Easily Distracted

...you know what it is—one often reads some fantastic story of that sort, and one simply does not believe it. It's like freak diners'...

Richard Connell (1893-1949), author of "The Most Dangerous Game" (1924), wrote countless short stories in a variety of moods and ...

[Not the world's greatest short story, perhaps, but it will suffice until the greatest comes along.] "A Source of Irritation" ...