funny stories Jon Fain short stories Friday, March 29, 2024 The Reincarnation of Herb McWeed by Jon Fain <i>Having navigated college through a haze of reefer smoke, David swears off the pot - until it becomes legal. </i><br><br>David lives in Massachusetts, born and raised. "Where It All Began," as the saying goes, a state whose origin story is about a mob of cheap shits who didn't want to spend more for their tea. This attitude has evolved over the generations into a bedrock orneriness, steeped in t… Read more Labels: funny stories Jon Fain short stories 6 comments: shares
Aaron Schmelzer creepy stories medium length stories Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Masquerade by Aaron Schmelzer <i>Twelve-year-old Elise longs to live as her eleven-year-old self, before most of her family died and left her in destitution with her sick brother and his carer.</i><br><br>Mirrors don't grant their onlookers the privilege of denying reality. <br><br>Sleeplessness. Torment. Grief. Elise's mirror screams these at her. It's agonizing to look into the reflection, for the bloodshot eyes, the purple bags bene… Read more Labels: Aaron Schmelzer creepy stories medium length stories 7 comments: shares
Eamonn Bhreathnach real life stories short stories Monday, March 25, 2024 The Edges of Orpington by Eamonn Bhreathnach <i>A lonely man tries to reconnect with a stranger he encountered four decades ago.</i><br><br>It was over forty years ago. I was hitch-hiking and he gave me a lift from the ring-road south of Edinburgh to York. He - whoever he was - was driving to his home in Orpington, which was then in Kent. He was making the return journey, having followed a girlfriend to Edinburgh who had told him she didn't want anyth… Read more Labels: Eamonn Bhreathnach real life stories short stories 9 comments: shares
Aysel K Basci medium length stories real life stories Sabahattin Ali Friday, March 22, 2024 Dr. Lifesaver by Sabahattin Ali, translated by Aysel K. Basci <i>When farmer İbrahim's young wife struggles in childbirth, he appeals to the maligned and bitter local doctor for help, in this new translation of a classic Turkish short story.</i><br><br>Asiye went into labor in the middle of the afternoon. She stopped threshing immediately, and went home. İbrahim returned home from harvesting after nightfall. As he was moving his two oxen to shelter near his house for … Read more Labels: Aysel K Basci medium length stories real life stories Sabahattin Ali 10 comments: shares
medium length stories Nathan Toplis pick of the month real life stories Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Air Mail by Nathan Toplis <i>A young woman recalls a life-changing romance conducted almost entirely through letters.</i><br><br>The last letter he ever wrote to me just said, 'goodbye Lil.' Nothing else. He had always been dramatic like that. <br><br>I took it outside and tried to burn it on the curb because I didn't have a fireplace or a garden. I tore it up into little pieces and tried to burn it with a plastic lighter that I… Read more Labels: medium length stories Nathan Toplis pick of the month real life stories 6 comments: shares
medium length stories real life stories Talia Levy Monday, March 18, 2024 Their Night Sleeps With Me Still by Talia Levy <i>A woman climbs the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, and progressively surrenders to the mountain. </i><br><br>What if I live no more those kingly days? <br> Their night sleeps with me still. <br>I dream my feet within the starry ways; <br> My heart rests in the hill <br> I may not grudge the little left undone; <br>I hold the heights, I keep the dreams I won. <br><br>- Geoffrey Winthrop-Young <br>'The Old Hill Climber'<br>As the lovely… Read more Labels: medium length stories real life stories Talia Levy 16 comments: shares
long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau Friday, March 15, 2024 A Four Course Lunch by Rozanne Charbonneau <i>In 1970s Paris, 18-year-old Mademoiselle Sophie is captivated by a recalcitrant American child in her care.</i><br><br><b>Paris, April, 1972</b><br><br>"<i>Mademoiselle Sophie, je dois pisser!</i>" shouts the American girl in French slang. Her haircut looks like a boy's. Did her mother go mad with the gardening shears? <br><br>The other children in the dining hall howl with laughter. I have a choice. I can feign outrage at… Read more Labels: long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau 19 comments: shares
criminal stories Salvatore Difalco very short stories Wednesday, March 13, 2024 House Rules by Salvatore Difalco <i>Tim Peters passes time in an isolation unit near the Canada-USA border by trying to get better at chess.</i><br><br>I play chess with Sam A in the isolation unit. Sam A looks like a linebacker, but he's smart. Sam B, who looks like a tub of shit, doesn't play chess. Sam B is a prick, but that's another story. I learned to play chess at Lackawanna Elementary. Mr. Oddi, the science teacher, taught … Read more Labels: criminal stories Salvatore Difalco very short stories 11 comments: shares
David Lanvert fantastic stories short stories Monday, March 11, 2024 The Shoes of Kings by David Lanvert <i>Two mall employees become friends, but one harbours a surprising secret. </i><br><br>My friend Jake sold men's shoes at the Florsheim shop. Talk about the lowest rung of retail. I was a few spots higher, working at a designer jeans store in the same mall. At least girls came into my place. Malls, back in the 70s, were like small towns. Everyone's aware of the pecking order. We always had the lonely F… Read more Labels: David Lanvert fantastic stories short stories 9 comments: shares
Paul Sharville pick of the month real life stories short stories Friday, March 8, 2024 Half a Creamed Chicken Sandwich at the Airport by Paul Sharville <i> Two strangers strike up a conversation at the airport, and make a connection that will linger even though they may never meet again.</i><br><br>For the past five years, since 1946, Vincent had attended the November dinner at his grandmother's house in Sheldon, Vermont, east of Lake Champlain. His grandmother was widely regarded as the most well-connected woman in Franklin County, at least by those less … Read more Labels: Paul Sharville pick of the month real life stories short stories 16 comments: shares
funny stories J Paul Ross medium length stories Wednesday, March 6, 2024 The Nemesis of Pequod Lane by J Paul Ross <i> After his wife divorces him, formerly kind and placid veterinary doctor Abraham Enderby is besieged by a deranged feline beast.</i><br><br>They call him Doc, but tonight he's no longer a healer, no longer a guardian of the innocent, no longer a savior of companions feathered, furred and scaled. Tonight, Doctor Abraham Enderby, DVM has become something else. He's become an executioner in torn flanne… Read more Labels: funny stories J Paul Ross medium length stories 7 comments: shares
Gary Ives real life stories very short stories Monday, March 4, 2024 Too Much Knowledge by Gary Ives <i>An anatomy student recalls being thrilled and traumatised by an extremely intimate encounter. </i><br><br>Fifty years ago, and still I think about Him; the Him whose real name I will never know, but the Him with whom I became more intimate than with any other man. Ever. <br><br>Anatomy class met twice weekly. Our class of 40 shared ten cadavers, each assigned to four students. Erla Johanssen, twins Sven and Bridget… Read more Labels: Gary Ives real life stories very short stories 15 comments: shares
Frank Richards medium length stories real life stories Friday, March 1, 2024 Angeleno by Frank Richards <i>When postal workers go on strike, Delmore gets a chance at a promotion, but is that as far as his ambition extends?</i><br><br><b>1. The City Primary</b><br><br>I finished counting the parcels on the second floor of the Los Angeles Terminal Annex and then headed to the Pony Express cafeteria to grab a quick coffee. I took a shortcut through the rows of city primary letter distribution cases, mail-sorting shelving units ali… Read more Labels: Frank Richards medium length stories real life stories 7 comments: shares
