Fifty-two cards, fifty-two weeks and fifty two short stories! Here’s my list of short stories I’ve chosen for the luck of the draw in 2013:
| A | Hearts | A Perfect Day For Bananafish | J. D. Salinger |
| K | Hearts | Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut | J. D. Salinger |
| Q | Hearts | Just Before The War With the Eskimos | J. D. Salinger |
| J | Hearts | The Laughing Man | J. D. Salinger |
| 10 | Hearts | Down At The Dinghy | J. D. Salinger |
| 9 | Hearts | Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes | J. D. Salinger |
| 8 | Hearts | De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period | J. D. Salinger |
| 7 | Hearts | Teddy | J. D. Salinger |
| 6 | Hearts | A Crazy Tale | G. K. Chesterton |
| 5 | Hearts | The Selfish Giant | Oscar Wilde |
| 4 | Hearts | The Fisherman and His Soul | Oscar Wilde |
| 3 | Hearts | The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky | Stephen Crane |
| 2 | Hearts | WILD: A Rose For Emily | William Faulkner |
| A | Spades | Wakefield | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| K | Spades | Feathertop | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Q | Spades | Witches’ Loaves | O. Henry |
| J | Spades | The Bell Tower | Herman Melville |
| 10 | Spades | The Portent | Herman Melville |
| 9 | Spades | All Souls’ | Edith Wharton |
| 8 | Spades | The Remarkable Rocket | Oscar Wilde |
| 7 | Spades | The Upturned Face | Stephen Crane |
| 6 | Spades | The Open Boat | Stephen Crane |
| 5 | Spades | The Blue Hotel | Stephen Crane |
| 4 | Spades | The Bottle Imp | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 3 | Spades | Providence and the Guitar | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 2 | Spades | WILD: After Rain | William Trevor |
| A | Clubs | Cheating at Canasta | William Trevor |
| K | Clubs | Sacred Statues | William Trevor |
| Q | Clubs | The Piano Tuner’s Wives | William Trevor |
| J | Clubs | Cat In The Rain | Ernest Hemingway |
| 10 | Clubs | Hills Like White Elephants | Ernest Hemingway |
| 9 | Clubs | A Death in the Desert | Willa Cather |
| 8 | Clubs | Ardessa | Willa Cather |
| 7 | Clubs | The Bohemian Girl | Willa Cather |
| 6 | Clubs | The Bookkeeper’s Wife | Willa Cather |
| 5 | Clubs | Coming, Aphrodite! | Willa Cather |
| 4 | Clubs | The Enchanted Bluff | Willa Cather |
| 3 | Clubs | Flavia and Her Artists | Willa Cather |
| 2 | Clubs | WILD: A Child’s Christmas in Wales | Dylan Thomas |
| A | Diamonds | The Marriage of Phaedra | Willa Cather |
| K | Diamonds | Thanasphere | Kurt Vonnegut |
| Q | Diamonds | The No-Talent Kid | Kurt Vonnegut |
| J | Diamonds | The Boy Who Hated Girls | Kurt Vonnegut |
| 10 | Diamonds | Bagombo Snuff Box | Kurt Vonnegut |
| 9 | Diamonds | The Cruise of the Jolly Roger | Kurt Vonnegut |
| 8 | Diamonds | Ambitious Sophomore | Kurt Vonnegut |
| 7 | Diamonds | Tarquin of Cheapside | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| 6 | Diamonds | The Jelly Bean | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| 5 | Diamonds | The Lees of Happiness | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| 4 | Diamonds | Porcelain and Pink | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| 3 | Diamonds | The Camel’s Back | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| 2 | Diamonds | WILD: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman | Murakami, Haruki |
Mirror with Clouds 
Great selections Dale! I’ve read 16 of these over the years. Your deck is stacked with more multiple-story authors than mine, but they are good authors! I look forward to hearing about the Cather takes as she is a relatively new discovery for me. I will likely be plundering your list for a wild card or two. I’m also happy to see that you’ve included William Trevor. I loved his collection, “After Rain.”
-Jay
Hey Jay! I have a feeling I’m going to be reading more entire short story collections in 2013 in addition to these stories. And since October, I’ve enjoyed reading holiday themed stories. So I will probably do that in addition to these stories. In reading longer books, I find that I can post about short stories while I’m reading them.