long stories Nicola Jones pick of the month real life stories Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Moth Orchid by Nicola Jones <i>Late at night on Christmas Eve, Julie heads out of London to visit her grandmother, but the journey does not go smoothly.</i><br><br><b>London 1997</b><br><br>The night is fresh and very cold. Tangled flurries of snowflakes pirouette up from the pavement, creep along street signs, in and out of doorways, and swirl onto rubbish bins, vehicles, people scurrying to get out of the bitter wind. It's Christmas Eve and I am l… Read more Labels: long stories Nicola Jones pick of the month real life stories 1 comment:
Emmi Khor real life stories very short stories Monday, April 6, 2026 A Recipe for the Living by Emmi Khor <i>A mother narrates a recipe for Cantonese Pork Trotters that is, for her, heavy with meaning.</i><br><br>Cantonese Pork Trotters is a tangy dish that carries the sweetness and bite of living. You ate it after bringing your baby girl into the world; after her first public tantrum; after leaving her at pre-school and walking away. <br><br>The dish is slow-cooked for the nutrition, drawing out all that's necessary … Read more Labels: Emmi Khor real life stories very short stories 8 comments:
fantastic stories JS Apsley medium length stories Friday, April 3, 2026 The Vigil of Bernadette Marsden by JS Apsley <i>Bernie faces a life changing question in a hospital waiting room.</i><br><br>I wait, interminably, for Billy to return with the inevitable news that we both dread. Even the receptionist has abandoned his post, and my only companion is the hum of the lights, droning insistently at me. The lights in the hospital lobby are so bright, leaving no corner to hide, no crook of respite. At home Billy and I never have… Read more Labels: fantastic stories JS Apsley medium length stories 3 comments:
Cain Randle real life stories short stories Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Before the Buzzer by Cain Randle <i>A man goes to a memoir writing conference and gets a dose of his past he hadn't expected.</i><br><br>I had been thinking about writing a memoir for twenty years and staring at a blinking cursor in a blank Word document for the past three years. Instead of moving my fingers and just writing the thing, I attended another (my twelfth) memoir writing conference - this one was in Chula Vista - where they guar… Read more Labels: Cain Randle real life stories short stories 2 comments:
David Serafino futuristic stories medium length stories Monday, March 30, 2026 Victimization Retreat by David Serafino <i>Billionaire Chuck signs up for a ten-day retreat designed for privileged people to sample genuine everyday hardships.</i><br><br>Charles Alexander Asbury's wife prefers he go by Chuck. It's less geeky, and gives him that bootstrap appeal the board needs from its chairman. Chuck's company designs and manufactures flexible PCBs, printed circuit boards, with embedded HDI components and integrated su… Read more Labels: David Serafino futuristic stories medium length stories 6 comments:
