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Read Short Survival / Healing / Renewal 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.
Sandcastles By Kevin A. Kimball

A young boy explores imagination.

Life on an Orphan By SAHAR KASHIF

story of an orphan who suffered because of having no one in life to support.

Why I Carry a Gun Every Day By John Lisbeth

The title says it all.

Karen By Richard Marcott

A Flash Fiction: George, a persistent suiter, wants to move back in with Karen who had thrown him out two weeks ago. They had been arguing over her keeping her deceased eccentric father's den as a shrine.

Arise! By Darlington Chukwunyere

Arise, and shine!

When The Carnival Is Not By Elliott Laurence

Trauma causes a man's mind to split and take him to the dark place of a favorite pastime.

My Miscarriage By Shirley Smothers

A sad story but with an uplifting message

Death Ripple. By Kevin Hughes

Cosmic dust holds the secret to life.

The Everlasting Home of the Heart By Charles E.J. Moulton

When Al runs off down Broadway to kill himself in the Hudson, his brother Buddy chases him like crazy, reminding him that not everything is what it seems. Even the homeless have everlasting hearts.

Super Hero By Darlington Chukwunyere

Mother's love

Dear 2021 By JD

Happy New Year Everyone!

To break free from these walls By Ewa Gerald Onyebuchi

Don't force yourself to heal; it comes gradually.

Super Incarcerated By Sophia H.

Nora is a regular girl in Watsonville, California. Until she’s not. Her newly discovered powers put her in a prison-like testing facility, where abuse and mistreatment are routine. A superhero advocate, she comes up with a plan. Will it work?

Dealing With Tough Teens By Gordon England

I deal with gang conflict in my apartments

I walked my illness off By Teren Hanz

I walked off my terminal illness by making some serious lifestyle changes

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