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Read Short True Life Stories

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.

Growing up next to a Theatre By Eugene Mathena

Memories of youth growing up next to a Drive-In theatre in rural Virginia in the United States back in the 1970s and 80s.

Dignity of Labour By Mahalakshmi

Instilling values early in life

A Girl and Her Love of Words By Lea Sheryn

True Story about Reaching Goals

Abundance Scarcity By Mahalakshmi

Learning to appreciate what we have

Thirty Gifts I Could Not Forget By Anwesha Mithun Jayashankara

2021 A year I reminisce yet hate

THE BLACK TIDE OF UMUEKE By GIFT EFFIONG INYANG

Niger Delta ravaged by an oil spill. Amid poisoned waters, dying mangroves, and unrelenting hunger, the villagers led by courageous mothers rise against corporate greed, reclaiming their land, dignity, and hope.

Dorothy Irene Height, Civil Rights By Shirley Smothers

Another great African American Woman whom time tried to forget.

A dream is just a dream. By Kevin Hughes

Or is it.

The Wrong Door By Meena

The doors were loud, but the one that waited behind him never asked to be chased.

Mud. Mud. Mud. By Kevin Hughes

If you are in the Military...Mud...is everywhere.

Mom's Dishes By Mahalakshmi

What mom's dishes mean when you are away from home

The no-nonsense lady By Dinesh bisht

A story of a resilient stray mother dog and her new borns narrated by a domestic dog

Good Training goes Civilian. By Kevin Hughes

Military Obstacles courses become Civilian fun! WTF?

Please Turn To Jesus By Randy Johnson

A short poem about Jesus

Demond's Demise By Randy Johnson

A poem about a deceased actor

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