Welcome Short Story Authors and Readers! > Likes and Comments

This folder is for readers and writers of short stories.

Welcome! Please post your books/stories or leave a comment!

I have a short story called The Carver posted in my writing section on my profile. It is about a teenage girl who is home alone in a snowstorm and a crazy killer escapes from the insane asylum a couple of miles down the road.

I have a short story from my book Inside Realms posted here:
The Elite of the Blood

Hi everyone,

I'm Deborah Sheldon from Melbourne Australia, and I've been a professional writer for 23 years. My short story collection 'All the little things that we lose' (Skive Magazine Press) is scheduled for publication January 15th 2010. It will be available through selected online bookstores (including Amazon) and the publisher's web site.

Some of the stories were previously published in literary magazines. I was fortunate enough to have 10 editors offer blurbs for the back of the book. Here's a link to my web site page that lists all of their wonderful comments: http://bit.ly/34Guue

I'm also a voracious reader of short stories. Raymond Chandler, Raymond Carver, Annie Proulx, FX Toole and Ernest Hemingway are just some of my all-time favourites. I'm looking forward to meeting short story readers and writers through this group. Thanks Vincent!

Regards
Deb

Hi everyone,

My publisher has released a free (pdf) sampler from my upcoming short story collection, 'All the little things that we lose'. Here's the link:

http://www.skivemagazinepress.com/pre...

Hi All!

Books are my thing, but have definitely cut my teeth on short stories as well. Have been published in several anthologies covering all sorts of genres. Even have some free short fiction at my website as bonus material for my readers. www.gloriaoliver.com/free.html

Bubba Humor
Bubba Humor
Humor
Fantasy/SF
Fantasy/SF

My story collection is forthcoming from Press 53 on Feb. 15. We're doing a free book giveaway on goodreads, so check it out. More info at www.taramasih.com These stories are set all over the country, and all over the world, narrated by both men and women.

Thanks, Henry. The Flash Field Guide, as we call it for short, is doing really well. It's a great resource for anyone interested in writing short short fiction, or anyone interested in improving their fiction in general. I think all the techniques used in flash can be used in longer works.

Hey everyone,

My short story collection, 'All the little things that we lose', is listed on Amazon. Here's the link if you're interested: http://www.tinyurl.com/DS-AtLT-Amazon

I have a number of short stories on line at www.authorsden.com/acolinwright. At present I'm seeking an agent to represent these. (You can also find details of my novel, Sardinian Silver, at www.sardiniansilver.com

I don't know if I would call myself a short story writer. But I was hoping I could get some feedback on a 522 word story that I posted here on goodreads. It was originally supposed to be a poem but I'm not good at poetry. Seriously, I would love some feedback http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/5...

“I’m a librarian and I kissed a film star once. I touched her nipples too. At least, I think I did.”
So begins the first story in my 75,000 words collection,A Cupboardful of Shoes.'' Horatio Humphries, on a rough Atlantic crossing, strikes up a brief friendship with star Hélène Martin, while his twin brother Arnold doesn’t believe him—particularly when he claims she visited him the following night. In the second story, “A Pregnant Woman with Parcels at Brock and Bagot,” an unnamed woman may or may not have an affair with a man she met at a party, depending on whether she can get by a woman in front of her.
Other stories are about disappointed love, and about violence and war. Some are satirical, some are frankly experimental with unreliable narrators. They are set in North America and those European countries I know from being fluent in six languages and teaching at Queen’s University in Canada. All have been published in literary journals.

A. Colin Wright,
www.sardiniansilver.com,
www.acolinwright.ca,
www.authorsden.com/acolinwright

Many of you have already met me, but for those of you who haven't (what took so long??), I'm Susan Helene Gottfried. I'm also known as Susan at West of Mars.

It's ironic that my first two published books are story anthologies, as my MFA program-mates begged me to never write another short story again. (They were right, too, by the way.)

However, the readers of my blog demanded and who am I to say no to my readers? There are currently two Demo Tapes anthologies in print: Year 1 and Year 2. They collect the short fiction I posted on my blog, The Meet and Greet, during the first and second year of my blog's life. Year 3 is currently in the works.

Here's the linkie. C'mon by and join the Trevolution!
http://westofmars.com/west-of-mars/th...

Hello. I'm an avid reader of short fiction. I'm currently working on a short story collection. In the meantime, I have a few short works published: Superstition Review http://www.asu.edu/superstitionreview... ~ A story about a woman who's given up on love.
Slow Trains: http://www.slowtrains.com/vol8issue2/...
I'd love to hear what any of you think. Please, direct message me. I'm trained in narrative nonfiction, so this is new and refreshing. I look forward to reading some of your work. Many of your books are on my to-read list.

G'day all, good to see some I already know (-: my short story/memoire 'Tony the Wogs Mango tree' was recently selected by a panel of academics for publication in James Cook University's sought after magazine 'LiNQ'

Keep Your Panties Up and Your Skirt Down - Short stories with an emphasis on HIV education.
www.pantiesupskirtdown.com

I have a sci-fi short story trilogy entitled Rogue Hunter: Gaia that readers can download for FREE at the following links:

Rogue Hunter: Gaia #1: Into the Abyss



http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...


Rogue Hunter: Gaia #2: Intruder



http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...


Rogue Hunter: Gaia: Legacy



http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

wow cool to find this board. I have really been enjoying some short fiction lately. I'm reading a book called Dark Masques and it is full of short horror fiction and has one great story after another.

My first book is s compilation of short stories and essays. For the most part, the stories have a humorous undertone, and the essays have a more serious air to them. The genre is predominantly gay. To read excerpts from this book, and books in progress, I invite you to visit my website: http://www.kristophe.com

K J I will look at your work I could do with reading something happy !!

The short stories in my book, Precarious, are about doing the right thing and regretting it. About making bets and dancing naked. They play out in rain-soaked Seattle and drought-stricken California. On a tiny island and in a desert filled with light and heat and sand that slips through your fingers like friendships you once had. In prose that is by turns spare and lyrical, these stories capture the feeling of late summer. A never-ending game of Kick the Can. All sense of time lost among the stars.

My current book is a short story.
The Panamanian Princess
K.D. Brogdon
Historical Fiction set in 1903 Panama

Hey, all. I have two free short stories over at Smashwords, "Confluence" and "Granny Theft Auto". Confluence is a sci-fi/western/romance, and GTA is a dramatic fiction short based on characters in my debut novel, Secrets In The Shadows. Here is the Smashwords link if you are interested.
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie...

The shorts are between 5,4010-5,800 words each. Good reads for a lunch break or afternoon reading session. Happy reading!

T. wrote: "Hey, all. I have two free short stories over at Smashwords, "Confluence" and "Granny Theft Auto". Confluence is a sci-fi/western/romance, and GTA is a dramatic fiction short based on characters i..."

OMG! TL, "Confluence" is AMAZING! I loved it! You're a terrific writer ... keep it coming! :D

Hi good readers, my collection [Refuge:]e is available as a free E-book from Goodreads.
Refugee

Paperback will be sent to anyone who reviews my new novel Thinner than a Hair on Goodreads, amazon, or any other place.
Thinner Than a Hair

[Refuge:]e blurb

After the Balkan war many Bosnian refugees ended up in Scandinavia. In [Refuge:]e, we can eavesdrop on and witness the quirky characters that came out as the result of the war. Focusing on Bosnian women and their refusal to be victims, [Refuge:]e gives us an insight into their mundane lives, small things with great meanings that make life worth living.

Hi - I have a few collections of short stories available, including Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse:


- a mixture of sci-fi and horror.

Take a peak if you get a chance!
Thanks,
Joel Arnold

My other two short story collections are horror fiction:





both ebooks.

Joel Arnold

I have 2 short stories in the Dark Future Series available. The world has gone mad. All the major cities have been bombed. A few pockets of civilization survive.

"The Right Path": Abraham "Ham" Jones, a cripple, and Zia Slate, a tomboy with an attitude, find themselves unlikely partners in this post-apocalyptic tale of survival. It is decades later since the world blew itself apart. Life is harsh, gangs rule the streets, the system cops keep the peace anyway they can. Being a kid in this world isn't easy, being a cripple is about the worst sentence handed down. Being a girl with no protection is only slightly better. Ham and Zia's lives are irrevocably changed when they meet a mysterious old man bearing gifts - a cane for Ham and a knife for Zia. But, nothing is as it seems. Everyone wants something and no good deed goes unpunished. Forced into a desperate encounter, they must fight for their lives when it's discovered they now have possession of two of the legendary memory weapons, the very weapons that ultimately destroyed the world.
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FGWUWC
Smashwords (all formats):
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

"The Path to War": In a last attempt to turn the tide in a desperate war, General Matthew Smith of the American Freedom Fighters asks Master Samurai Kenzo and his unit of warriors to make a batch of the ultimate weapons. Memory weapons infuse its user with the skills and memories of a master warrior. But, will the cost be too high when the weapons fall into the hands of a unit of unstable augmented soldiers?
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FGWUG8
Smashwords (all formats):
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

K.D. Brogdon
Panama 1902
The President of Panama calls upon an American Hero, a Rough Rider for help. President Teddy Roosevelt sends his friend to Panama, a man who falls in love with a Panamanian Princess...

Hello!
Good to see this group here. I really like short stories. They kept my son reading when he was bored with what the 4th grade selections offered at school. I gave him a book of Louis L'Amour short stories; he was hooked!

Some of my favorite collections are by Ron Rash and Margaret Atwood; and I enjoy finding new authors. I see several here I'll give a closer look.

I have attempted the art of short story writing, and have set them in a Kindle book Lost News: Short Stories & Long Poems. I consider my poems poetic fiction, as they are stories--I think I do better with that than with the actual short-story form.

Keep the references coming! Thanks.

Introducing my collection of short stories.

http://www.amazon.com/Land-my-Fathers...

Also available as Kindle and in Smashwords.

Pam

Three friends and I wrote a Christmas anthology of short stories available at www.thedarkcastlelords.com/season-of-.... We're all romance writers, so three of these are romance and one is a time travel. We've got vampires, outer space, contemporary London by a British author and a Greek alpha male scenario! All happy endings, warm fuzzies. (psst, don't tell, but this was my first short story EVER)

Late to this thread, but I'm a short story nut.

Stories in numerous mags and anthologies, including...

- - -

I've also started getting them out in ebooks from Generation Next Publications

In Collections:
- -

And Singly
- -

More to come :-)

Hey:

My first collection came out just after Christmas. Fifteen stories centered on rock and roll, and dealing with love, heartbreak, road trips, death, class struggle and fist fights between friends. You can read an excerpt here.

I have a short fantasy romance, Captive, that's epublished with bookstogonow.com. If you like sexy elves and romance, check out Captive. The story is available as a single title or in an anthology at the publisher's website and from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Hi! I recently published a science fiction short story as a Kindle e-Book. I tried to create entertainement value in less than 5 printed pages. Did I succeed? Let me know. Write a Kindle review. It's called The Squabia of Ostenort by Dan Makaon.

Calypso: Stories of the Caribbean

Love and loss, sex and skullduggery, conquests, failures and foibles - these are the elements of calypso, stories in song that personify the islands of the West Indies.

If you're desperate for something to do, you could check out my blog: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Richard wrote: "Calypso: Stories of the Caribbean

Love and loss, sex and skullduggery, conquests, failures and foibles - these are the elements of calypso, stories in song that personify the isla..."

Just took a quick spin through your blog. I love it!

Thanks Dave. Your rock and roll stories look like fun. I look forward to reading them.

Hi,

I am Haresh Daswani, author of the book Evolution of Insanity

An author having a conversation with his fictional character, or losing control of his character, mind numbing points leading one twists and turns spinning the mind of the reader with hallucinogenic colors, concepts, and eurekas.

The short stories begin simplified, and walks together with the author as he takes a personal journey deep within the universe of his own consciousness, dwelling, prodding, dissecting, and creating...

This book is a play on different writing styles uniquely conjured by the writer from random inspiration and experimentation with poetry as prior experience.

This is a chronological anthology spanning the imagination and sanity of the writer. This book is a collection of humour, satire, and philosophy, with the most unique writing style and twists.

This book evolves as one reads, from basic and simple stories of humor, to deeper and more profound satire best savored twice.

I'm Cindy Borgne, and I have a couple of free e-books on my website. One of them won an honorable mention from Writer's Digest.

http://www.cindyborgne.com/

Enjoy!

My name's Kelvin O'Ralph and I have two ebooks on Kindle and they are both short stories. One is over 35,000 words, the other is really small.

Fast Forward: Into The Future





The Premonition

How far would you go to even with the person that ruined your reputation?

Unsavory Delicacies is a three-course story collection with a side-order of revenge.



Click on cover image for details.

hi we are a new publishing company primarily helping new authors, we have now launched a collection of short ebooks to suit everyone, from YA to horror, they start from just 20p and you would be helping to support us first time authors too
www.vamptasypublishing.co.uk

Read funny short story for free.

In “Fat Diary,” a librarian pokes fun at herself and her fellow West Texans. Irreverent, politically incorrect humor with a tender side. Read the story for free at Goodreads.

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

“Fat Diary” also appears in [title: The Acorn Gathering]. All royalties from the paperback edition of that book goes to the fight against cancer. However, you can download the eBook for free.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

If you like the book, please post a review and/or add it to your Goodreads list(s).

Hello! My name is Rashaad Bell and I'm a first time published author. My book: Forgotten Future is available on the kindle/amazon for .99 cents.

I am currently working on my first full length book, which should be available in October.

My short mystery story Laundy Day is now available as a free e-book and audiobook download.

When Gregg accidentally discovers his neighbor’s lingerie collection drip-drying in her shower, he stares in fascination at a scene that looks like laundry day at the whorehouse. After his neighbor is found dead – strangled with her own fishnet stocking – the next victim might even be closer to home.

Award-winning narrator Nicole Poole performed the audio version. Download links here:
http://stacyjuba.com/blog/short-stories/

Hello, my name is Rashaad Bell and I'm a first time published author. My book: Forgotten Future is now available on the kindle and Smashwords for just .99 cents. http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Futur...

It is a collection of science fiction, fantasy, and urban short stories, with overall themes throughout.

I just created a brand new blog, where I talk about life and as i chronicle the process for my books and podcast. http://rashaadbell.blogspot.com/

I'm recording my first podcast: Apples and Buffalos, this Sunday. It will be a political satire podcast, in the vein of the Bill Maher show

I made the kindle science fiction, short story bestsellers list at #39. It was just for one day, but I'm happy to have made it!

I am an English instructor at a community college and the author of a short story collection Trouble Down South and Other Stories and a novel Liquor House Music.

When not grading papers, I am promoting my short story collection .

Enslavement, murder, abuse, illness: there’s real trouble for the characters in Trouble Down South and Other Stories. The short stories take the reader on a journey to the past through a collection of interestingly crafted pieces of flawed humanness, social injustice, and redemption, and even humor.

The short story collection of historical fiction chronicles events spanning more than 150 years and addresses a wide range of experiences from African-American perspectives. The stories are set in the South amid a changing landscape in which the characters are forced to wrestle with the social issues surrounding Native Americans, slavery, racism, Prohibition, World War I, the Korean War, Civil Rights, the Vietnam War, health, religion, mental illness, and education.

Hi, my name is Robert Collins. I have two collections of short stories available, and I've started uploading individual short stories for sale as ebooks. There's too much to list here, so here's the link to my Goodreads profile:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...