Favorite short stories of the month

[bendk]

I am always looking for reading recommendations. Have you read any really good short stories this month? (Rereads are fine)

Here are some that I enjoyed:

Peter Carey, Collected Stories
"The Last Days of a Famous Mime"

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Selected Writings Volume 2 Fictions
"The Old Man"
"The Theater Director"
"The Tunnel"

Guy de Maupassant, The Dark Side
"The Mannerism"
"The Dead Girl"

[service worker]

Pickman's Model by H.P. Lovecraft
The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft
The Town Manager by Thomas Ligotti
The Schoolmaster by David Peak

[Cronopio]

Just read "The White Hands" from Mark Samuels' 2003 collection The White Hands and Other Weird Tales. This story was my introduction to this author. Pretty good, although not perfect. Looking forward to reading more of his work.

[miguel1984]

I Don't Know, Timmy, Being God is a Big Responsibility by Sam Hughes.

I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility @ Things Of Interest