Philip Cesario real life stories short stories Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Emile by Philip Cesario <i>In 1961, young Michael hangs out with Emile Khalid, owner of the small New York book store his father works at.</i><br><br>Emile Khalid once had a fedora, a broken window, a red cat, and a black foot. Although not at the same time. <br><br>French and Syrian at the root, with an intellect honed at the Ecole des Beaux-Artes in Paris, he was an enthusiastic émigré to America, erstwhile artist, alleged Communist, unaba… Read more Labels: Philip Cesario real life stories short stories 1 comment:
Alyx Barter fantastic stories long stories Monday, May 11, 2026 The Albion Inn by Alyx Barter <i>The Albion Inn in Savannah teems with ghosts, but they don't bother the innkeeper Jesse Hawthorne, until a TV crew comes to investigate.</i><br><br>Being in the Albion Inn was a bit like being in the woods in the deep of summer. Spirits buzzed incessantly in Jess's ear like cicadas, loud when he noticed them and white noise when he didn't, blending into the foliage until their absence became more… Read more Labels: Alyx Barter fantastic stories long stories 1 comment:
criminal stories long stories VS Kemanis Friday, May 8, 2026 Teeth and Consequences by V.S. Kemanis <i>A delivery driver is bitten by a dog owned by a dangerous woman, and engages a hapless lawyer to sue her.</i><br><br>Pumped on adrenaline, Sean sped to the ER, blood-soaked sneaker flooring the gas. Blasting into the 15-mph driveway, the MetroMeals van swerved erratically and jerked to a stop behind a parked ambulance. <br><br>Even the sick and injured had to pass security in this small suburban hospital serving a l… Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories VS Kemanis 4 comments:
fantastic stories Femi Salami short stories Wednesday, May 6, 2026 The Boy and the Lake by Femi Salami <i>When a child goes missing in a West African village, two friends dare to explore the forbidden Lake.</i><br><br>My name is Gabriel, and my favorite place in the whole wide world is the dusty path by the little river behind our house. That's where I go to think, and to sing. Everyone in Oyo knows the song. You hear bakers singing it as they knead dough, and farmers humming it in the fields. It goes: <br><br>&quo… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Femi Salami short stories 9 comments:
funny stories short stories Stephen Mirabito Monday, May 4, 2026 The Pickle of it All by Stephen Mirabito <i>George gets in a pickle at work when his date Mia's punny pranks get out of hand.</i><br><br>At first, her little jokes were innocent and thoughtful; honestly, they were. On their first date, Mia gave him an origami folding of a dog (it was her model example for the third graders in her classroom). When George unpeeled the flap of the dog's ears, she had written in curly-cursive purple ink: <i>It is a p… Read more Labels: funny stories short stories Stephen Mirabito 18 comments:
