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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.
Dual Purpose By Marla

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The Wall By Karstanne Ingalls

What is beyond the barrier? why is it entirely off limits to everybody?

Her Secret By Tom Di Roma

The manager of an auto repair shop tries to keep her employees from finding out about a secret she holds but will it work?

A friend for life By Darrell Case

A widower remarries.

DumontPunk: The Fiscal Island Ball. By Yuki

Step into the opulent world of Imperial Brazil, where gaslights gleam on Gothic castles and the air hums with the promise of innovation and intrigue. Santos Dumont and his brilliant companions arrive at the most dazzling social event of the season:

The Inheritance - Part 1 By Elizabeth Cooper

This is my first story. It's about a girl who, after losing her grandmother, inherits the most unexpected thing. This is part 1. Come back in a few days for part 2.

Noam Winter Garden By Mr. Rabbit

Santa's Favorite Storybook

Your Poor Little Eyes By Meraj

The poem expresses guilt over witnessing suffering and highlights a world that watches rather than helps.

The Green Slave and Dead God By Mr. Pecattum

`Moooroon~

Hunger By Dreyri Aldranaris

The people in the sky never thought about the people on the ground. Why should they? They were so far away, so far down. But from the midst of the squalor and misery faced by the people on the ground, a brand new power arose.

The Empathic Seer By Kanesha Andrews

A reflection on the Empathic Seer—one who feels what she sees and sees what she feels. A meditation on love, depth, and the mystery of truly being seen

Dancing and Drama By Róisín Ní Cheallaigh

This is a story of coping with everything life throws at you.

ASCENT By BEN BROWN

A poem about climbing Everest.

The Quiet Girl By Barry

Iktómi, the Lakota spider god, played a clever trick on the girl who busses tables at the local diner. He struck Rita Brooks dumb, utterly speechless, even though her vocal cords worked just fine.

The Native American Cherokee Women By Shirley Smothers

A short story, The Native American Cherokee Women were equal to men.

All Couples By CPlatt

Tina was worried about her relationship with Jimmy. She hated arguing with her boyfriend but that was life. They would be okay, wouldn't they?

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