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Hermann the Irascible
by Saki
A newly imported King of England finds a harsh - but effective - way of dealing with the country's feminists.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Haunted House
by Charles Dickens
A gentleman moves into a reputedly haunted country house; soon the servants are scared witless but the master is not convinced. Plays with different attitudes to paranormal activity.
- Length: 28 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Broken Globe
by Geoffrey Smagacz
Maybe if a person poked around the alcohol soup he’d deposited, they could find his heart or his brains.
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: 18
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Vusi Makusi
by Ursula Wills-Jones
Vusi Makusi, terminal optimist, is sent off to the jungle as the new government officer
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Gnome
by Marcus Bleecker
Howling dogs, Hobbits, and bowl cut hair. What the heck is going on in the apartment downstairs?
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: 15
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Appearance
by Kate Peterson
"I watched as the man I saw so clearly disappeared into the endless white."
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Gradation
by Geoff Peck
A glimpse of the meth epidemic in Oklahoma.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: 18
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Welcome to the short story section at east of the web.
Find this month's featured stories above and in the nine genres.
You can browse the library by genre or search it for a title, author or keyword.
Clicking on an author's name lists all their stories along with further information and links.
Stories can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on handheld devices.
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The Backward Fall
by Jason Helmandollar
How do you catch someone who is falling into their own mind?
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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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
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Occupation
by Charlie Taylor
Jimmy's life changes for ever when the soldiers come to the door.
- Length: 26 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Card
by James Ross
'The only thing I ever got off my old man was a birthday card when I was ten.'
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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End of the Line
by Alison L. Randall
There's a new gadget in town and Liza has to try it. But will the price be too high?
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
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Death By Scrabble
by Charlie Fish
A game of Scrabble has serious consequences.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Star
by Esther Claes
Not even fame can protect you when the world goes wrong.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: 15
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Do You Speak English?
by Simon Collings
A tourist couple stray from the beaten track and find themselves out of their depth.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Paris, at Night
by Sung J. Woo
"You grow memory like a crop, and when you want to, you harvest it."
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: 15
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The Brass Teapot
by Tim Macy
When Alice and John buy an antique teapot they get more than they bargained for.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 15
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