The Sisters (short story) The Sisters (short story) "The Sisters" is a short story by James Joyce, the first of a series of short stories called "Dubliners". Originally published in the "Irish Homestead" on 13 August 1904, "The Sisters" was Joyce's first published work of fiction. Joyce later revised the story and had it, along with the rest of the series, published in book form in 1914. ″The Sisters″ gives a portrait of the relationship between a nameless boy and the infirm priest Father Flynn. The priest who has been relieved of his priestly duties has acted as a mentor for the boy in
The Shambler from the Stars (Short Story) The Shambler from the Stars (Short Story) "The Shambler from the Stars" is a horror short story by American writer Robert Bloch, first published in the September 1935 issue of" Weird Tales". It was later included as part of his first published book, "The Opener of the Way" (1945), and his 1994 collection "The Early Fears". A Cthulhu Mythos tale, it introduced the forbidden tome "De Vermis Mysteriis" (Mysteries of the Worm). Later on in 1935, Lovecraft wrote the short story "The Haunter of the Dark" as a sequel and dedicated it to Bloch. Eventually, in 1950, Bloch wrote his