Short stories are a perfect teaching tool for middle schoolers. They’re quick, fast-paced, and pack a punch with lots of action and drama. And because they require less time to read, they’re an easy way to expose your students to new authors and genres. This list of short stories i...
In class: I wish I still taught the mystery unit I taught for many years so that I could add this funny short story to the mix. This is a perfect piece to introduce satire. It mocks many of the most common elements of typical detective stories in a truly hilarious fashion. 8.There W...
Here are some free short stories to read online. These very short stories are perfect for high school or middle school students or anyone who loves reading.
On the other hand, many of these works are no more than treatises on “how to write stories” for the young writer rather than serious critical material. Britannica Quiz The Literary World The prevalence in the 19th century of two words, “sketch” and “tale,” affords one way of ...
Raw, tender, funny, truthful and often shocking, the collection explores the chaos and beauty of life. ⇢ Kindle⇢ Print Being Dad: Short Stories About Fatherhood Various Authors March 3 More dads than ever before are staying home to be full-time parents to their children. As society chan...
Some of these ideas are rather funny and strange, I guess I could use a couple of them for my next couple of short stories. Reply Ruthanne Reid on March 13, 2016 at 12:42 am Go for it, Rodrick! I was aiming for something a little “different.” 🙂 Rodrick Rajive Lal on Apri...
I used to get newshort storyideas all the time. I found inspiration for new stories everywhere. On walks, in the shower, at work, in the car, at the grocery store, at a funeral. It didn’t matter where I was. My brain was always looking for the next thing to write about. That’...
Novels, short stories, music, let's do lunch! Biden Pardons Hunter December 2, 2024 This is the THIRD TIME since its creation in November 2019 that my blog showcases the realPfft chestnut “Influence Peddling?” God help us! The Biden clan strikes again. Whenever anyone during the next ...
‘Christmas is for love’ is among those short Christmas stories that Will and Guy have found on the internet and we would like to share it with you, the author remains unknown. It is not funny but is worth reading when considering what the Christmas message means to each of us as indiv...
-confidence. He expected people to like him, and they did. That he was funny, kind, and good to Anne, made Nancy love him even more. When Anne and Marty announced their engagement a few years later, Nancy knew that she was about to gain the big brother she had always wished for....