Benjamin Clabault medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Monday, September 29, 2025 Enzo and Miranda by Benjamin Clabault <i>Enzo loves Miranda and wants to have a child with her, but there is a terrible secret in her past.</i><br><br>Enzo knew he should put the picture down. The water was off; Miranda was done showering. She'd come back into their bedroom any second. But he couldn't get himself to change his position: lying naked atop the covers, holding the framed photo of the baby to his face. The chin - a little pinche… Read more Labels: Benjamin Clabault medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 7 comments: shares
Eamon Walsh medium length stories real life stories Friday, September 26, 2025 Friend Fraley by Eamon Walsh <i>A cartoonist sees his estranged mother on a train, and reflects on the unusual calamities that drove his family apart.</i><br><br>I was reading the Advocate, and it was all about <i>The Reaper</i>. <i>The Reaper</i> - the wind that comes across the lake in the winter, gathering speed and ice before it whips through the streets of Landreth, my home town. From December to March it is a brutal thing. It kills people, older p… Read more Labels: Eamon Walsh medium length stories real life stories 9 comments: shares
June D Wolfman real life stories short stories Monday, September 22, 2025 Second Chance by June D. Wolfman <i>A recently retired middle school dean is reminded of one of her most difficult students when he sends her a Facebook friend request.</i><br><br>Jill Klein carefully mounted and framed her retirement gift from forty years as a Dean at a middle school in Connecticut. She gently tucked the edges of the embroidered fabric into the casing. On it was an embroidered, "Thank You Dean Klein for Forty Years of Ca… Read more Labels: June D Wolfman real life stories short stories 79 comments: shares
Janet Ruth Young medium length stories real life stories Friday, September 19, 2025 A Dressing Gown by Janet Ruth Young <i>Meredith's relationship with Philip is progressing, but she has hidden a big secret from him.</i><br><br>The evening had been ideal, Meredith thought. Dinner at the new restaurant, Torino, in a private room hung with landscapes of the Italian countryside, uplighted by antique wall sconces. The walls were painted deep orange, with a rich texture like terry cloth. Philip had worn his gray silk shirt and si… Read more Labels: Janet Ruth Young medium length stories real life stories 6 comments: shares
KD Calloway medium length stories real life stories Monday, September 15, 2025 Years Gone Bye by KD Calloway <i>A group of gay friends who met on a long-defunct online community finally meet up in person, but one of them doesn't show up.</i><br><br>The cabin looked like it came with a tetanus warning. <br><br>Nestled deep in pine trees and bad decisions, it had the saggy charm of something rented too quickly, too cheaply, and possibly without adult supervision. The porch leaned. The mailbox was hanging on by one hinge. <br><br>Mi… Read more Labels: KD Calloway medium length stories real life stories 5 comments: shares
criminal stories medium length stories Todd Zack Friday, September 12, 2025 The Journeyman by Todd Zack <i>A former boxer turned crook is recognised by a young fan who challenges him to a risky sparring match.</i><br><br>Dawson Green was stocking up on junk food at a roadside market, just off a secondary highway in east Texas, when he felt the eyes of a stranger fall heavily on him. Unbothered by this unknown person's investigative stare, Dawson finished placing his tiny 99 cent cake selections in his shoppin… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Todd Zack 8 comments: shares
J Mogwai long stories real life stories Monday, September 8, 2025 Constriction by J. Mogwai <i>Slavik, called Pipet by his deadbeat friends, is planning to leave his town and his girlfriend for a new life in Moscow - but will old habits get the better of him?</i><br><br>"Hans Zimmer is a loser," read a crooked scrawl on the wall of the bus stop. Pipet stood across from it, frowning, lost in thought. Something told him the name belonged to a composer, though he couldn't recall when or whe… Read more Labels: J Mogwai long stories real life stories 6 comments: shares
creepy stories fantastic stories long stories pick of the month Sarah Arceneaux Friday, September 5, 2025 Emily's Bones by Sarah Arceneaux <i>Leo spends years searching for the remains of his murdered sister, with help from beyond the grave.</i><br><br>When they dug up the bones on his property, Leo was out of town. <br><br>He got the call while he was walking a wide street, looking for the white-lettered glass door of the specialist's office. The deputy on the phone told him that someone had called up an anonymous tip; that he wasn't in any troub… Read more Labels: creepy stories fantastic stories long stories pick of the month Sarah Arceneaux 12 comments: shares
real life stories short stories Zary Fekete Monday, September 1, 2025 A Nesting Above the Mantel by Zary Fekete <i>The narrator has mixed feelings about the birds who have made a home in his chimney.</i><br><br>I have found the house to be satisfactory in most ways. It is a gentleman's residence of modest scale but of sound construction, situated upon a rise of land overlooking the vale, with generous southern exposure and a fine if somewhat neglected garden. The walls are of good plaster, and the windows let in a qu… Read more Labels: real life stories short stories Zary Fekete 11 comments: shares
