Read Short Stories for Teens
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
A self-confessed cat lady and wannabe elf travels the country with Santa Claus gifting joy and presents to cat shelters and rescuers.
Two girls discover the dangers of clubbing, and one uses the skills and knowledge she learned growing up as a cop's daughter to save them both.
A young womans carefully plotted suicidal bid for attention goes horribly awry.
A young man thinks back on a few key events in his life on a rainy night that turns out to be his last.
Have you ever forgotten what you were looking for? Taken a wrong turn? Sometimes we all need a reminder.... One Sock, the coolest bear in the forest, got his.
An historical English ghost story set in the hot summer of 1955...
After losing everything on her computer hard drive to a destructive worm a woman chooses to return to pen and paper.
A young man falls so deeply in love that he cannot continue living when it ends.
An overweight teen who feels ugly eventually blossoms into a successful young woman and 'lands' her high school crush.
The retellin' of a story passed from slave to slave 'bout an evil slave owner who got 'is comeuppance, 'n the ol' slave who gave it to 'im 'n how.
Based on actual events, with names and some details changed, an account of a Russian army move against a Chechnya rebel stronghold in the Spring of 1995.
A father and his son are brought back together when he is diagnosed with cancer.
Historial WWII Drama: A fictional first person account of what it might have been like to experience life in Holland during the occupation of the 3rd Reich.
As chemical war looms, some people begin preparing for survival by moving underground. Suspence builds to an unexpected surprise ending.