Beryl Ensor-Smith real life stories short stories Friday, September 30, 2016 Educating the Nerd by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>University lecturer Andrew takes a sabbatical to complete his doctoral thesis, but despite his secluded surroundings he finds himself distracted by a bored canine; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> When he first arrived in the quiet country village, Andrew was convinced he would complete his doctoral thesis in the year's sabbatical he had taken from university lecturing. When he left two months later he … Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith real life stories short stories 7 comments: shares
Eva Silverfine real life stories very short stories Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Neighbors by Eva Silverfine <i>Suzy tries to connect with her incommunicative neighbour in Eva Silverfine's quietly powerful flash fiction.</i><br><br> She had first noticed him a few weeks earlier. He was ambling along the fence line when the school bus pulled over to drop her off. He stopped in the bus' dust cloud and watched as she descended. She knew who he was - the Adlers' boy from the farm down the road. But she didn… Read more Labels: Eva Silverfine real life stories very short stories 12 comments: shares
Fred McGavran long stories pick of the month real life stories Sunday, September 25, 2016 The Macabre on Quimby Square by Sylph Trillingham Quimby, 18th Lady Rockingford of Rockingford on Quimby <i>In the years after the Great War, a young aristocrat befriends a disgraced recluse and helps him achieve his mysterious ambitions; by Fred McGavran.</i><br><br> How precious are the memories of a privileged girlhood. When the House of Lords was in session, Mother and I would accompany Lord Rockingford from his ancestral estate at Rockingford on Quimby to Quimby House in London to help ease his transition fro… Read more Labels: Fred McGavran long stories pick of the month real life stories 5 comments: shares
Charlie Taylor creepy stories medium length stories Friday, September 23, 2016 Which Way the Wind Blows by Charlie Taylor <i>Troubled schoolchild Finn plays truant and whiles away the time at home - but something is stalking him from the barley field out back; by Charlie Taylor.</i><br><br> The field of ripening barley at the rear of 34 Butcher's Lane moved with the breeze. The passing clouds created alternating shadows and sunbright patches that added to the illusion that the whole was a living thing. Distortions in the hand-… Read more Labels: Charlie Taylor creepy stories medium length stories 4 comments: shares
Fred Skolnik medium length stories real life stories Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Four Hours by Fred Skolnik <i>Fred Skolnik narrates the last four hours of Jake's life in stream of consciousness style.</i><br><br> The day of your death is a very special day. Ideally it should be planned, but of course we seldom know precisely when we are going to die so we come downstairs feeling just slightly unwell, thinking maybe it's heartburn, and don't pay much attention to it because we've had that feeling befo… Read more Labels: Fred Skolnik medium length stories real life stories 7 comments: shares
creepy stories Genevieve Shapiro short stories Sunday, September 18, 2016 Cake by Genevieve Shapiro <i>Doug's obsession for sweet treats may have gone too far... by Genevieve Shapiro.</i><br><br> Doug added a king-size bag of assorted gumdrops to his shopping cart and clicked on "fun size" in the left navigation column. Twenty pages. Too much. He filtered the results by clicking on "chocolate." Five pages of mini candy bars. <br><br> "Okay, now we're talking," he murmured, and b… Read more Labels: creepy stories Genevieve Shapiro short stories 11 comments: shares
criminal stories medium length stories Nancy Cole Silverman Friday, September 16, 2016 Shake and Bake by Nancy Cole Silverman <i>When former Hollywood starlet Madeline Pensky wins a life-changing jackpot, a local real estate agent wants to know why she won't sell her battered old trailer home; by Nancy Cole Silverman.</i><br><br> Welcome to Tinseltown, the motion picture capital of the world, the home of glitz and glamor where one can never be too rich or too thin. Where everyone has a story to tell and on every corner there is a … Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Nancy Cole Silverman 6 comments: shares
long stories Nelson Kingfisher real life stories Tuesday, September 13, 2016 The Ice Shelf by Nelson Kingfisher <i>Widower Cornelius Fischermann visits his mountainside cabin for the New Year's holidays with his son and grandson, and they all find themselves on thin ice; by Nelson Kingfisher. An audiobook version of this story is available here.</i><br><br> In his seventy-eight winters - from his youth in the Black Forest of Germany to his old age in the White Mountains of New Hampshire - Cornelius Fischermann had sp… Read more Labels: long stories Nelson Kingfisher real life stories 3 comments: shares
funny stories short stories Simon Barker Sunday, September 11, 2016 The Digit by Simon Barker <i>Simon Barker's humorous short inspired by Saki, in which a doctor searching for research subjects takes advantage of a drunken man wanting something else entirely.</i><br><br> "Copulation in the Agile Antechinus is very vigorous. Shortly after mating all males die (as in other antechinuses)." <br><br> R. Strahan, <i>The Mammals of Australia</i> <br><br> Without warning Dr Schartz-Metterklume stepped from her taxi and … Read more Labels: funny stories short stories Simon Barker 5 comments: shares
fantastic stories Marie McCloskey short stories Friday, September 9, 2016 No Second Chances by Marie McCloskey <i>Marie McCloskey's character wakes up in the bed of his ex-girlfriend without knowing how he got there, and something is terribly wrong...</i><br><br> I don't understand why I'm here, with <i>her</i>. She's ignoring me and nothing I say seems to get through. It's been over two years since we've seen each other. Things didn't end well. They were never that good to begin with, but I <i>did</i> car… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Marie McCloskey short stories 6 comments: shares
Cameron Vanderwerf fantastic stories funny stories short stories Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Toonies by Cameron Vanderwerf <i>Cameron Vanderwerf tells the story of a down-on-his-luck stick figure and his anthropomorphic friend.</i><br><br> People ask me all the time if it's hard being a stick figure. It's really none of their goddamn business, but I just shrug and say we all got our crosses to bear. I guess being asked that question is at least better than being called a toonie, but I'm grateful for anyone who at least … Read more Labels: Cameron Vanderwerf fantastic stories funny stories short stories 11 comments: shares
creepy stories fantastic stories medium length stories pick of the month Timothy DeLizza Sunday, September 4, 2016 The Cider Mill by Timothy DeLizza <i>Elizabeth and her fiancé Peter Kingsman travel to his father's cider mill to investigate a series of bloody murders in a town populated by hideously deformed descendants of the Kingsman line; by Timothy DeLizza.</i><br><br> "Beth, that was foolish, love," Peter said. <br><br> His hands gripped her waist tightly, and she allowed him to guide her back into the carriage safely. <br><br> "I was fine," sh… Read more Labels: creepy stories fantastic stories medium length stories pick of the month Timothy DeLizza 1 comment: shares
Andrew Flynn fantastic stories funny stories medium length stories Friday, September 2, 2016 Gorilla, Gone by Andrew Flynn <i>Stripes the tiger narrates the mystery of the missing gorilla in Andrew Flynn's offbeat comedy.</i><br><br> It's got everyone here pretty excited, I can tell you. The whys, the wherefores, the whathaveyous; the ones who talk like they were there, that they saw the whole thing, how they knew the guy, have the inside track on his story. There isn't a perch or a swinging tyre in the whole place that… Read more Labels: Andrew Flynn fantastic stories funny stories medium length stories 5 comments: shares
