Great Short Stories...

Sometimes great stories are overlooked and lost ever so subtly among the thousands upon thousands of books available today.  It doesn't mean they are no good.  Many times they just haven't gotten noticed.

For an example, in a one-on-one conversation your listener can give you their undivided attention that has unparalleled importance to them.  In a room of 20 people, the noise level is much greater and the attention being given to you is slightly decreased.  The importance of your individual conversation becomes one of a few.

Now picture yourself in an auditorium awaiting some great performer to take the stage.  The noise level is even greater and the chaos is much more noticeable.  People can't be still.  You can hardly hear the other person talking sitting next to you.  The degree of importance and the attention level of your listener has decreased again.

Lastly, turn your attention to a stadium at perhaps a very successful college football game.  The pandemonium and chaos level is now staggering.  The same conversation has lost no personal importance and the message did not change.  But to the world, your conversation went from being the only thing the other listener heard (100%) to a quick change of 1/100,000.

From a great website containing books about best short stories comes a book called Best Short Stories - from the HEART.  The Award-Winning author uses his talents to warm and touch your heart.