Paul Stapleton pick of the month real life stories short stories Friday, October 16, 2026 The Sturgeon at Trap Rock by Paul Stapleton <i>Stephen and his friend Farrell take an ill-advised raft trip on the Hudson River.</i><br><br>The bank below the ballfield was steep, and with the beach in sight, the two thirteen-year-old boys became impatient with their careful, sideways clamber down the steep embankment overgrown with weeds, which in some places were overgrown into trees. <br><br>"Let's just slide down," Stephen said. <br><br>They landed fe… Read more Labels: Paul Stapleton pick of the month real life stories short stories 11 comments:
long stories Mary Jo Rabe real life stories Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Bishop Bob by Mary Jo Rabe <i>Bob loves his job as bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, but will soon be forced to retire; he visits an old friend for advice, and reflects on how he first became a priest.</i><br><br>Bishop Bob bounded down the stairs from his living quarters to his office in the chancery office in Rottenburg. The building wasn't cheap, and in the twenty-first century, it was hard to justify the Church's spending money… Read more Labels: long stories Mary Jo Rabe real life stories 6 comments:
medium length stories Patrick Carella real life stories Monday, October 12, 2026 The Lovestruck Tackling Dummy of Fillmore High School by Patrick Carella <i>Set in 1973, Chris is an asset on the football field on account of his size, but when he reaches high school things get complicated.</i><br><br>I was always big for my age. <br><br>At birth, I tipped the scale at ten pounds, twenty-three inches. <br><br>My poor mother. <br><br>Growing up, I was usually the biggest kid in class - or at least top two. You'd think it gave me an edge. Sometimes it did. Other times, like when some … Read more Labels: medium length stories Patrick Carella real life stories 6 comments:
fantastic stories Joseph Hirsch medium length stories Friday, October 9, 2026 Broken Ghosts by Joseph Hirsch <i>An Airbnb hosts a ghost for Eric.</i><br><br>It did not look like a haunted house. Rather, it looked like all the other houses in the neighborhood, undistinguished, ranch-style with vinyl siding and a basketball hoop in the driveway for children long-since grown. <br><br>Whatever, though. <br><br>Eric grabbed his duffel bag from off the passenger seat, exited the car, walked to the door. <br><br>Above the doorknob, nestled in a b… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Joseph Hirsch medium length stories 3 comments:
DC Martin real life stories short stories Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Imposter Syndrome by D. C. Martin <i> Danielle seeks inspiration for her writing from the patrons of the Strawberry Café, but feels like an imposter in her own life.</i><br><br>Danielle Bennett used to find inspiration through observation. And she found it everywhere. At the Strawberry Café, for example. Faces spoke to her; eyes were emotions, wrinkles were experience, expressions were attitudes. Little pieces of life, tiny pictures. It didn… Read more Labels: DC Martin real life stories short stories 10 comments:
