Just Really Great Short Stories
Enjoy Reading Great Short Stories?
Well, you have come to the right place for reading some great short stories. You will find a wonderful selection of popular and compelling short stories readily available for you to review and enjoy. Many of us love to read a good book, that is if we have the time available to us to dedicate to the entire story that is being presented to us on the numerous pages that it contains. With the continous pace of life around us sometimes it is more appropriate to turn to a short story to fulfil our ...

Book Review: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis by Max Shulman
A book review by Joan Hall
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, originally published in 1951, is an uproarious set of short stories telling the romantic adventures of a young man attending the University of Minnesota. The writing is delectable, the characters are cute, and the plots are hilarious, putting the protagonist in improbable situations, and then letting Murphy's Law take its course. I discovered this book back when I was in college, and I've loved it ever since. The book was also, of course, the inspiratio...

A Short Story: The Gum Tree
A Coming Of Age Story
The idea of a gum tree came from an experience I had as a child at summer camp. There was a large oak tree along the path from the cabins down to the lakefront beach, where we weren't allowed to chew gum. So, on the way to the water, we campers would stick our used gum on that one particular tree, you see. This short story is an excerpt from from my second novel, A Picket Fence in Pawpaw. With only a few changes, it seemed to work okay on its own. "The Gum Tree" and the novel it comes fro...

Short Stories
Mike's Short Stories
I've always loved short stories. Where else can you read something in 10-20 minutes and still be entertained? I've been writing short stories for almost ten years now, and while I don't have as much time to do it as I did in the past, I still enjoy creating them from time-to-time. Below you'll find a collection of a few of my short stories and poems. Some of them were lucky enough to be published in the past, and others weren't. Since I write a lot of horror, it was a challenge to find stor...

The Red Convertible
"The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich is now one of my Favorite short stories.
What started as an assignment for my composition class has lead me to a new favorite author. I love the symbolism used in her short story, "The Red Convertible." Here is my own interpretation of the symbolism in this great short story. I hope you enjoy.

Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Short Stories
How Can I Write a Good Short Story?
Short stories are one of the most wonderful types of creative writing to read. There is no guess work involved as with some of the poems you might come across. There is no substantial investment of time as is the case when reading a full length manuscript. There is a chance you could be reading something which is entirely true or it may be a piece of fiction. What you do know is that you will get drawn into a short story as you would a novel; however, the outcome would become known much earli...

Saying Goodbye
Saying Goodbye... to the people, places and things in our lives
This collection of true stories, edited by Julie Rember and published by Dream of Things, evokes the power of letting go of those people who leave an indelible mark on our lives. Sometimes places and things, too, but mainly people. The stories are short but deep. They don't take long to read but they touch you in a heartbeat.

A Short Story: A Godly Woman
A Short Story
Some time ago, I found myself in a creative writing class. One of our assignments was to use a "word bubble" theme to create writing prompts. This involved a key word or phrase centered on a blank page and circled. Around this word, we jotted down similar words, then words inspired by the secondary words, finally ending with little word clouds, emanating from the key word or phrase. Some progressions focused on one nuance of the key, others on different shades of the same meaning. The idea wa...

Mr Jacobs' Big Day - a short story
A story from days gone by....
It's not everyday you hope to chase a woman into the sea - naked. But Mr Jacobs had high hopes for today was the day when the Withering-By-The-Sea 'Dippers' met for their annual picnic on the beach.....It was naturally all in the best possible taste. A short story from a more innocent era. I hope you find it an amusing read.

Fiction - A Treasured Tale
A Short Story
When an Irish aunt turns up on the doorstep to stay, Ellie's daily routine is turned upside down! But there's a bigger surprise awaiting Ellie when she is suddenly given a small leather bound journal. It opens a window to her past.