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Read the best short stories online by short story writers of all ages from around the world,
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
Paddle Out Funeral By Gordon England

A surfing funeral tradition

John, Lena and The Big Penny By Gerald R Gioglio

A Childhood Memory and Social History of Two Ancients

 
Sea Creatures By Elizabeth Aldam

A strange call...

Voices from the Back Room By CPlatt

When Jimmy stopped for a relaxing beer after work, he had no idea of the conversations he would overhear.

School Cop Part 1 By Anthony Colombo

That's Life

THREE MAGIC APPLES By BEN BROWN

A girl called Polly enters a garden inhabited by Elemental beings and finds a tree bearing golden apples.

Gene Stratton-Porter By Barry

Never heard of Gene Stratton-Porter? Born in the later eighteen hundreds, the novelist was as famous in the early 1900s as J.K. Rowling is now.

Here, Kitten, Kitten By Elaine Faber

How and act of compassion can change the life of animals

The Wild Wolf By Shirley Smothers

A short poem about the senseless killing of Wolves

Cop Story Transition By Anthony Colombo

That's Life

J.C. and the Alligator Whisperer By Martha Huett

A story of redemption and release from malevolent bondage

Search in a Cave By April Rose

A girl goes looking for her friends in a cave.

The Night of the Rollator By Dill McLain

Be surprised by what else a rollator can do!

The 12th Anniversary Of Dad's Death By Randy Johnson

This is a short poem about my deceased father

Following Forest By Lex

A suspenseful short story full of eerie twists, childhood innocence, and the primal fear of what hides in the dark.

Cop Story Part 5 By Anthony Colombo

That's Life

THE POTION OF TRANSFORMATION By BEN BROWN

A villainous man, called Arthur comes across a cave with a wizard inside. He tells the wizard that he is seeking riches to give to the poor. Does the wizard see through his lies?

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