long stories Philip Graubart real life stories Friday, December 19, 2025 The Righteous Gentile by Philip Graubart <i>In the autumn of 2023, Nathan travels from USA to Israel for his grandfather's 90th birthday, and is shocked when he hears a too-familiar old war story told differently.</i><br><br>"Pickleball?" I said. "You're not going to Grandpa's 90th birthday party because you have a pickleball tournament?" My mother was stacking boxes, her back to me. Dust mites tickled my nostrils. I wa… Read more Labels: long stories Philip Graubart real life stories 6 comments:
Alex Przyborowski creepy stories futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month Monday, December 15, 2025 The Languid Saint by Alex Przyborowski <i>Drestyll Aberforth, high priest of a pro-machine religion, plans a dramatic final sermon - but how did he get to this point?</i><br><br>Drestyll Aberforth was a failure, abject and absolute. He was a tool of religious fear and governmental oppression, and these things were his fault. It was not a matter of public opinion, nor even one of private, self-indulgent shame. This was a matter of fact, and one that … Read more Labels: Alex Przyborowski creepy stories futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month 3 comments:
creepy stories Harrison Kim medium length stories Friday, December 12, 2025 Saxon Was My Friend by Harrison Kim <i>A child haunted by a floating head longs for a serpentine companion to scare it away.</i><br><br>My first sighting of the head happened while I lay in my baby buggy. Its face grinning, half open, tongue flat, the insides of its mouth moist and red. Its limpid turquoise eyes stared into mine. I held a white object in my hand and threw it. The mouth grabbed, swallowed, and the face sailed up into the air and w… Read more Labels: creepy stories Harrison Kim medium length stories 6 comments:
funny stories medium length stories Richard Jones Monday, December 8, 2025 Connor the Magnificent by Richard Jones <i>A magician attends a rich kid's party, and creates chaos when his magic works better than intended.</i><br><br>The house on Atwell Lane was big, with a gate at the end of the driveway. Not every house they sent Connor to was big, but many of them were. He parked his Kia Soul on the street, outside the gate; the more luxurious vehicles parked inside had taken all the space. <br><br>Connor went into the back of th… Read more Labels: funny stories medium length stories Richard Jones 9 comments:
medium length stories pick of the month real life stories S Mubashir Noor Friday, December 5, 2025 The Last Jew In New Judea by S. Mubashir Noor <i>A postman in a Pakistani border town hides his Jewish identity, but the self-aggrandising son of the general is determined to stir up trouble.</i><br><br>That morning, my sleepy border village was up in arms. My neighbors, friends, acquaintances had blocked off the dusty main road that led to my workplace, the Pakistan Post Office. <br><br>"Down with India, down with Israel," they howled at the cinnamon s… Read more Labels: medium length stories pick of the month real life stories S Mubashir Noor 5 comments:
