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1. A Short Story: My Mother's Favorite Stupid Soap Opera This is another excerpt from my novel, A Picket Fence in Pawpaw, but my husband says it works well on its own. So I thought I'd call it a short story, change the tense from past to present, and share it here. The following is narrated by twelve...
2. Funny Emails and Short Stories Want to have some fun? Want a time pass? You are in the right place. Here is the collection of short stories in different kinds like,interesting, inspirational and funny.If this is your first time, read the complete lens and enjoy your time. This is...
3. O. Henry Short Story of the Month O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) wrote over 600 stories in his short writing career. He is said to have popularized the "twist ending" and is sometimes called the American DeMaupassant. You may have read or heard about some of his most popul...
4. All Summer in a Day The story is about a class of schoolchildren on Venus. The thick atmosphere of Venus still exists at this time, and it is constantly raining. The sun is only visible for one hour every seven years. Margot is a little girl who moved to Venus from Ear...
5. Writing Tips: Horror So you want to write horror, or maybe you started writing some other genre but now you think it may have turned into horror. What is horror? How do you know you are writing it? Every year I join the NaNoWriMo Horror Forum and every year it gets bogg...
6. What Genre is My Vampire Story? You know, I think the #1 question out there, is: What genre is my vampire story? You know what makes me think that? Well, here on the NaNoWriMo forums right now, there are 2 threads asking this question, on the first page of the "Character and...
7. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) O. Henry is famous for writing short stories with a twist ending, such as The Gift of the Magi, The Last Leaf, and The Ransom of Red Chief. I found his real life even more fascinating than his stories! The internet allowed me to read letters to, from...
8. First Love, Last Rites By Ian McEwan First Love, Last Rites is Ian McEwan's first collection of short stories and was originally published in 1975. This collection was Ian McEwan's first published work and comprises a collection of eight short stories, all of which are summarised indiv...
9. Short Stories for the Broken-Hearted I would like to share with you what God has done for me through the worst times of my life! During that time, I wrote a bunch of short stories for the broken-hearted and based each one on a Proverb from the Bible. It was healing for my heart, mind...
10. Do You Love To Read Great Short Stories? You have come to the right place for reading some great short stories. You will find a wonderful selection of popular and compelling short stories readily available for you to review and enjoy. Many of us love to read a good book, that...
11. Biblical Christian writings and scripture The money raised by this site is donated to several charitable funds, only a small portion is used to fund the up keep of editing and publishing this site. This is my public journal of devotionals, songs, scripture, rants, and other Biblical related...
12. Ian McEwan - British Novelist, Short-Story Writer, And Screenwriter Ian McEwan has been writing fiction since the 1970's and has written many bestsellers and received numerous literary awards and glowing critical acclaim. It is difficult to sum up Ian McEwan's writing...a few words and phrases spring to mind...
13. Welcome To My Home I'm not certain that any parent can prepare themselves to hear that there is something wrong with their child; that they are disabled in some way. It has implications for the entire family. When you have a disabled child, your life revolves aro...
14. A Short Story: The Gum Tree The idea for a gum tree came from a real-life experience I had as a kid at summer camp. There was a large oak tree along the trail from the cabins down to the lakefront beach, where we weren't allowed to chew gum. So, on the way down to the water...
15. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button includes an all-star cast featuring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton. The movie is now available on DVD and BluRay.
16. Bathroom Reader's Digest The perfect reading material for the bathroom!  When Mother Nature hits, you need to have something to keep you occupied.  Find something to read here.  Whether it's a quickie or you're brewing a big one...you'll find something to hold...
17. Short Bible Lessons I'm making this page about Short Bible Lessons because it helps me learn and makes me think and mull over the Words of God or as it is put in the Bible I hold each word captive until I know more about it. God's Word is power and I'm finding that out...
18. Writing & Publishing Tips I hope to share a few things I learned along the way while writing and publishing my book, some  writing tips and insights, and a mind-boggling set-back every now and then. Hopefully, someone new to the writing & publishing world can benefit...
19. A Collection Of Short Stories On Squidoo This is a group of short fiction on Squidoo written by Squidoo lensmasters.  Fiction, of course, means "made up," so these are not true stories or essays.  It's all about creative writing regardless of the genre. If you've...
20. Ganesha the God . Humans have this unique propensity of being able to focus all their fears into the conceptualization of an entity called God and then worshipping it to overcome the very same fears that initiated the process. Every civilization has been through thi...