Latest Offbeat Short Stories
Incommunicado in Womyoonadado
Story by JPYoung
‘One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.’ - André Gide
Bozo Said So!
Story by JPYoung
‘A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity, it is an occupational risk.’ - Oswald Mosley
Nirvana Nevada
Story by JPYoung
‘…a train seemed just right. It's exciting! It takes you to new places…’ - Robert Mitchum in ‘Holiday Affair’; screenplay by Don Hartman.
a chess god from the window
Story by scorp
My window is stupidly narrow. Whenever I smoked and couldn’t muster the twenty seconds it takes to clear my ashtray, the wind would spurt through; like an arrow through the arrowslit...
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Cry from a Young Throat
Story by IanG
He only took his eyes off his dog for a moment, and then Jip was gone.
The Tale Of Dambo Blankenridge
Story by Dowless
This story is a humorous satire. The tendency is for the most popular appeal remaining with more mature audiences. Read this one at your own risk..
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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.