Latest Offbeat Short Stories
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...
Hôtel Dernier
Story by JPYoung
‘A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.’ – G.K. Chesterton
DEAD MAN'S LAKE
Story by J.B
Denis Burbank, a US geologist, visits the Uyuni salt flats and gets more than he bargained for.
This We’ll Defend…Viva San Marino!
Story by JPYoung
‘National pride is to countries what self-respect is to individuals: a necessary condition for self-improvement.’ — Richard Rorty
Cry from a Young Throat
Story by IanG
He only took his eyes off his dog for a moment, and then Jip was gone.
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Summoned by Shadows
Story by GLEN S PERRY
We'd all risen to shake hands...well at least I think we did...come to think of it, I can't be certain that these strange beings, who seemed so eager to meet with me, had hands to shake!
A Fairy Tale
Story by Mbapp10
This is a hybrid fairy tale. It is a mix of The Three little pigs, and The Little Red Ridding Hood. Hope you ENJOY!
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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.