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Read Short Survival / Success

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.
Rabbit Hole By Ed Staskus

Rabbit Hole

The Funny Tiger By Debra Widdicombe

Based on a Reedsy prompt to write a funny story from the point of view of a big cat — whether that’s a lion, cheetah, etc., or just a chunky pet.

American Girl (Wyoming) By Lea Sheryn

Tennyson Flowers discovers a triceratops

It stops today By Darrell Case

A woman runs from a serial killer

Wings Of Life By Avinish Sai kalyani PS

A boy and a girl, shaped by love, loss, and the quiet battles of growing up. Their journey is tender, raw, and achingly real. Through heartbreak and healing, they find a love that defies time. Read on, and let their story stay with you.

THE RECKONING OF TOM FRANKLIN By Rich Puckett

How are you America with a very different time than it is today

Possessed By The Green-eyed ... By Stephanie Egbert

A girl's overwhelming shock over a new baby sister

Blood and Thunder By Rich Puckett

I’ve always loved Weston and I don’t write them very often, but this one has been on my mind

Big Splash By Gordon England

A big fish pulls the fisherman into the water

SAVED BY THE WHALES By BEN BROWN

A man is out at sea in a perilous situation, but a group of whales saves him.

A Trip To Pep Boys By Tom Di Roma

A short, short about how a trip to Pep Boys changed a life.

American Girl (Nebraska) By Lea Sheryn

Can Kathleen Harper outrun a tornado?

While the Kingdom’s Leader Played Golf By Rich Puckett

The story is about a leader, who is so busy with his pleasures, he destroyed his nation

The Harvest of Patience By Rich Puckett

Hey, story shows the outcome of well-planned government

He's in control By Katherine Scott

I give up

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