeking refuge, despite the risks involved. The story explores themes of kindness, bravery, and the impact of war on ordinary people.

Paz Márquez-Benítez passed away on September 10, 1983 at the age of 76.

Bob was arrested for committing a crime twenty years ago. Law enforcement agencies have the capability to reopen and investigate cold cases, which may result in the arrest of individuals involved in crimes committed decades ago.

Short Sharp Shocked was created on 1988-08-15.

"Short Dick Man" by 20 Fingers was released in 1994.

The Luck of Roaring Camp was created in 1868.

Gangster Story was created in 1960-01.

Short Brothers was created in 1908.

Aleksandr Kuprin wrote "The Outrage: A True Story" in 1907. The story is a fictionalized account of a real-life incident involving a Russian officer who incited violence against Jewish citizens.

The mother's statement suggests that she values material wealth and financial success above all else, including the well-being of her family members. She believes that luck and money are interconnected, and that the father's lack of luck is the reason for their financial struggles. This highlights her materialistic and shallow values.

The cast of The Devil and Tom Walker - 2008 includes: Justin Bickham as Abe Turner Crumbley as Tom Walker Cody Howell as Dirt Road Passerby Guinn Terry Davis as Jed Heather Thurgood as Georgia

2081 is a 2009 science fiction short film, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 29, 2009. It is directed and written by Chandler Tuttle, based on the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by author Kurt Vonnegut. The cast is led by James Cosmo, Julie Hagerty, and Armie Hammer, with narration by Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and an original score by Lee Brooks performed by the Kronos Quartet and Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. The story paints a picture through the use of hyperbole of a future in which a powerful, dictatorial government goes to extreme measures to ensure that absolute equality exists between every individual.

The film takes place in the dystopian American society of the year 2081, in which all individual inequality has been erased by the fictional 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution and the "unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General", after that cabinet office was created to ensure a "golden age of equality" in the United States. Exceptionalness in the world is destroyed in the name of equality, achieved through the use of "handicaps" - physical devices used to nullify every inborn advantage any person might have over another: "The strong wear weights, the beautiful wear masks and the intelligent wear earpieces that fire off loud noises to keep them from taking unfair advantage of their brains."

Following closely with Vonnegut's original story, 2081 begins with George and Hazel Bergeron - parents of the exceptionally strong, intelligent, handsome Harrison Bergeron - sitting in their living room, watching the ballet on television. George carries many "handicaps", wearing an earpiece and heavy weights to counteract his intelligence and strength, respectively. Hazel, being perfectly average and capable of only carrying thoughts in "short bursts", wears none.

Six years prior, Harrison was taken in a raid on their home by a SWAT team from the office of the Handicapper General. Sitting in his sofa, George tries to think about the event, but can't quite bring himself to recall exactly what happened in between the painful intermittent bursts sent through his earpiece. He continues to watch the ballet instead. The ballet is interrupted by a government news report being read by a news anchor with a severe speech impediment about the escaped fugitive Harrison Bergeron. George watches the report with a hint of interest. The report concludes and returns to the regularly scheduled ballet, featuring delicate ballerinas heavily weighed down to ensure that they are only as graceful as the average person. Just then, loud stomps can be heard approaching the stage, as the ballerinas cower in terror. Harrison Bergeron marches down the aisle and leaps onto the stage with a heavy thud, almost unhindered by the weight of his massive handicaps. In a deviation from Vonnegut's story, he begins his address to the audience in the theater and those watching at home by claiming to have a bomb under the stage, the detonator to which he holds in his hand. The audience listens to his address in shock as he peels off his handicaps and chooses a volunteer ballerina to do the same. He takes her hand, and for a few brief moments, the two dance, unhindered, as the audience watches, mystified by the pair's unbridled grace and elegance.

The enforcers of the Handicapper General, keen to keep this display under wraps, surround the theater and quickly cut the video feed to the television audience as the Handicapper General herself marches down the aisle with a shotgun. On cue, Harrison pushes the button of his "detonator", which rather than detonating the dummy bomb under the stage, sends a signal to a device that overrides the video block, reminiscent of John Galt's broadcast in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. He looks into the camera with a proud but slightly somber grin. George smiles back at the television. Unaware that the video feed is again being broadcast, the Handicapper General fires the shotgun, killing Harrison and his ballerina. The SWAT team leader, having been unable to stop her before she fired, informs her of their mistake. In surprise and embarrassment, she looks around in realization that this gruesome, atrocious act of oppression has been broadcast for all to see. George stares heartbrokenly into the television as the signal is again blocked, until his train of thought is again broken by the screeching of his headset; true to Vonnegut's telling of the story, the gravity of the moment is lost on them, and they slip back into normalcy...

"Rip Van Winkle Badly Ripped" is a lost silent film from 1915, and information regarding the cast is not readily available. Unfortunately, it is challenging to find specific details about the actors and actresses who appeared in this film due to its age and status as a lost work.

The theme of "The Lost Camel" could be interpreted as the importance of perseverance and determination in the face of adversity. It also highlights the value of friendship and trust in overcoming challenges.

In the story of Rip Van Winkle, the main change that occurred in his personal life was his experience of falling asleep for 20 years and waking up to find everything completely different in the world he knew. He had missed out on his children growing up, his wife passing away, and the village changing. This drastic change in his personal life left him feeling disoriented and disconnected from the new reality he found himself in.

The inciting incident of the short story "Dead Stars" by Paz Marquez Benitez is when the protagonist, Alfredo Salazar, realizes that he is not in love with his fiancée, Esperanza, after he meets another woman named Julia Salas. This realization sets off a chain of events that culminate in Alfredo confronting his feelings and the complexities of love.

The theme of "The Stolen Smell" revolves around greed and the consequences of taking what does not belong to you. It highlights the importance of respecting boundaries and the negative repercussions of dishonesty.

Poor Richard, or Benjamin Franklin, may have viewed Rip Van Winkle as lazy and unproductive for wasting his time and avoiding responsibility by sleeping for 20 years. The idea of idleness and procrastination would likely not align with Poor Richard's values of hard work and industry as reflected in his famous sayings and writings.

"Subha" explores the theme of resilience in the face of adversity, as the protagonist overcomes challenging circumstances to find hope and strength within herself. The story also delves into the power of human connection and empathy in helping individuals navigate through personal struggles.

I don't think Gerry is the antagonist of the story but I can see how someone might think that he is. The whole reason why Marilyn went on the EDS ship was to visit Gerry, and it was very hard for her to watch Gerry find out about the situation. I think the antagonist is the cold equation itself. It's interfering with the protagonist (EDS pilot) because he doesn't want Marilyn to die.