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.
Written by the same woman who wrote the eerie short story “The Lottery,” this story is guaranteed to make students of all ages chuckle. The tale of the worst kindergarten student ever, as told by a classmate to his mother at the end of every school day, your students will love hearing...
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Mother Duck and the Golden Goose 14 characters. Approximately 30 minutes running time. Fun, mixed-up fairytale/nursery rhyme play! (3 credits.) Ear Today, Gone Tomorrow 14 characters. Approximately 5 minutes running time. Short play about fitting in, featuring an all-animal cast!
The film is very personal to Paula, as Bárbara is based on her mother’s experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. She can discuss her creative process and insights on capturing the essence of a global crisis through the lens of an intimate, personal story. ...
Write from the perspective of a young woman who just discovered she’s been chosen to reproduce—but she has no interest in being a mother. So yeah, ancient Egypt really was “all that” after all, and the pyramids turn out to be fully functional spaceships (the limestone was to preserve...
My Mother’s Song Image by Sue Vincent A while ago, I wrote this 99-word story for the Sue Vincent Classic at Carrot Ranch, and I never got around to sharing it here. Sue has since passed away, leaving a hole in our writing community, and I miss her. I hope you enjoy the story...
74. Raymond’s Run by Toni Cade Bambara “I don’t have much work to do around the house like some girls. My mother does that. And I don’t have to earn my pocket money by hustling; George runs errands for the big boys and sells Christmas cards. And anything else that’s got to...
around each other in ways that are sometimes funny, sometimes dark and often both. The cast of characters includes retired Garda Superintendent Deckie Google, a young homeless squatter, the mother of an autistic child working part-time as a Census Enumerator, the dysfunctional Callinan family, an...
Only Five Minutes He hated shopping. Who cared about new kitchen plates anyway? Their blue plates were too cold, his mother said.Meghan Rose Allen The Ham Sandwich Theorum On Saturday night Angie gives Matt her list of demands. Impossible, arbitrary, nonsensical demands. But Matt's reaction...