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#157 The Horse-Stealers

Posted on by Travis Richardson

Find today’s 6763 word story here: http://www.chekhovshorts.com/stories/157.html Travis review: This a noir story. We have a medical assistant with a reputation of being a ” braggart and drunkard” crashing at an inn in the middle of a snow storm. If this were adapted into a modern story, the location might be a roadhouse with a couple rough …

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#153 The Devil and The Shoemaker

Posted on by Travis Richardson

Find today’s 2662 word story here: http://www.chekhovshorts.com/stories/153.html Today’s fantasy story is quite funny. We have a poor cobbler who feels persecuted by the weight of his poverty and constant humiliation. At first Fydor comes off like a cantankerous, petty fool, but when he walks out on the street he is teased by the public. “Students, officers, …

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