Clay (short story) Clay (short story) "Clay" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It is important to note that due to this short story being left intentionally vague by its author, there can be numerous interpretations on what occurs in the story and the analysis of it. Maria, an elderly woman with a job in a rescue mission for wayward women, is looking forward to a holiday evening at the house of Joe, whom she nursed when he was a boy and of whom she is still very fond. She departs for Joe's after attending a
Dark Carnival (short story collection) Gauntlet Press in 2001. On August 22, 2006, "The Homecoming" was published as a stand-alone short story with illustrations by Dave McKean. Dark Carnival (short story collection) Dark Carnival is a short story collection by American writer Ray Bradbury, first published October 1947 by Arkham House. His debut book, it has had numerous reprints. "Dark Carnival" was Bradbury's first published book. 3,112 copies were printed by Arkham House, under the editorial direction of August Derleth. All but six of the stories had been first published elsewhere, although Bradbury revised some of the texts. Fifteen of the 27 stories were reprinted