STORYSTAR
Read Short Stories for All Ages
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
The Jewish Musk Turtle
By
Barry
Peter just told his niece and nephew a bedtime story about Morty, the Jewish musk turtle, and many of the dysfunctional, fairy tale characters strangely resemble people in his own family.
The Dimwit
By
Barry
Marcus Applebaum has no life. He lives in the basement of his parent’s house, hates his job and his love life is nonexistent. But that’s all about to change thanks to Harry Wong.
A Fireside Essay on the Old Magic
By
Donald Harry Roberts
The first magic was not written in any book. It was held in the hands of a single wanderer who struck flint against pyrite and saw lightning leap from stone.
Mira's Song
By
Erin Cade
Your worth is not measured by how much you are like everyone else. You do not need to change who you are to be enough. You are already enough, just as you are.