Latest Offbeat Short Stories
The Ephemerals
Story by JPYoung
‘Compared to a star, we are like mayflies, fleeting ephemeral creatures who live out their lives in the course of a single day.’ - Carl Sagan
THE STORYTELLER
Story by J.B
My Dad was my superhero. He was a great storyteller although sometimes I wonder if the stories he told us were true or not. You be the judge.
Captain Latham
Story by IanG
As he swallowed, he felt something sharp in his throat. It must be a fish bone. He coughed but it wouldn't move.
An Impromptu Incongruous Interlude with My Auntie Sam
Story by JPYoung
‘Two drifters…off to see the world…’– Johnny Mercer ‘Moon River’
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EXHILARATION!
Story by Lussac
This is an account of a three-day horse trek with a difference in the Alps.
Fall in to find out poem
Poem by alexander
This is where we explore where the words can take you, and can you feel the sad quiet of it all?
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Girls Come Home
Story by Suma
A story about three sisters, three women who have grown apart, but now making a conscious effort to come close because the forces that did it for them are no longer there.
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His First Time
Story by Galaxian
Funny story about a young guy who tells his parents about his first time, with a very funny twist at the end.