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Short Stories - By Genre: Personal
in the "Personal" genre

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Fallen Cherry Blossoms
About loss that rips a person apart inside.
Rated: 18+
~80 Words
Personal, Experience, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 7 years ago
The flag and the music
Pride in country shows through [Honoring Our Veterans, Aug. 2022]
Rated: E
~462 Words
Personal, Experience, Military
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 days ago
My Dad's Heartbeat and Warmth
I love my Dad, but don't like him
Rated: E
~188 Words
Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 days ago
Breakfast.
It's important to eat a good breakfast. For several reasons! 3rd Place, What a Character!
Rated: 13+
~1,399 Words
Contest Entry, Parenting, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 18 days ago
Fooled You, Mom!
Gonna turn the tables on you, mater! Third place, Quotation Inspiration.
Rated: 13+
~1,555 Words
Relationship, Contest Entry, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 18 days ago
I'm mature. I'm her daughter
"You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely." -- Ogden Nash 3rd Place
Rated: 13+
~1,510 Words
Contest Entry, Parenting, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 18 days ago
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Quiet
A freeverse poem of thoughts inside Aokigahara Forest.
Rated: 18+
~31 Words
Personal, Other, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 6 years ago
Sorrow's foundation
Teenage love, lost [Sound & Vision Contest, 7/2022]
Rated: E
~368 Words
Music, Relationship, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
*Dollar* 500 GPs per review
My Grandfather Henry
THIRD PLACE: Roots & Wings Contest - the story of my grandfather
Rated: E
~1,465 Words
Genealogy, History, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Remembering Mother 2022
It's mother's birthday. I always write something to remember her on her day! Happy B'Day!
Rated: E
~531 Words
Personal, Family, Biographical
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Cracks
Flash fiction piece with prompt words that spark a memory of my father.
Rated: E
~226 Words
Experience, Family, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Medical Treatment Is A Pain In The...
Thank goodness there is humour to be found in the horror of modern medicine.
Rated: E
~620 Words
Personal, Comedy, Medical
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
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Change
What crosses my mind when I am called a "liberal snowflake" Freeverse.
Rated: E
~137 Words
Personal, Political, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 4 years ago
I Need A Hero
Two sisters and their brood encounter a roadside hero who rescues them from a breakdown.
Rated: E
~972 Words
Personal, Comedy, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
A Warning
You travel back in time and meet...
Rated: E
~528 Words
Comedy, Personal, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
A Christmas Eve To Remember
Driving in a Winter Wonderland Christmas Eve. Fond memories.
Rated: E
~913 Words
Family, Personal, Holiday
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
My Story
This story explains my current relationship with my biological dad.
Rated: E
~978 Words
Personal, Family, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
An Unexpected Adventure
Being stranded in a strange city while returning home from vacation.
Rated: E
~1,168 Words
Personal, Action/Adventure, Travel
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
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Rated: 13+
~1,393 Words
Drama, Experience, Emotional
Type: Article
Updated 10 years ago
*Dollar* 450 GPs per review
The Finest Being
My journey away from despair, with the help of a dream girl and a very determined fish
Rated: E
~3,634 Words
Fantasy, Personal, Self Help
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Life's River
Life's journey expressed by a flowing river.
Rated: E
~1,221 Words
Inspirational, Spiritual, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
T.P. Wiping
For Personfy Writing Contest March 2022- won third place.
Rated: E
~239 Words
Dark, Comedy, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
My Whistle
A story about a whistle and a girl's precious memory. (Based on a real memory)
Rated: E
~701 Words
Personal, Experience, Nonsense
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
Power to the Pawns
I really need to learn my place.
Rated: E
~128 Words
Personal, Satire, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months ago
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My Thoughts
Thoughts while laying in bed listening to a thunder storm.
Rated: ASR
~157 Words
Emotional, Inspirational, Spiritual
Type: Non-fiction
Updated 3 years ago
The Home Guards
The train riders land in Klamath Falls, Oragon (K-Falls) after their crueling journey.
Rated: 18+
~3,391 Words
Biographical, Action/Adventure, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months ago
*Dollar* 188 GPs per review
The Train Riders
Oregon wind cutting the riders deep, whispering her secrets to them; their death, perhaps?
Rated: 18+
~1,928 Words
Action/Adventure, Personal, Biographical
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months ago
Frankly Speaking
Practice in descriptive writing--trying to use all senses for characters in setting.
Rated: 13+
~1,060 Words
Friendship, Community, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months ago
Mom.... MOM WAKE UP!
The day my mother died changed my whole world. Written for a contest, wanted to share.
Rated: E
~668 Words
Emotional, Personal, Experience
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months ago
Walking With God
I feel my life is blessed because my love of God.
Rated: E
~286 Words
Biographical, Experience, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 months ago
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Fallen Cherry Blossoms
About loss that rips a person apart inside.
Rated: 18+
~80 Words
Personal, Experience, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 7 years ago
A Solitary Snowflake WC 415
The first snowy day of 1982.
Rated: E
~372 Words
Contest Entry, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 months ago
Follow Your Heart
What happens when you follow the impulse of your heart?
Rated: E
~453 Words
Cultural, Personal, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 months ago
Paying Respect
One Fall Morning in the Sierra meeting my mentor
Rated: E
~610 Words
Personal, Biographical, Tribute
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 months ago
Longing
Seconds aren't all the same.
Rated: E
~328 Words
Dark, Emotional, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 months ago
Toilet Paper, Found and Lost
A story about buying and resilience when losing
Rated: E
~390 Words
Personal, Other, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
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Quiet
A freeverse poem of thoughts inside Aokigahara Forest.
Rated: 18+
~31 Words
Personal, Other, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 6 years ago
Anatomy of a Riot - A Schoolboy’s View
Schoolboy’s Perspective of Riot during 1969 - Ahmedabad.
Rated: E
~1,290 Words
Family, Psychology, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
*Dollar* 251 GPs per review
The little old lady at the back
A woman with a servant heart
Rated: E
~424 Words
Religious, Personal, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
Banishing Fear
A story originally meant for "screams" but the monsters became too introspective
Rated: E
~1,725 Words
Personal, Other, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
you're the only one
someone's personal experience
Rated: E
~82 Words
Drama, Action/Adventure, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 months ago
Pop Break
Friendships have no age barriers.
Rated: E
~1,014 Words
Family, Friendship, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 months ago
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Change
What crosses my mind when I am called a "liberal snowflake" Freeverse.
Rated: E
~137 Words
Personal, Political, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 4 years ago
The Obscure Date
Sammy goes on a date with the love of her life, but forgets one major caveat.
Rated: E
~941 Words
Romance/Love, Friendship, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 months ago
100WMS 6 - Pressure
6th of the 100 Word Mini Saga Series. How well do you deal with pressure?
Rated: E
~100 Words
Emotional, Personal, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Sentience
After a day's work, Dr. Thomas heads home only for something to happen in his office.
Rated: 13+
~451 Words
Philosophy, Psychology, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
*Dollar* 188 GPs per review
Garbage Out....Eventually
It's all in there and one day I fear it will all come out!
Rated: 18+
~609 Words
Comedy, Psychology, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Inhale
Forgiveness in the emergency room
Rated: E
~297 Words
Health, Emotional, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
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Rated: 13+
~1,393 Words
Drama, Experience, Emotional
Type: Article
Updated 10 years ago
A Lifelong Friendship
A short story of a childhood friend and the memories we made over many many years
Rated: E
~549 Words
Friendship, Personal, Tribute
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Rated: E
~576 Words
Experience, Emotional, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
My Winter
Aftermath of being an empath. The damage of being one is unimaginable.
Rated: E
~226 Words
Biographical, Experience, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
If I could bottle time!!!
Time goes by just to fast, then its gone and no idea what you did in the first place.
Rated: E
~196 Words
Adult, Family, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
My birthday
Long distance relationships
Rated: E
~99 Words
Relationship, Romance/Love, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
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My Thoughts
Thoughts while laying in bed listening to a thunder storm.
Rated: ASR
~157 Words
Emotional, Inspirational, Spiritual
Type: Non-fiction
Updated 3 years ago
Maui Wowie
I am scheduled for a trip the week of Thanksgiving, to Maui! A true story, sort of.
Rated: E
~852 Words
Travel, Personal, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Reunion
Written for Diane Freese's Micro-Fiction Contest. Prompt = a family tragedy
Rated: ASR
~155 Words
Family, Tragedy, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Spill It
If it's spillable, I'll spill it!
Rated: E
~482 Words
Comedy, Personal, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Dear Louise
Man working through a mid-life crisis leaves home for JAPAN and meets a stripper.
Rated: 18+
~1,133 Words
Men's, Personal, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Rated: E
~66 Words
Emotional, Family, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
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