I titled this entry 1917 Challenge. That’s where my head is. Let me revise it to the Deal Me In 2017 challenge. I am planning to try some challenges this year, although I am not going to force myself to succeed.
Deal me in invites us to choose 52 short stories for the year and I am going to focus on four writers whose work I’ve long wanted to spend some time on. Anton Chekhov, Katherine Mansfield, Flannery O’Connor, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Here’s my deck:
Clubs: Chekhov:
- 2 of clubs: Death of a Clerk
- 3 of clubs: Small Fry
- 4 of clubs: The Huntsman
- 5 of clubs: A Malefactor
- 6 of clubs: The Requium READ WEEK 6
- 7 of clubs: Anyuta
- 8 of clubs: The Bet
- 9 of clubs: Oysters
- 10 of clubs: The Grassshopper
- Jack of clubs: A Doctor’s Visit READ WEEK 5
- Queen of clubs: Who’s to Blame
- King of Clubs: The Ninny READ WEEK 4
- Ace of Clubs: Gooseberries
Diamonds: Katherine Mansfield
- 2 of diamonds: The Governness
- 3 of diamonds: Bliss
- 4 of diamonds: Je ne parly pas francais
- 5 of Diamonds: The Young Girl
- 6 of diamonds: The Stranger READ WEEK 1
- 7 of diamonds: The Daughters of the late colonel READ WEEK 7
- 8 of diamonds: Life of Ma Parker
- 9 of diamonds: The Singing Lesson
- 10 of diamonds: The Voyage
- Jack of diamonds: The Garden-Party
- Queen of diamonds: “Miss Brill”
- King of diamonds: “Marriage a la mode
- Ace of diamonds: The Doll’s House
Hearts: Elizabeth Taylor
- 2 of hearts: “Taking Mother out”
- 3 of hearts: Spry Old Character READ WEEK 11
- 4 of hearts: First Death of Her life READ WEEK 3
- 5 of hearts” The Idea of Age READ WEEK 2
- 6 of hearts: Nods & Becks & Wreathed Smiles
- 7 of hearts: A Sad Garden’
- 8 of hearts: Shadows of the World
- 9 of hearts: The light of day
- 10 of hearts: Swan-moving
- Jack of hearts: A red-letter day READ WEEK 10
- Queen of Hearts: Plenty Good Fiesta
- King of Hearts: I Live in a world of make believe
- Ace of Hearts: You’ll enjoy it when you get there READ WEEK 9
Spades: Flannery O’Connor
- 2 of spades: Judgement Day
- 3 of spades: Parker’s Back
- 4 of spades: Revelation
- 5 of spades: Why do the heathen rage?
- 6 of spades: The Lame Shall enter first
- 7 of spades: The Partridge Festival
- 8 of spades: Everything that rises must converge
- 9 of spades: The Comforts of home
- 10 of spades: The enduring chill
- Jack of spades: A view of the woods
- Queen of spades: Greenleaf READ WEEK 8
- King of spades: You Can’t be any poorer than dead
- Ace of spades: Enoch and the Gorilla
I know that some of the most famous stories are not listed but that’s because I’ve read them recently.
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Thanks for trying the Deal Me In Challenge. I’ve read a lot of Chekhov and O’Connor, but not so much your other two authors. Good luck with the challenge!
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Sounds like a great challenge. I may be tempted – when I’ve got my thoughts for the year sorted out 🙂
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Flannery, I would like to read her.
She was brave make to make the engine of much
of her fiction her Irish – Catholicism using satire to comment on The South.
Looking forward to your summations!
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Thank you, N@ncy! Happy New Year!
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Great list! This is my first time doing this challenge and it didn’t occur to me to pick just 4 authors, but I like the idea. Maybe next year.
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