medium length stories Patricia Ljutic pick of the month real life stories Monday, January 20, 2025 The Fourth Time by Patricia Ljutic <i>Eileen's son returns to rehab, and her ex is getting divorced again - can she find hope when her life is orbited by tragedy?</i><br><br>Eileen secures her phone in the holder on her dashboard and follows the route to Tyler's next rehab facility. Her phone chimes: <i>Brenda left Rick. They're divorced</i>. Her grip tightens on the steering wheel as the GPS voice fades into the background. The road blurs … Read more Labels: medium length stories Patricia Ljutic pick of the month real life stories 8 comments:
Bill Tope funny stories medium length stories Friday, January 17, 2025 Scold by Bill Tope <i>Alicia, fed up of rejections from literary magazines, starts up her own enterprise, publishing bad stories and obloquy; first published at EgoPHobia.</i><br><br>Alicia Menendez frowned unhappily down at the rejection slip clutched in her fingers. Just home from work, she had printed it out from an email she received only minutes ago. Alicia had subbed this mag only four days ago and they lost no time in turn… Read more Labels: Bill Tope funny stories medium length stories 37 comments:
Amir Sommer real life stories short stories Monday, January 13, 2025 The Living Bridge by Amir Sommer <i>A half-Israeli half-Palestinian teenager and his half-brother seek out some relief from their parents' fighting.</i><br><br>When I was young, my mom showered me with sweet nicknames. One was "a living bridge." I'd often scratch my head, wondering what in the world she meant. Maybe it was a grammar mistake. After all, as an Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant, Hebrew was her second language, and her … Read more Labels: Amir Sommer real life stories short stories 5 comments:
real life stories Rebecca Tiger short stories Friday, January 10, 2025 Feedback Loops by Rebecca Tiger <i>A handyman in his sixties and a writer in her fifties each evaluate their relationship during a dinner date.</i><br><br>"Who are you looking at?" she asks when his gaze shifts to a woman walking by their table. <br><br>"Nobody." <br><br>"Hmmm. Really?" <br><br>"Really. I'm just checking the place out." <br><br>"What are you laughing at?" <br><br>His eyes are tearing up. "I don't kno… Read more Labels: real life stories Rebecca Tiger short stories 16 comments:
George Nevgodovskyy long stories pick of the month real life stories Monday, January 6, 2025 The Cracks in Everything by George Nevgodovskyy <i>Schoolgirl Jackie is frustrated about being kicked out of her favourite teacher's classroom because of a dead rat, and starts to see cracks in the façades put up by the adults in her life.</i><br><br>The smell hit us the moment we entered our classroom on Monday morning - like my socks if I left them in my bag for a few days after figure skating practice. And that wasn't the only strange thing. Ms. K… Read more Labels: George Nevgodovskyy long stories pick of the month real life stories 6 comments:
