Short Stories

From My Mother's Kitchen Part 1 - A Short Story

by Oliver Mathenge

Part 1 of a fictious short story on the life of a young boy in rural Kenya in his formative stages in life.

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Rural Living

The Shoemaker's Son (sample)

by Gayle Ramage

++ A short story ++ 1807. As a young boy, Brogan O'Malley encounters the strange and enigmatic Darcy, on the streets of Edinburgh. Ten years pass and Brogan, a now a petty thief, meets her once again and is...

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Or in a Nutshell, the Truth.

by Taylor Ball

A parody on conspiracy novels involving squirrels, telepathy, and evil pigeons. It is the story of two friends, Daniel and Jonah, placed in a situation where it is up to them to save their small city in Idaho....

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Evil Pigeons

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The Favour Men: Lost and Found

by Firas Janabi

Lost and found is a short in which Charlie, Jake and Harry find something they weren't expecting to in an alley behind a bar. This sets Harry off to do what he believes is right, and for him to try and find...

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favor men

love

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Pearls Before The Swine

by K. Thorpe

Rich kid Patricia rejected her family and their money to live a worldly life of drugs, in a squat. She looked down on her boyfriend and his friends, treated them like dirt, but used them to provide her with...

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Kiss of the Sun Queen

by Stephen W. Cote

In this very short story, Biju Rao is a Hindi priest who once led hundreds of followers in worship of Saranya. Now his followers have lost faith in both his teachings and Saranya. As one of his few remaining...

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Face Your fear

by Justin D. Russell

This is a preview from my upcoming collection of short stories.(Word count 1986) What happens when your fear rules your life. Johnny has lived with one fear all his life, can he conquer it now?

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short short story

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

by Clare Tanner

A personal crisis might seem like the end of the world, but sometimes it is a catalyst for change and renewal.

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unusual choices

loss and hope

Oil on Troubled Waters

by Clare Tanner

Communication becomes so hard in the teenage years. Families can fall apart over misunderstandings. If only we could all learn to listen to each other.

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troubled relationships

fathers and sons

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A Christmas Carol for Modern Times

by Clare Tanner

Evergreedy Squeeze is a wealthy banker, out of touch with the age of austerity. At Christmas he receives visitations from three spirits, who attempt to show him the truth of his situation. Will he heed their...

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Charles Dickens

age of austerity

The Hardest Word

by Paul Samael

Does the banking crisis make you feel angry, frustrated and powerless? Perhaps it’s time you did something about that feeling. You could, for example, kidnap a banker. On second thoughts, don’t do that -...

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banking crisis

financial crisis

Falling into the Fire

by Crystal Rodriguez

While living the somewhat perfect life she's built for herself, she still felt alone and restless. She's slowly deteriorating and the thoughts that hold her captive in her own mind are there to watch her fall....

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horror

& 1 tag

The Space Diaries

by Eric Chase

Space Captain Bex Shimmerly is known throughout the universe as a brave leader of men. Little known to his crew, he also has a lust for aliens and space crack.

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adult humor

conceptual short story anthology

Lunatopics

by Ivan Radev

It will be a strange journey. At times it will be naively romantic, but it will also be violently critical of society, its norms, its religions, but also hypercritical of myself. This collection of essayistic...

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short stories

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Manifesto de Uma Geração Sem Nome

by 37

Em breve já nada nos restará, apenas o próprio nome.

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sem nome

manifesto

& 9 tags

Guilt

by Andrew Gordinier

A bank robber is haunted by his guilty past.

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love story

drama

Postpartum

by Mr. Knowcebo

"I was on my way home. The place that locked me up had decided I wasn’t a danger to myself anymore, so they gave me a couple bus passes and escorted me out of the building. I live way out past the old Air...

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Mental illness

depression

Walking

by Andrew Gordinier

An almost lost love, a carjacking, and a wander through the nothing.

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psycho drama

fiction

192 (Part 1)

by Jak Kindler

Perched upon a cliff under the white of the moon, Isaac sits patiently waiting for his wife. What Isaac doesn't know is that this time she'll be bringing more than just her spectral touch.

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