Short Stories-Reading Response

All of the three short stories had something different to offer when it came to the elements of story, plot, and dialogue. I am not sure if there is a right or wrong way of writing a short story, but personally, I found that "Coping Stones" was the most successful in comprehending what was actually going on. The other two short stories were unique but at some point in both stories I felt lost. In "Hills Like White Elephants, I found that there was too much dialogue and not enough story. I am not sure if the story was meant have a mysterious demeanor or if the only way I could understand was "reading between the lines" but I thought I wanted to know more about the characters. Hemingway did an excellent job with describing the scene which is always important but getting thrown in the middle of everything without a hint as to what the plot is can be confusing. This also happens in "San Francisco". I am placed in the middle of this story with the character talking about tremors and a watch and I am wanting more of a plot or more of a description the setting. I am someone who loves dialogue in writing, but I also like to have a feel for the characters and what is going on as well.