Clay (short story) in a time of religious and political turmoil in Ireland. At the time that "Clay" was written there was a divide among the Irish between those of the Catholic faith and those of the Protestant faith. 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
I Sing the Body Electric (short story collection) I Sing the Body Electric (short story collection) I Sing the Body Electric! is a 1969 collection of short stories by Ray Bradbury. The book takes its name from an included short story of the same title, which in turn took the title from a poem by Walt Whitman published in his collection "Leaves of Grass". The collection includes these stories: In 1998, Avon Books published "I Sing the Body Electric! and Other Stories", which includes all the stories from the original collection as well as the following stories from "Long After Midnight": Joanna Russ reviewed the collection favorably, saying