Cite quotations in the body of the paper. Immediately after the quoted material, note the name of the author in parentheses followed by the page number to which you are referring. The citation will look like this:
The Vietnam Conflict was characterized as an attempt to "prevent the domino effect and the crushing spread of communism" (Smith 263).
If you mention the author's name in the text, you don't have to include it in the parentheses. Like this:
According to Smith, the Vietnam Conflict was characterized as an attempt to "prevent the domino effect and the crushing spread of communism" (263).
Cite facts, other people's opinions about the story and paraphrased material in the body of the paper. Immediately after the reference or paraphrased material, note the name of the author in parentheses followed by the page number to which you are referring. The citation will look like this:
O'Brien was an Army lieutenant during the Vietnam Conflict and served there for 18 months (Smith 263).
Notice the period goes after the parentheses and there is no comma between the name and the page number.
Cite the story in your bibliography as well as in the text. If the story comes from an edited anthology, you must mention the editor in addition to the author, like this:
Barton, Marlin. "Into Silence." Best American Short Stories 2010. Ed. Richard Russo. New York: Mariner Books, 2010. 306-07. Print.
If the story comes from a collection written solely by the author, cite it in the bibliography like this:
O'Brien, Tim. "The Things They Carried." The Things They Carried and Other Stories. New York: Broadway Books, 1998. 12-19. Print.