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.
The meaning of SHORT STORY is an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot.
A goodanthology for middle schoolisLittle Worlds.This book has 31 short stories for students, divided by the usual story elements. Another good one full of short stories 1,000 words or less with a coming-of-age slant isSudden Flash Youth: 65 Short-Short Stories. As forsingle-author collect...
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Elements most often found in novels, short stories, etc.(short story)(Brief Article)Chekhov, AntonConstantine, Peter
And like novel-length stories, short stories contain certain elements in order to hold up the plot structure and pace. For each story element below, I'll use three classic stories as examples: Shirley Jackson's“The Lottery” Edgar Allen Poe's“The Cask of Amontillado” ...
Don’t send a fluffy kitten story to the Journal of Dark Fiction, for example. Start writing and don’t stop Take the plunge and start writing. Don’t be disheartened if your short stories aren’t quite the way you want them to be – writing well is a lot harder than it looks, ...
In order to ensure quality and coherence, a dedicated selection committee was set up to ensure the viability of the short films pitched to be included in the From Ground Zero Project. The committee evaluated every project submitted, giving priority to personal, original stories that focused on th...
Flexible run time, flexible cast. Use this easy outline to fully create a show based on Dr. Seuss stories. Shel Silverstein Show Outline Flexible run time, flexible cast. Use this easy outline to fully create a show based on the poems of Shel Silverstein. ...
Clearly, there’s a wide range in genres – even a short story for children with illustrations by Robbie and Michael Cheadle. I enjoyed all the stories, but a few stood out for me: “Anxious about Sea Horses” by Gary Wilson is an utterly exquisite tale about an autistic child ...