Short Stories - Static Items https://www.Writing.Com/main/list_items.php/item_type/statics/sub_type/17500 Lena had always been afraid of the dark......until the night the dark spoke back. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:24:01 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357547-The-Girl-Who-Borrowed-Shadows https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357547-The-Girl-Who-Borrowed-Shadows How people managed to find happiness even in the harshest of times. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:45:40 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357521-Full-Circle https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357521-Full-Circle An exploration of the power of kindness. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:42:59 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2356877-Birds-of-a-Kind https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2356877-Birds-of-a-Kind a warning from the spirits... 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Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:04:34 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2318142-Budapest-Jones-gets-Shipwrecked https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2318142-Budapest-Jones-gets-Shipwrecked Kala and Rua defy the details. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:04:06 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2335515-Desire-and-the-Devil https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2335515-Desire-and-the-Devil Two Navajo Marines go into battle. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:02:45 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2345707-Code-Talkers https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2345707-Code-Talkers Drama at the nursing home Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:02:26 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2346144-Old-Birds https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2346144-Old-Birds Sherry never expected her boys to come through. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:02:03 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2346203-Mothers-Day https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2346203-Mothers-Day It's the 1930s, and Damian meets Esther for the first time. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:01:40 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2350762-The-Lighthouse-Keepers-Secrets https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2350762-The-Lighthouse-Keepers-Secrets Esther receives an assignment to return to Rockland - and the lighthouse. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:00:49 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2352142-Return-to-the-Lighthouse https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2352142-Return-to-the-Lighthouse The summer that died. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:32:35 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357460-Delve-into-the-Unkown https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357460-Delve-into-the-Unkown We paused, we seemed to breathe the smell. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:07:13 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2356559-Waiting-for-the-Body-Man https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2356559-Waiting-for-the-Body-Man Everyone makes mistakes. Doing it on a spaceship can be a very, very big problem. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:58:32 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357415-One-Mistake-After-Another https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357415-One-Mistake-After-Another Gertie is reduced to robbing strangers. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:03:54 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357449-I-Kid-You-Not---300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357449-I-Kid-You-Not---300-word-flash Bronwyn flies off to follow her dreams after two hard years of responsiblity. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:26:11 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357422-Taking-Flight https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357422-Taking-Flight Sometimes, you do matter. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:31:39 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357421-Invisible https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357421-Invisible With the help of the vigilante Tiger, Li Santo finds hope and becomes Yung Lee again. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:22:51 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2356256-Yung-Lee-Chapter-VI https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2356256-Yung-Lee-Chapter-VI Jack finds true love, and his body finds its true destiny, in a small town dining club. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:56:13 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/892982-The-Big-Diners-Club-Jack--part-II https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/892982-The-Big-Diners-Club-Jack--part-II Lita wins a free ticket to her favorite singer's show. 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Origins of the Brotherhood revealed! Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:40:28 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357373-The-Resurrection-Machine https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357373-The-Resurrection-Machine I went out to the hazel wood, because a fire was in my head. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:12:43 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2345588-Lights-Out https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2345588-Lights-Out Hilda scours her depleted pantry to make dinner. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:06:12 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357360-Pantry-Fare---300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357360-Pantry-Fare---300-word-flash "I have emotions. I'm real...." 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Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:18:05 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357293-Helen-Said-It---300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357293-Helen-Said-It---300-word-flash Oregon wind cutting the riders deep, low on supplies they wait in a white hellâ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:34:59 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1612255-The-Train-Riders https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1612255-The-Train-Riders Short story filled with magic, mystery heartbreak and a twist..... Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:44:00 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357273-The-lantern-at-the-Edge-of-the-Woods https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357273-The-lantern-at-the-Edge-of-the-Woods Cleanse the dirt, do the work, sit back, and enjoy the ride. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:58:24 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357260-The-Universal https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357260-The-Universal When a message appears above... 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Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:23:03 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357236-Apprentice-Painter-300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357236-Apprentice-Painter-300-word-flash Moe Stalegg is not having a good day. In fact, it's a rotten egg kind of day. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:35:53 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357217-Floating-Cloud-Chickens https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357217-Floating-Cloud-Chickens The writer shows how a false invitation haunts his life. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:21:42 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357212-The-Invitation https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357212-The-Invitation Would your lover go to space and grab a star for you if you asked? Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:39:20 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357210-Ill-love-you-for-light-years https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357210-Ill-love-you-for-light-years I hope that anyone who gets the chance to read this know how loved they are... Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:19:17 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357196-He-is-Risen https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357196-He-is-Risen WQ: Round 369 (August 17-23): Headache, Tired, Pumpkin Spice, Midnight Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:30:31 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2345722-Three-Little-Words---12 https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2345722-Three-Little-Words---12 What's in the box? Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:59:41 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357163-The-Object-Left-Behind https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357163-The-Object-Left-Behind When it came to the Easter Bunny, there is always a second opinion. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:12:24 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357156-The-Easter-Bunny-Investigation https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2357156-The-Easter-Bunny-Investigation A young student is attracted to her poetry professor Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:45:07 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1777118-Ode-To-Melanie https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1777118-Ode-To-Melanie If you wanna make God laugh, tellâem what youâre doing tomorrow. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:38:34 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2198329-Borrowed-Time https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2198329-Borrowed-Time All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:38:02 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2336480-Lone-Ole-Cowboy https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2336480-Lone-Ole-Cowboy