The American writer O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter 1862-1910) is considered a master of short story form with a prolific canon: eleven collections published during his lifetime, six ...

In a classic short story, two flawed men show how generosity — even when executed badly — can enlarge the soul.

Novelist and story writer Groff (Florida) outlines in her introduction to this standout collection the criteria for judging the hundreds of submissions: do they thrill or take risks, do they challenge ...

One of the most famous writers in Texas history is rarely identified as a Texan. William Sidney Porter, who wrote under the pen name "O. Henry," was one of the most widely read American authors during ...

He was best known for a short pen name, “O. Henry.” The man behind the stories, William Sydney Porter, was a complicated character with a sharp imagination. Porter wrote hundreds of stories in his ...

Jon Jory’s lovely adaptation of the short story by O. Henry is about a young couple, Jim and Della,who are very much in love but facing financial hardships. As Christmas approaches, they both want to ...