Short Stories - Static Items https://www.Writing.Com/main/list_items.php/item_type/statics/sub_type/17500 Scouting Mission Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:13:58 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2352820-Making-of-a-King https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2352820-Making-of-a-King A couple on a first date Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:38:24 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360720-The-Stare-of-Love---300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360720-The-Stare-of-Love---300-word-flash A painter, lacking inspiration, is searching for truth and meaning in her new house Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:51:00 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360682-The-Painters-House https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360682-The-Painters-House History failed to tell the real reason Troy fell to thirty men from a wooden horse. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:30:54 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360719-The-real-reason-for-the-fall-of-Troy https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360719-The-real-reason-for-the-fall-of-Troy A king speaks with his servant Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:25:25 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360709-King https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360709-King A friend of Tung Wu Chiang comes to Glen Hartwell as does a lethal Zigong Rhinoceros Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:56:43 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360579-ZIGONG-RHINO https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360579-ZIGONG-RHINO Adrift in the Outer Rim, a lone rebel struggles with a repair... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:36:33 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359729-Its-a-Trrrr https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359729-Its-a-Trrrr June decides to show what she can do. (25 words) Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:33:41 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360560-Whats-Special-About-You https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360560-Whats-Special-About-You Jim and his team investigate an unusual series of tremors. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:30:12 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359810-The-Snakes-and-the-Buffalo https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359810-The-Snakes-and-the-Buffalo Farm kids playing baseball with an unstable family. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:07:36 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360685-Johnny-Weiss-Won https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360685-Johnny-Weiss-Won Bridie takes an unfamiliar path. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:57:26 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360678-The-Path---300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360678-The-Path---300-word-flash The Goth Queen returns... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:34:48 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1121279-Emelie https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1121279-Emelie Starving to death. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:16:00 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360209-Death-by-Starvation https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360209-Death-by-Starvation The best a lost luxury item can hope for is to be found by someone worthy. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:10:57 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360668-Monte-and-the-Ring-Bearer https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360668-Monte-and-the-Ring-Bearer A small Laundry business man gets more to launder then the clothes. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:33:47 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1651513-The-conversation https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1651513-The-conversation When fear is an experiemnt, reality is lost in the darkness. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:26:59 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360661-The-Experiment https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360661-The-Experiment All it took was every wrong turn, back tracking, and walking in circles. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:56:42 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360660-Follow-Me https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360660-Follow-Me Itâs very hard living on Strovon. Especially if you are a miner trying to live there. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:32:29 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360636-Mining-Strovon https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360636-Mining-Strovon When Upper Crust meets Dinosaur Tracker, mischevious tasks are afoot. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:31:33 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360645-Auggie-and-Milo https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360645-Auggie-and-Milo Lorna is alone in a pyramid after her professor disappears. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:58:12 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360641-Walk-Like-an-Egyptian---300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360641-Walk-Like-an-Egyptian---300-word-flash Love remains, but the connection is gone as two people face a final goodbye Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:13:08 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360628-For-The-Very-Last-Time https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360628-For-The-Very-Last-Time "Did you bring it?" Daily Flash Fiction Challenge entry for 6/6/26. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:43:58 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360617-Contraband https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360617-Contraband Having a sister move in next door can be bothersome. Keeping a Shetland and Clydesdale . . Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:29:21 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360611-I-was-more-than-a-little-surprised https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360611-I-was-more-than-a-little-surprised Part 9: Diane Meets the group. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:18:52 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360608-Both-things-are-truePart-9DianeGroup https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360608-Both-things-are-truePart-9DianeGroup Part 8: A Tuesday (Unremarkable) Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:17:18 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360607-Both-things-are-truePart-8-A-Tuesday https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360607-Both-things-are-truePart-8-A-Tuesday Part 6: Todd makes the call. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:15:18 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360603-Both-things-are-truePart-6-The-Call https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360603-Both-things-are-truePart-6-The-Call Part 5: Barbara, the witch in the basement. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:12:51 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360602-Both-things-are-truePart-5-Barbera https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360602-Both-things-are-truePart-5-Barbera Part 4: Vlad, a brief history of a very long inconvenience. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:10:26 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360601-Both-things-are-truePart-4-Vlad https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360601-Both-things-are-truePart-4-Vlad Part 3. Rhonda: Eleven funerals and a 5-star shop. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:04:10 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360600-Both-things-are-true-Part-3-Rhonda https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360600-Both-things-are-true-Part-3-Rhonda Part 2: Todd a Narrators origin. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:01:52 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360599-Both-things-are-true-Part-2--Todd https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360599-Both-things-are-true-Part-2--Todd A sleeping drake blocks the Kings Road. Tarn must move it. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:06:03 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360582-Summer-Road-Block https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360582-Summer-Road-Block A summer scheme goes awry. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:11:44 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360576-Summer-Road-Block https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360576-Summer-Road-Block Writer's cramp entry for June 7, 2026 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:13:47 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360575-Summer-Road-Block https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360575-Summer-Road-Block A story set at the opening of a new, modern drive-in theater. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:34:30 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360530-The-Drive-In https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360530-The-Drive-In Thinking he was removing the problem, he discovers more than he could imagine. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:46:34 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360565-Playing-To-Survive https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360565-Playing-To-Survive Toads Forever Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:24:36 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360552-Summer-Road-Block https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360552-Summer-Road-Block Family road trips are suspossed to bring families closer. Until you want to kill them. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:10:25 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360557-Summer-Road-Block https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360557-Summer-Road-Block A young man wakes face down on wet, putrid concrete with a pressing need to get out ... Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:08:58 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360546-The-Tank https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360546-The-Tank Flash fiction of a walk home ... Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:25:21 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360540-Homeward-Bound https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360540-Homeward-Bound A hiker stops to admire a country scene. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:30:35 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2256342-The-Water-Vole https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2256342-The-Water-Vole Derek has an appointment with a watchmaker, then he has a boat to catch. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:43:34 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360533-The-Turning-of-the-Tide https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360533-The-Turning-of-the-Tide Pascau returns to the cave where he left his lunch. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:52:10 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360434-Pascau-And-The-Sorcerer https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360434-Pascau-And-The-Sorcerer For Contests Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:23:50 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360519-The-Real-Estate-Agent https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360519-The-Real-Estate-Agent The wheat needs help, so the fairies take over. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:36:56 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360501-Moving-Toward-Harvest---300-word-flash https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360501-Moving-Toward-Harvest---300-word-flash Master Engineer, Beldrin Tungsten has died, and the Brass King is missing. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:23:26 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360500-The-Brass-King https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360500-The-Brass-King A new drive-in theater opens its gates, but trouble threatens opening night. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:26:36 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360496-Opening-Night https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360496-Opening-Night Two sisters are shocked by their parents' will. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:08:28 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360107-Monopoly https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360107-Monopoly Not a story about a bridge, but about what people carry across it. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:08:11 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360489-The-Bridgekeepers https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360489-The-Bridgekeepers hello if your reading this and like my story you can make me more happy... Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:14:52 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360212-A-day-i-shrunk https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360212-A-day-i-shrunk The water. A door, like the stone tied around thy waste Ophelia. Let it not be so. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:49:46 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360486-Escaping-a-tragic-destiny https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2360486-Escaping-a-tragic-destiny