Short stories Books

Ode to Hope and Despair is a collection of literary and visual art works, traveling from darkness to light in a literal epitome of a journey from despair to hope to despair to hope, in a looped circle, which sometimes also manifests...

Spark your children's imaginations with adventures they'll never forget!Looking for a book that will engage children while nurturing their curiosity? "Amazing Stories for Curious Children" is the perfect choice for children ages 7 to 10 who love short...

Tales for the Tired HeartBedtime Stories for AdultsA heartwarming collection of bedtime stories for adults who long for calm, connection, and quiet wonder.When was the last time a story helped you fall asleep - not from boredom, but from comfort?"Tales...

قصاصات عابرة 2: هو مجموعة قصصية تأخذك في رحلة عبر مشاعر إنسانية عميقة، تتراوح بين الحب والخسارة، الأمل واليأس، الواقع والخيال. من خلال قصص متنوعة، يقدم الكتاب نظرة ثاقبة على الحياة بكل تعقيداتها، حيث تتداخل الأحداث والشخصيات لتخلق لوحات أدبية مؤثرة. سواء...

"Reminds me a bit of the Night Gallery, with some Bradbury and some Junji Ito mixed in."-A. Siegel, author of Over the HillATTENTION SHOPPERS: EVERYTHING MUST GO.The grand opening of Towne Point Mall is here! Join us for:- A very special Halloween...

The Quagmire: Mystery and Suspense Stories from Unexpected Places, is an anthology of 45 meticulously crafted micro-stories that seamlessly blend elements of mystery, suspense, and detective fiction. Through his evocative prose, author Jorge A. Ontiveros...

Flowers reveal identities. Identities conceal secrets. Fairy tales remove the cloak. A fearless girl faces her most cunning foe, and this one stands on two legs. A young man with a secret strives to make a place for himself in a harsh and unwelcoming...

Be prepared to weave your way through stories of men driven by misunderstanding and confusion, fanatics confronted by a stark reality of their own making, prisoners living in what appears to be a concentration camp (but isn't), young children infected by...

In Other Sides, Strantzas invites you to explore the eerie fringes of reality, where the familiar twists into the unexplainable. A hungry house that demands a price from its occupants. A boy who may have glimpsed a ghost-or something far worse. A...

You've been seen. The moment your fingers touched this book, they sensed your fear. And now the monsters lurking inside this collection have you marked as their next target.An elderly rock legend gleefully recounts the tragic results of the demonic...

"Every time I see a story by P.D., I know without a doubt, it will be interesting, engaging, intellectually stimulating..."-Otis Jiry, host of Scary Stories Told in the DarkGood evening, horror seekers. What you are about to read is not for the...

 Well, you've found it, haven't you? Saint Ambrose mortuary, where the dead have more to say than the living. Their whispers echoing through the hallways are begging to be heard.Curious about a local urban legend, teenagers discover the figure is...

Don't answer the invitation of slumber...Your eyelids grow heavy. The bedside lamp flickers. That sound-was it just the house settling? Let author Jack Finn regale you with chilling tales to keep you awake just a bit longer.A haunted doll's warning...

"Jason's writing is absolutely wonderful..."-A.D. Jones, author of Born of BloodshedRemember when strangers came door-to-door with fresh-baked pies, families gathered around black-and-white TV sets, and small towns held tight to their secrets? Jason...

"Hot DAMN this was a fantastic read."-Tasha Reynolds, The Sinister ScoopVenture into the unhallowed realms of Reddit NoSleep master of the macabre J.G. Martin, where faith and fear intertwine in a dance of cosmic horror.A man stumbles into a mysterious...

In Midwestern flyover country, the stories of More Hell weave a rich and sometimes comic tapestry of longing, addiction, sex, and loss-themes common to all our lives. The wild cast of rural characters navigate a fast-changing world from their...

An evening. A limb. A country. A world.As each shatter, lives are forever altered and the consequences ripple beyond imagination: legacies of the past, and the catalyst for an uncertain, fractured future.These are the stories of what is left behind...

Jen's Dark Stories is a collection of poems andshort stories of a darker nature. Within these stories, you will findangels, demons, vampires, and even aliens experiencing eventsparallel to our lives. Dive on into a dark view of the what-ifs.

In this story Avery Finn finds himself outside of the house and begins an unexpected adventure. Join him as he hunts birds, climbs trees and gets lost from home. An introductory and charismatic story for humans of all ages who enjoy life's unexpected...

WINNER of the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Humor/ComedyThis episodic novel chronicles the trials and tribulations of Peter Cherches, an obscure Brooklyn writer who suffers the slings and arrows of outrageous tormentors, most notably his...

A collection of crime, military, & dystopian narratives from past and future history, by the acclaimed author of Flight of the Lawnchair Man, Eliot Ness in Cleveland, and The Last Electric House.

Perception is reality. But how much can you trust with only two eyes? Cracks in the fabric of the universe reveal facets of a prism. Worlds where gods and monsters are real, houses are haunted, and time is a malleable thing. Familiarity falls when the...

Nestled amongst the snow-capped peaks of Colorado's western slope lies a town with a rich history and spectacular scenery-as well as a dark undercurrent of the miraculous and the macabre. What first appears as a sun-dappled mountainous hideaway from the...

What's in this book?First half of 21 stories to poke your fears, question reality, examine cultural idiosyncrasies, and to explore the greatest expanses of space and time.Destroying something you don't understand might come back to haunt you later.How...

It is said that every person's life is a novel, and it is true because from birth to childhood, youth, middle age and old age, countless events happen during life. Many events are unexpected, some dramatic, some sad, and some happy.Each story in this...

This is the story of Raghu. He escaped to the forests of North Kerala wuth Shumbani, his beloved, who was from a lower caste. They escaped the vengeance of irate relatives. Their sojourn in the hills is shattered by murderous loggers in consort with a...

Written to be the foundation, goal and summary of the Omniversal Revelation and opWorldPeace.1. A scientist on an exploration mission meets a divine being and is changed forever.2. A lost Christian speaks with a vision about the meanings of the cross and...

"Pullins blends excitement and terror in equal measure."-Travis Brown, author of House With One Hundred DoorsA private investigator's search for a missing child uncovers a basement of terrifying dolls. A skinless figure stalks a factory worker, demanding...

⚠️ WARNING TO THE READER ⚠️This collection contains seventeen documented cases of reality breakdown.Symptoms reported include: Hallucinating celestial beings during lunar eclipses.Discovering structures with impossible geometry.Experiencing temporal...

"After finishing the book, I could not fall asleep..."-Sue Marie St. Lee, author of Poe-ish Tales ForevermoreSanity has a breaking point... and N.M. Brown has located it with terrifying precision.A toy traps a father in a nightmarish time loop...

Ken Winkler's debut collection of stories and poems is an ice cream truck ride through Hell, with Heaven on the horizon. The stops along the way leave us stranded in a netherworld of longing and despair, hope and disappointment. A place where goddesses...

Ellen Wilbur's stories  crackle with emotional energy, drawing readers into a vivid tapestry of relationships, heartbreak, and revelation. From the very first page, her keen insight and nuanced storytelling shine through, plunging us into an array...

Life might be cheap, but death sure isn't.It's 1912. A long hard winter. Especially on the picket line.People are starving. People are dying.Even without the strike action.Pearl is doing the best she can. Not sure how much longer she can keep it up.A...

Life exists in the bright places of the world.Death lingers in the shadows.Together, they have presided over Earth since the beginning of time.Death, steadfast in the knowledge of his eternal purpose to watch the life clock of every life form steadily...

ithoru maramaanu, oroo vasanthavum pooth, oroo manjukaalathum kadhakal pozhikunna vruksham. njanum ningalum ithnte ilakalaakunnu. marathinod athramel ottiidakunna ilakal

This book started as silly writings on Facebook that blossomed from there to what you see here. All my stories are made up and fictional but have some real characteristics, like people do drive, people do shop, etc. As you will see, they are written in...

California, 1972 There was so much arguing going on that June between Rox, Mom and Dad that even with my bedroom door closed, I had very little solitude. During that stormy time, the rink was my only source of tranquility. You see, in my family we were...

Okay--so you have had it with bullies, right? Battles do not need to be violent or hurtful. You can fight and stop your bullies in a peaceful way--with humor, even, after you develop the knack. BULLY BATTLES has a lot of information to make sure you...

There is a Nigerian proverb that says, "It takes a whole village to raise a child." A Collection Of Stories Volume II is a collection of 25 folktales and short stories that will encourage people of all ages to believe in the power of loving, caring,...

Absurdity, social realism, and the in-depth examination of the human condition are but a few of the themes that comprise the contents of the seventy-three short stories breathing menacingly between the covers of this book. Humor attacks surrealism on a...

These stories are at right angles to things usual and familiar. What would happen if rainbows suddenly disappeared? How might the fallen angel tell the story of Adam and Eve? A walk in beautiful mountain country as a thing piercing and bleak beyond...

This story is about childhood memories of growing up and bedtime. The Adventures of Shadowman brings to life stories that would change every night on the bedroom wall.

When elderly Cheryl Harris gets murdered, her sons Joshua and Micheal team up to solve the crime. They soon realize the killer was no one they had ever thought to suspect. The Short Story Sequel to "Blind Valentine" is action packed and thrilling. Anyone...

Who is K'no? An academic lady chances upon a capricious youth. As the tale unfolds his life appears to be even more mysterious.This short story includes more than twelve intricate pencil illustrations by the author.

a collection of short fiction for anyone who enjoys a story that ends in contemplation. 17 total stories to serve as a conversation starter. A variety of characters are revealed through the everyday emotions we all face including disappointment,...