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Read Short Current Events 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.

No time to ponder. By Kevin Hughes

We are deluged with information and entertainment, but when do we ponder it all?

News Flash. By Kevin Hughes

What if someone watching us says: "Enough is enough. " And acts.

Chaos By Kristin Dockar

A story for our times

The Avocado mystery. By Kevin Hughes

The store was almost out of Avocados...but why?

Jeppestown Wolhunter men's hostel By Sandile

It's about black South Africans dwelling in Hostels and Xenophobic attacks in South Africa

"Ugly...wins." By Kevin Hughes

"Maybe war would end if we saw how ugly it really is."

"Turn down the Voices!" By Kevin Hughes

In a world full of Voices, how can you be heard?

Political Discourse. By Kevin Hughes

Who do kids grow up to be? Or Adults revert back to?

The Few By Carter Russell

A poem.

What Led Us Here? By Carter Russell

A poem.

THE OZARD OF WIZ By Alan Bruce

A Satire: The clever Wiz/Oz/Ard confronts those who think they should run our World.

It started with a hat. By Kevin Hughes

Families are dealing with the hardening of attitudes...

Wild Rose By Syed Mohammad Zahid

After the August takeover of Kabul by the so-called changed new generation of Taliban, what we expect for women.

The Sun Will Always Rise By Melissa Hassan

A global pandemic, A young man loses his job, but finds hope when he meets a stranger.

It's just a little rain. By Kevin Hughes

Sometimes ignoring the facts isn't the best strategy.

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