Short Stories

The Literature Network

The Literature Network

"Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood." - Jane Yolen The Literature Network offers searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. They currently have over 3500 full books and over 4400 short stories...

5 Free Short Stories

5 Free Short Stories

"A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it." - Edgar Allan Poe5 Free short shots for your quick consumption. These ebooks include:-Reap What You Sow by Michael Fowler The Debt by Nick Triplow I Am Trying to Break Your Heart by Nick...

5 Short Stories by Neil Gaiman

5 Short Stories by Neil Gaiman

"Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal." - Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman's work has been honoured with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. These 5 short stories include:- The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds I...

Machine of Death

Machine of Death

A collection of stories about people who know how they will die.Machine of Death is an anthology of short stories edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki !, inspired by this episode of Ryan's Dinosaur Comics. From January 15, 2007, through April 30,...

23 Free Short Stories

23 Free Short Stories

"A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it." - Edgar Allan Poe"Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in...

Forty Stories by Harper Perennial

Forty Stories by Harper Perennial

Forty Stories by Harper Perennial This book ushers you into many worlds, all of them our world. It is full of voices, sounds, and people. Stay with them, and they will stay with you. The stories here represent eight tenths of a year. A year that kept slipping, yet...

Extra Credit

Extra Credit

Extra Creditby Larry LaForgeProfessor Nathan Carter seems caught in a time warp. He still thinks students should get only one shot at each test and the grade of C represents average performance. All the students and many of his faculty colleagues at fictional Midway...

Humbug on the Hudson

Humbug on the Hudson

Humbug on the Hudsonby Robert Brucde StewartPart mystery, part parody, Humbug on the Hudson is the first Harry Reese short story. In August 1900, Harry is sent upstate to Glens Falls, where he's to help investigate a major fire. But he has a second mission: to make...