http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories creative writing questions and answers Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:46:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-14826 Ed Atun Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:06:13 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories#comment-14826 Welding With Children by Tim Gautreaux Welding With Children by Tim Gautreaux

]]> http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-14825 diamonds r 4 ever Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:00:06 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories#comment-14825 try the tell-tale heart by edgar allan poe! great and creepy, and wierd! try the tell-tale heart by edgar allan poe! great and creepy, and wierd!

]]> http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-14824 HEBA <3 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:53:18 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories#comment-14824 the tortoise and the hare the tortoise and the hare

]]> http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-14823 Just Kelsey Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:01:56 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories#comment-14823 O. Henry is the king of ironic short stories. I love "After Twenty Years" and "Heart of the West." But for funny, "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a good bet. Edgar Allen Poe is also incredible as well as ironic. Try "The Cask of Amontillado" if you like irony. There is a play of that one (along with a lot of his other works, which I also suggest reading or watching plays of). Roald Dahl also did some iron stuff as well. Like "Lamb to the Slaughter" or "The Landlady." "The Landlady" is more creepy than ironic, but oh well. O. Henry is the king of ironic short stories. I love “After Twenty Years” and “Heart of the West.” But for funny, “The Ransom of Red Chief” is a good bet.
Edgar Allen Poe is also incredible as well as ironic. Try “The Cask of Amontillado” if you like irony. There is a play of that one (along with a lot of his other works, which I also suggest reading or watching plays of).
Roald Dahl also did some iron stuff as well. Like “Lamb to the Slaughter” or “The Landlady.” “The Landlady” is more creepy than ironic, but oh well.

]]> http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-14822 ladyarwyn Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:36:53 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/what-are-some-good-ironic-short-stories#comment-14822 Monkey's Paw, it's creepy but good, loaded with irony. Monkey’s Paw, it’s creepy but good, loaded with irony.

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