Cool+Websites+of+the+Week

CWOTW:  (cool websites of the week) www.poemuseum.org This is a good website to discover more about one of the best writers in American literature. The site features a biography and quiz for students as well as videos about Poe's birthday and The tale-tell heart.

Free Short Stories of Edgar Allen Poe This is a great site for those who want to read more of Poe's short stories. Keep this in mind and read the stories on your phone or laptop while hanging out.

@http://www.classicreader.com/ This website offers more free online reading of short stories. It seems to have a pretty good selection of authors. Plus, it is free.

@http://www.wordle.net/ This is a fun website to create art from words and websites. Paste a short story onto the box and see what happens. Does it relate to the story?

@http://www.mtwain.com A great way to read more of Mrk twain. There are several books and many of his other works.

@http://www.twainquotes.com Surprise your friends and entertain your family with a quote from Mark Twain for a plethora of occasions. The quotes can be pretty funny.

@http://www.flashfictiononline.com/ This explores really short stories called flash fiction. This is a newer genre of fiction. Do a search on the subject and form you own opinion on its validity as literature. I did not have time to read every page, so I am unaware of inappropriate content.

@http://www.madlibs.com/page2.html This is the mad libs site. Fill in the blank and create your own short story. This would be a nice way to unwind after an afternoon of study.

@http://www.classicshorts.com This website is not a summer fashion page, but another access to short stories to read on the go.

@http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/thebusinessofwriting/a/October.htm This is a link to some short story contests for the month of October. Always carefully read the submission requirements. I noticed a fifteen dollar fee on one contest, but that included a subscription. I noticed a 23 dollar fee on another which seemed to include nothing, which could be a scam.

@http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105660765 NPR runs a contest once a month or so for really short stories called Three Minute Fiction. Here are the results and how you can enter. This is neat because it is normal people writing, not famous authors.