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Singing, Each to Each
by Joanna Leyland
We are there, we are ready...And then we sing.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 1 Comments
3 Stars
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Hidden Assets
by Ginny Swart
A South African border guard and his family adopt a confiscated tortoise.
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 28 Comments
4 Stars
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White Lotus
by Laura Solomon
Kerryn watched as the lotus bud took shape...
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 3 Comments
3 Stars
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The Hollow Spot in My Head Where a Bullet Used to Be
by Rolli
Death came around once a month...
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 6 Comments
4 Stars
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Top Chef, Negotiable
by Ginny Swart
Reading lessons prove unexpectedly beneficial for a cook and the retirement home where she works. A mouth-watering tale of fine food and personal developement.
- Length: 18 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 19 Comments
5 Stars
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The Scar
by Jane Dotchin
They said I sat on the bottom like an astronaut floating in space...
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 1 Comments
3 Stars
Sabotaging Robby
by Dan Malakin
But when their father was killed, the dynamic of their relationship changed...
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
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The Wind
by Aidan Fadden
"Right," said Julia, all of a sudden, "You're on your own now..."
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
3 Stars
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On a Red-Eye Heading East
by Ken Elkes
Planes, hotel rooms, toilet cubicles off quiet corridors. These are the sliver-thin places where he finds a little time...
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 3 Comments
3 Stars
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Top Short Stories
The Lady Or The Tiger?
by Frank Stockton
A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 1155 Comments
5 Stars
Sabotaging Robby
by Dan Malakin
But when their father was killed, the dynamic of their relationship changed...
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
BERTIE
by Jon Langford
What would you do if your family preferred a robot over you?
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 7 Comments
5 Stars
The Hollow Spot in My Head Where a Bullet Used to Be
by Rolli
Death came around once a month...
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 6 Comments
4 Stars
The Wicker Husband
by Ursula Wills-Jones
When the ugly girl decides to find herself a husband she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for.
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- 356 Comments
5 Stars
The Scar
by Jane Dotchin
They said I sat on the bottom like an astronaut floating in space...
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 1 Comments
3 Stars
Born Lucky
by Erik Andersen
Jon Roxton was born lucky, or so he told himself...
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
3 Stars
On a Red-Eye Heading East
by Ken Elkes
Planes, hotel rooms, toilet cubicles off quiet corridors. These are the sliver-thin places where he finds a little time...
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 3 Comments
3 Stars
White Lotus
by Laura Solomon
Kerryn watched as the lotus bud took shape...
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 3 Comments
3 Stars
Singing, Each to Each
by Joanna Leyland
We are there, we are ready...And then we sing.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 1 Comments
3 Stars
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