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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.
Mountains By Martin Green

What comes with old age.

Editing and Reviewing Stories By Denise Arnault

My thoughts on using AI to review my stories.

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS By BEN BROWN

A group of school children sing their own version of the twelve days of Christmas.

Nature Loves this Young Woman By Shirley Smothers

A short story about a lovely young woman who loves and is loved by nature

THE AGING OF SATURDAYS By Francys Wagner

After all, one can make choices, to forge a new path forwards...

Mother By Sinval Aragao

This is a story of Love, deception, and resilience

Hearts of glass (pt2) By Kaito

Two twin boys who are trying to be themselves

Why Dinosaurs never wrote anything down By Kevin Hughes

Dinosaurs can't write, but you can! Stories are everywhere. Even made up.

Hearts of glass (pt1) By Kaito

Two twin boys who are trying to be themselves

The Syrup Incident By Grace Paytas

I made homemade vanilla syrup for my coffee, and was letting it cool on the stove. I went to do something else as I was letting it cool, and when I came back down the syrup was gone.

Curse of The Lost Soul By Shelly Garrod

Sometimes evil can grip our soul and we are lost forever.

The Third Fairy Tale By Barry

Sixteen-year-old Ned Scoletti is travelling north on a Greyhound bus from Fort Pierce, Florida to Spaulding, Massachusetts, to visit Aunt Josie. Problem is that his mother's identical twin sister died when Nick was just a toddler. Or maybe not.

THE LONELY HORSE By BEN BROWN

A poem about a horse.

Old version of yourself By Meena

She thought she was just observing change—until she became part of it.

The quiet geometry of being seen (pt 3) By Kaito

A story about a gay boy struggling with bullying

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