"Andy Page's Rival" by Henry Lawson — review

This is a meaningful story about friendship and kindness. Andy Page is a clumsy but good-hearted man who works in a logging camp. He worries when a new worker, Jack Drew, arrives because Jack is smart, skilled, and popular. Andy feels like he has a rival in everything, especially in impressing the girl - camp cook. But when Andy gets into trouble with a wild bull, Jack helps him in a clever way. 

In the end, the two men become friends instead of rivals. Jack Drew realizes that Andy’s honesty and warm heart are just as important as his own intelligence. 

Here is the link to the text of the story:

https://www.telelib.com/authors/L/LawsonHenry/prose/onthetrack/andypagerival.html

The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut — Review

This story paints a darkly funny but depressing picture of the future. Thanks to an anti-aging medicine, people live forever, leading to a terribly overcrowded world. We see this through a family crammed into a tiny apartment, all forced to serve their healthy, 100-year-old grandfather. 

The story's main idea isn't about exciting technology, but about how this "gift" of long life has ruined society, making life a boring and miserable waiting game where young people have no future.

Here is tge link to the text of the story:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30240

Night Watches by W. W. Jacobs — Review

"Night Watches" is a funy and easy-to-read story about a married couple living on a boat. The wife is always criticizing her lazy husband, the captain. One night, she hears a noise and forces her scared husband to go outside in the dark to check for thieves. 

The story shows the silly but relatable arguments between a husband and wife, where the man tries to avoid trouble but always ends up in a worse situation because of his wife's nagging.

Here is the link to the text of the story:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12161

Wild Weeds by Douglas Young - Rview

This story is about how different people's lives can become. It shows a simple, traditional couple, Josiah and Clarissa, visiting their old friend Austin, who now lives a strange and unconventional life. The author does a great job making you feel the couple's shock and awkwardness as they meet Austin's young girlfriend, his eccentric friend, and see his messy home.

The big surprise in the garden, where Clarissa almost pulls up the "weeds," is a funny and clever moment that makes you wonder what is really going on in Austin's life.



Here is the linkto the text of the story:
https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/WildWeed1379.shtml