Short Story
“A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick - a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart.” - Neil Gaiman
Sometimes life is just too hectic to take a break and finish an entire novel or series. However, this doesn’t mean you have to give up reading altogether. In our short story section you’ll find plenty of great stories, all of which can be read quickly enough that you’ll be able to make some time for them no matter how busy your schedule is.
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FEATURED AUTHOR - Alice K. Boatwright is the author of the Ellie Kent mysteries, which debuted with Under an English Heaven, winner of the 2016 Mystery and Mayhem Grand Prize for Best Mystery. The series continues with What Child Is This? and In the Life Ever After. Alice has also published other fiction, including Collateral Damage, three linked novellas about the Vietnam War era; Sea, Sky, Islands, a chapbook of stories set in Washington’s San Juan Islands; and Mrs. Potts Finds Thanksgiving, a holiday parable… Read more