The Short Story That Changed Me Irrevocably

One of my favorite stories of all time is The Foghorn, a short story written by Ray Bradbury.

Abbreviated Summary

Bradbury's sea monster, perhaps the last of its kind, inhabits the depths of the ocean surfacing only to respond to the nostalgic call of the foghorn. It cries out in futility, trying to communicate with the foghorn which it has mistaken for another of its kind. Eventually—perhaps disappointed—the monster sinks back down into the deep and swims away all alone.

Excerpt

A cry came across a...