Sometimes all you need are a few really great bedtime stories for kids... The homework is finished, the baths are complete, the children are snuggled in their beds... and they're still awake! A truly ...

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In addition to his many novels, Stephen King has churned out a large amount of scary short stories. We ranked 10 of the best.

You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

Eugene's Mahlon Sweet Field is home to a vending machine that dispenses free short stories, thanks to a partnership among the ...

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Reading fiction can make you an avid student of human experience, honing the wisdom and empathy every leader needs. Here are three very short stories that can take your leadership from good to great.

From the daily newsletter: the first South Korean to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Plus: the Saudi Princesses held captive ...

You can read “The Haunted Palace” at Poetry Foundation. Poe’s The Oval Portrait is one of his shorter stories, but one whose intensity is not limited by length. The short story follows the ...

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Caesura” by Ashlee Lhamon.

This week’s Stylist Short Story is Wildfire by Rosie Storey, a compelling tale of wellness culture colliding with reality for one woman on a remote yoga retreat. On the first day, they sat in a ...