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The site contains short stories that are organized into nine categories: fiction, romance, crime, sci-fi & fantasy, humor, horror, interactive, children's and non-fiction. You can search for stories over all the categories by entering the name of an author, story or a description of a story into the search text field. All stories are listed with brief summaries - clicking on the story title will take you to the page containing the story itself. Clicking on an author's name will list all that author's stories along with further information such as a biography and links. All short stories are available online and can be downloaded and printed.

Short story about an aging couple and dealing with memory loss.

A list of links to short stories.

Ashort film to go with John Updike's short story, "A&P"

The short story site.

Joyce Carol Oates's short story based on the crimes of Charles Howard 'Smitty' Schmid, Jr. (July 8, 1942 - March 30, 1975), also known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson." He was an American serial killer. His crimes, profiled in the March 4, 1966 issue of Life Magazine, are the basis for "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?," a short story by Joyce Carol Oates. The 1971 movie The Todd Killings is based on the Schmid case as was the 1994 film Dead Beat.

Short story.

John Updike's short story about how the hero and first person narrator takes a stand for what is right and therefore has hope for a better future.

A short story of a daring young girl discovers an ancient talisman and launches a series of magical adventures.

Max Shulman's short story about an 18 year old and his college roommate and how an object of affection can cause one to trade for a woman... if only for a one time event.

Short story about babies and their attitudes toward the working world.

A great site for short passages of reading comprehension. 

A short story that includes a reader at the top for both slow and fast speeds.

News article to be used in conjunction with "The Brass Teapot" short story.

A short account of what is to believed to be a grail of some sort dating back to the time of Christ.

The author of the short story, "Walking Out".

Description and 40 minute recording of it being read.