Category: Short Short

Retreat by Jack Coey

Posted on February 1, 2019May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

She ran away from home, and Pastor Bruce was dismayed after talking with her mother. Her mother said she’d been sullen for the last month or so, and even the school nurse called once.

The Garden Party by Kathleen Mansfield

Posted on April 24, 2018April 25, 2018 by Every Writer

And after all the weather was ideal. They could not have had a more perfect day for a garden-party

Buy it Now!

Posted on March 1, 2018May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

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My Daughter’s Best Friend by Michelle Reynolds

Posted on October 25, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

My Daughter’s Best Friend by Michelle Reynolds “Here you go Missy.” Elizabeth hears her daughter say as she enters the kitchen. Brooklyn is sitting

The Message on Emily’s New Phone by Charles Lee

Posted on October 17, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

Emily Bradley wanted a smart phone for her tenth birthday. Her mother and step-father had been reluctant to give her one because they felt it was a luxury for a child to have

The Deceased’s Wife by Charles Milton Lee

Posted on September 17, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

Three elderly women stood huddled in a corner of the funeral home, whispering and glaring at the deceased’s wife.

Strutters’ Ball by Barry Basden

Posted on July 24, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

Strutters’ Ball by Barry Basden Cleaning out my father’s things I found an old black and white photo, one I’d

A Quick Twist by Patrick Hanford

Posted on May 19, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

Patrick Hanford is a short story author and has been published in Heater Magazine and Elite Critiques Magazine. He is a member of Caprock Writer’s Association and has published on their website.

Crazy by T. E. Cowell

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Every Writer

She said, “This is crazy.” She looked at me. “Isn’t this crazy?”

I shrugged. I thought that, sure, maybe it was a little crazy. But I thought it was exciting, too. Crazy or not, I thought it might be crazier if we parted ways and never saw each other again.

Who/Whom? by David Lohrey

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Every Writer

David Lohrey grew up in Memphis. His poetry can be found in Otoliths, Sentinel Literary Quarterly, Easy Street and Quarterday. In addition, recent poems