Can you recommend some popular sad short stories?

Sure. One sad short story could be about a lost friendship. Two friends who grew up together but then were separated by different life choices. As they drifted apart, they both felt a deep sense of loss and loneliness, constantly reminiscing about the good old days.

One sad short story is 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant. A woman borrows a diamond necklace for a ball, loses it, and spends years in poverty to replace it, only to find out the original was a fake. It shows how vanity and misfortune can turn one's life upside down.

One sad short story is 'The Little Match Girl' by Hans Christian Andersen. It tells the story of a poor, freezing girl on New Year's Eve who tries to sell matches. As she lights the matches to keep warm, she has visions of a better life. In the end, she freezes to death. It's a heart - wrenching tale of poverty and the harshness of life.

😋I recommend "Let's Exile Sorrow Together" and "Sorrow, Engrave into a Book!" Here you go. These two books were short stories, and the plot was quite heartbreaking. The female protagonist suffered a lot of emotional torture and damage, but it also showed the strong side of the female protagonist. I hope you like these books and don't be too sad.

One sad short story is about an old man who used to be a renowned pianist. He lost his ability to play due to an accident. He sits by his piano every day, looking at the keys with a deep sense of loss. His memories of the grand concerts and the admiration from the audience haunt him, but he can no longer create the beautiful music he once did.

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a bittersweet and sad short story. The young couple sacrifices their most precious possessions for each other, showing the sad reality of poverty yet also the beauty of their love. 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark and sad tale of revenge where one man is buried alive by another in a catacomb.

One sad fantasy short story is 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' by Ursula K. Le Guin. It presents a seemingly utopian society with a dark secret at its core, which makes it a poignant and sad read. Another is 'The Little Match Girl' by Hans Christian Andersen. The story of the poor, freezing girl on a cold night is heart - wrenching. And 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner has elements of Southern Gothic and a sense of sadness and decay.

A really sad nonfiction short story is 'The Things They Carried' by Tim O'Brien. It tells about the soldiers in the Vietnam War and the various burdens, both physical and emotional, that they carried. It gives a heart - wrenching view of war and its aftereffects.

One sad short story is 'The Necklace'. A woman borrows a diamond necklace to attend a ball, loses it, and spends years in poverty to replace it, only to find out the original was a fake. It shows the futility of vanity.

One sad and shocking short story is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In this story, a small town has an annual lottery. But instead of winning a prize, the 'winner' is stoned to death by the townspeople. It shows how blindly following tradition can lead to great cruelty.