A Checklist of Zora Neale Hurston's Short Stories

By Jade Harrison

The following list presents 25 of Zora Neale Hurston’s short stories by year of publication, including stories published during her lifetime and those that appeared posthumously.

1921: “John Redding Goes to Sea”
1924: “Drenched in Light”
1925: “Magnolia Flower”
1925: “Spunk”
1926: 'Possum or Pig?”
1926: “Muttsy”
1926: “Sweat”
1926: “The Eatonville Anthology”
1933: “The Gilded Six (Bits)”
1934: “Mother Catherine”
1934: “The Fire and the Cloud”
1934: “Uncle Monday”
1941: “Cock Robin Beale Street”
1942: “Story in Harlem Slang”
1943: “High John De Conquer”
1946: “Hurricane”
1950: “Escape from Pharaoh”
1950: “The Conscience of the Court”
1951: “The Tablets of the Law”
1995: “Black Death” (published posthumously)
1995: “Book of Harlem” (published posthumously)
1995: “Now You Cookin' with Gas” (published posthumously)
1995: “The Bone of Contention” (published posthumously)
1995: “The Seventh Veil” (published posthumously)
1995: “The Woman in Gaul” (published posthumously)

Related: 

• Black Short Story Findings