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They were his creation and he cared for them like a father should.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
3 Stars
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A beautifully constructed tale based on the true story of a night spent in jail with the last man to be hanged in Whitesburg, Ky.
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
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A boy secretly looks after a kitten after saving it from being drowned.
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
4 Stars
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A brief memory from 1918.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
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A young boy's attempt to model himself on Elvis highlights the realities of life in an orphange.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
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A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
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The 40-Year-Old Marigolds” is a personal essay that ties gardening in childhood to the present day. It has themes of family ties, nature, nostalgia, and the bridge of place and time.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: U
5 Stars
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A boy helps out 'the deaf kid' who is being picked on by the orphanage bullies.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
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A boy takes revenge on his sister's favorite doll.
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
4 Stars
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A chance meeting brings back memories of a difficult childhood.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
Top Short Stories
The 40-Year-Old Marigolds” is a personal essay that ties gardening in childhood to the present day. It has themes of family ties, nature, nostalgia, and the bridge of place and time.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: U
5 Stars
They were his creation and he cared for them like a father should.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
3 Stars
In 1954, a round-the world hitch-hiker takes a break in Jamaica
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: 18
3 Stars
A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
A vivid memory of an incident from the life of an orphanage child.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
A brief memory from 1918.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 18
5 Stars
A chance meeting brings back memories of a difficult childhood.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
An account of a pivotal game of pool.
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
A boy helps out 'the deaf kid' who is being picked on by the orphanage bullies.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
5 Stars
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