Ten Word Stories

Pandemic Moon by Joy Mahar

Joy Mahar is an emergent writer living on the outskirts of Detroit. Her work has appeared in Plainsongs Magazine, Writer's…

4 years ago

The Son by David A. Grenardo

David A. Grenardo is a professor of law at the St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas.…

4 years ago

April 15 by Bruce Harris

This ten word story was typed on a Smith Corona Super-Silent, c. 1957. Let’s call this beautiful blue boy, Andrew.

4 years ago

The Specialist by Jay Bechtol

Jay Bechtol enjoys writing to the point that his daughters have begun questioning his on-going commitment to parenting. He can…

4 years ago

Uncle Sam by Tamizh Ponni

Tamizh Ponni works as a Design Facilitator in an International School, Bengaluru, India. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer…

4 years ago

A Hearty Journey by Tracy Rose Stamper

Tracy Rose Stamper dances with words. Her middle name is the most significant word that she has written lately during…

4 years ago

Misdemeanor by Christopher Muscato

This Ten Word Story was typed on a manual Triumph DeJUR typewriter, c. 1957. Let’s call her Trudy. Humble and…

4 years ago

If You Had Only Twenty-Four Hours to Live by Jeremy Shaban

Jeremy Shaban has had a short story published in The Mochila Review. This Ten Word Story was typed on a…

4 years ago

Bright Future Ahead by Sam Ginsburg

Sam Ginsburg is an engineer. Flunked college English twice. Ten words, his attention span. This Ten Word Story was typed…

4 years ago

A Clairvoyant Uses Waze by Reija Taganas

Reija Taganas is a freelance writer based in the Philippines. This ten word story was typed on a Smith-Corona Electra…

4 years ago

The Trick is to Keep by Lindz McLeod

Lindz McLeod lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her short stories have been published by the Scottish Book Trust, 365 Tomorrows, and…

4 years ago

It Never Fails by R. Thomas

R. Thomas is an up and coming writer from New York. Thomas writes poetry, prose, short stories and fiction and…

4 years ago

Busted by Joyce Adams

Joyce Adams lives in Round Hill, Virginia, where she writes audio description scripts for television programs, films, and museum exhibitions.…

4 years ago

A Faithful Marriage by Eva Marie Ginsburg

Eva Marie Ginsburg has published short stories in a number of journals, including The Connecticut Review and Artful Dodge. Her…

4 years ago

Unlovable by Kelsey Layne

Kelsey Layne is a writer and photographer living in Madison, Wisconsin. Her work has appeared in Metafore Magazine. This ten…

4 years ago

Recipe: Period by Priscilla Yip

Priscilla Yip grew up in Houston, TX and currently pursuing her dream of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing…

4 years ago

Trick Harley by Mark Giersch

Mark Giersch is a licensed Clinical Social Worker. He is retiring and working on a creative non-fiction novel called Life…

4 years ago

Break by R.C. Weissenberg

R.C. Weissenberg www.instagram.com/wizened_bird This ten word story was typed on a Smith-Corona Electra 120, c. 1968. Let's call her Tina.

4 years ago

Pressed: For Your Scrapbook by Kathryn Sadakierski

Kathryn Sadakierski is a creative writer and artist who is passionate about storytelling across various media. She graduated from Bay…

4 years ago

Murdoch by Melinda Jane

Melinda Jane, author of the children’s book, The Currawong and the Owl, and the poetry book, Nature's Nuptials. She has…

4 years ago

Home by Erin Brody

Erin Brody is a writer from the Pittsburgh are who attends Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School where she studies…

4 years ago

That Time I Was Really Lonely by Donell Williams

Donell Williams aspires to obscurity and is interested in the phenomenology of deconstructed food.   This ten word story was…

4 years ago

A Wish for Escape by Martin Kurniadi

Martin Kurniadi works as a project manager in one of the e-commerce tech companies but couldn't suppress his joy to…

4 years ago

Delusions by Steve Colori

Steve Colori is a New England author who has been living with schizoaffective disorder since age 19. He has worked…

4 years ago

Justice by Anna Boughtwood

Anna Boughtwood lives in upstate New York with her cat. This ten word story was typed on a Smith Corona…

4 years ago

Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer, June ’03 by Linda Wilgus

Linda Wilgus lives and writes in Belgium. Her work has previously appeared in UK-based Confluence Magazine and Dutch newspaper NRC…

4 years ago

Tales from Grimmer Brothers: The Rainbow Effect by Stacy Smith

Stacy Smith is an expat writer who lives and travels like a nomad. A lot of her work is in…

4 years ago

Amazon by Meghavi Trivedi

Meghavi Trivedi is an undergrad student of electronics and communication engineering and a resident of Kolkata,India. She is a voracious…

4 years ago

Unsatisfied by Jen Sutton

This ten word story was typed on a Smith Corona Super-Silent, c. 1957. Let’s call this beautiful blue boy, Andrew.

4 years ago

Surprise! by Esther Yau

Esther Yau was born in Hong Kong and implanted in Japan for years. Literature is her spirit food and music…

4 years ago

Second Contact by John Adams

John Adams is a writer, improviser, and communications professional. He wrote the plays Old Girl, which premiered at the 2016…

4 years ago

Splitting Up by Veneese Ipler

This ten word story was typed on a Smith Corona Super-Silent, c. 1957. Let’s call this beautiful blue boy, Andrew.

4 years ago

Far From Home by Amanda Cecelia Lang

Amanda Cecelia Lang is a writer and daydreamer from Denver, Colorado. She worships 80s movies and binge-reads by the light…

5 years ago

Dread by Dera Holland

Dera Holland is a literature student from Wales who mostly writes poetry.   This ten word story was typed by…

5 years ago

Portrait of a Korean Norwegian Swedish American by Erica Soon Olsen

Erica Soon Olsen is the author of Recapture & Other Stories (Torrey House Press), a collection of short fiction about…

5 years ago

Accidental Love by Daniel Meyer

This Ten Word Story was typed on a manual Triumph DeJUR typewriter, c. 1957. Let’s call her Trudy. Humble and…

5 years ago

Never Date a Geologist Ron. Lavalette

Ron. Lavalette has been very widely published in both print and pixel forms. His premier chapbook, FALLEN AWAY, is available…

5 years ago

The Test by Allie Blum

Allie Blum is a Philadelphia-born, New Orleans-based writer at Tulane University, where she received a BA in 2017. Her work…

5 years ago

Enjoy Life Because It’s Short by Kemba Zola

Kemba Zola has been a writer all her life. She writes with no emotion; seeking to let the story resonate…

5 years ago

Narcissist by Natasha Deonarain

Natasha Deonarain is a practicing medical doctor and the author of The 7 Principles of Health. Her work focuses on…

5 years ago

Beautiful Day by F.C. Stanley

F.C. Stanley is a writer of poetry, prose, and all things composed with words. He is currently working on his…

5 years ago

Real Flames Lick by Evan James Sheldon

Evan James Sheldon's work has appeared most recently in Barren, Fictive Dream, Gone Lawn, and Typehouse. He is a Senior…

5 years ago

Words of Kindness by Aurora M. Lewis

Aurora M. Lewis is a retiree in her late sixties, having worked in finance for 40 years. In her fifties,…

5 years ago

The Fall of an Angel by Shivam

    This ten word story was typed on a Smith Corona Super-Silent, c. 1957. Let’s call this beautiful blue…

5 years ago

Zombie Romance by R.A. Royce

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5 years ago

Aliens by Michael Prihoda

Michael Prihoda  michaelprihoda.wordpress.com   This ten word story was typed on a Smith Corona Super-Silent, c. 1957. Let’s call this…

5 years ago

Bookworm by Sarah Tun

First published at age 7, Sarah Tun wrote two stories when sent out of the classroom for being naughty; the…

5 years ago

White Lies by Grace Huo

Grace Huo has previously published on Gold Rush Magazine, and Dime Show Review. She is a Sydney based writer struggling…

5 years ago

39 by Eleanor Boockmeier

Eleanor Boockmeier lives with her husband and three-year-old daughter on Chicago's far north side.   This ten word story was…

5 years ago

Assignation by Sante Matteo

Sante Matteo was born and raised in a small town in southern Italy. He is Professor Emeritus of Italian Studies…

5 years ago

Go Us! by Leslie Soule

Leslie D. Soule received her M.A. in English from National University. She is a scholar, artist, citizen journalist, and martial…

5 years ago

Trip of a Lifetime by Gina Burgess

Gina Burgess is a writer from Tasmania. Her stories range from unsettling to uplifting. The aim, to take readers down…

5 years ago

Bank Heist Surprise by Ty Hall

Ty Hall Lives in Texas, makes up stories, and tries to be good. He has been published in multiple literary…

5 years ago

Changed Locks by Rebecca Boyle

Rebecca Boyle, from Northern Ireland, tries to write when not working 9-5pm. And when her husband and dog aren't looking…

5 years ago

Relationship by Alexis Peralta

Alexis Peralta is simply one who loves creating a well crafted story with impact, meaning, and overall stays with the…

5 years ago

Good Girl by Tonia Markou

Tonia Markou is a Greek-German writer, university teacher and avid collector of mugs, socks and pajamas. Her fiction has appeared…

5 years ago

New Life by Danielle Burnette

Danielle Burnette—an engineer by day, a writer by night—lives in northern California. Her short fiction has appeared in The Examined…

5 years ago

Pierogies by Sandy Green

Sandy Green writes from her home in Virginia where her work has appeared in Bitter Oleander, Northern Virginia Review, Existere,…

5 years ago

The Socratic Method by Beatriz Seelaender

Beatriz Seelaender was born in 1998 in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2016 she published her first novel, in Brazilian Portuguese,…

5 years ago

Dragon Breath by Michael Carter

Michael Carter is an attorney and a short-fiction writer from the Western United States. He can be found online at…

5 years ago

Sunday Afternoon for Benny Rose by Hailey Piper

Hailey Piper was born obsessed with monsters, ghosts, and all things that go bump in the night. She now writes…

5 years ago

Trump – The President by Adjie Henderson

Adjie Henderson is a scientist and previously a Dean for Graduate Sciences. She has published over two hundred articles on…

5 years ago

Stay Out of the Forest by Sara Rayfield

Sara Rayfield is a vivacious over-sharer with an MFA in Creative Writing. She recently learned the lyrics to Toto's 'Africa'…

5 years ago

Rogue Cheating Rogue by Grace Tran

Grace Tran is a senior in high school and has had works appear or be forthcoming in The Pangolin Review…

5 years ago

Farm Sink by Kayla Stockbridge

This ten word story was typed on a manual Royal Sabre Typewriter, made in Portugal, c. 1977. Let’s call him…

5 years ago

Jealousy by Grace Huo

Grace Huo. Read more here: https://gracetheunicorn0425.tumblr.com This ten word story was typed on a manual Royal Sabre Typewriter, made in Portugal,…

5 years ago

Generation Gap by David E. Norwood

David E. Norwood lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and four kids. He enjoys bringing his imagination to…

5 years ago

Climbed Mountains by Sante Matteo

Sante Matteo was born and raised in a small town in southern Italy. He is Professor Emeritus of Italian Studies…

5 years ago

Survivor by Frances Koziar

Frances Koziar is an archaeologist, anthropologist, and social justice advocate. She has 10+ publications of prose and poetry in literary…

5 years ago

Ineffable by Maggie Fulmer

Maggie Fulmer is an emerging writer from Kentucky and English graduate student at Northern Kentucky University. She received her BA…

5 years ago

Every Woman’s Restaurant Menu by Linda McMullen

Linda McMullen is a wife, mother, and U.S. diplomat, currently in Arlington, VA, on a domestic rotation, but most often…

5 years ago

Staying Alive by Eric St. Denis

Eric St. Denis works full time for the town as a police dispatcher, as well as volunteer for the local…

5 years ago

How’s Business? by Julie Eger

Julie Eger is a three-time winner of the Wisconsin Regional Writer’s Jade Ring Contest. You can connect with her at…

5 years ago

Needs Must by Wm. Brett Hill

Wm. Brett Hill grew up outside Athens, Georgia but now makes his home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland where…

5 years ago

Laid Off by Cory Gilbert

Cory Gilbert has always been a story teller. Ever since he could remember. The desire to share the stories that…

5 years ago

Mouse Trap by Patrick Doran

Patrick Doran is a writer and poet, published in the Indian Periodical, Spillwords and featured Poet on Poetry Soup. Regular…

5 years ago

Ode to Ghosts by Avra Margariti

Avra Margariti is a queer author and Social Work student from Greece. This ten word story was typed on a…

5 years ago

Stoicism by Angel Ackerman

Angel Ackerman left the dying newspaper industry, suspended her master’s program to raise a daughter, has traveled multiple continents and…

5 years ago

An Attractive Man by Kirsten Anders

Kirsten Anders is a Canadian-born, American-raised teacher of university-level history and English. She writes about genocide and ethnic conflict when…

5 years ago

The Marriage After by Cynthia Morrison

Cynthia Morrison is a graduate of Palm Beach State College and the Burt Reynolds Institute. Her works tend to lean…

5 years ago

Peter Rabbit by The Poet Mj

Melinda Jane – The Poet Mj.  To paraphrase Miriam Margolyes in 2012, when she was discussing Charles Dickens’ women; ‘Poet…

5 years ago

At the Clubhouse by Jennifer Rood

Jennifer Rood lives in Southern Oregon. When she sheds her superhero identity as a teacher and a mother, she sometimes…

5 years ago

Sir Lancelot by Teresa Shourie

Teresa Shourie is a Pilates Instructor who loves to write short stories. As an expat in Luxembourg, she embraced the…

5 years ago

Beginning of the End by Rebecca Royce

Rebecca Royce lives and works as a registered nurse in the San Francisco Bay area. She's an avid reader and…

6 years ago

Famine Food by Rebecca Royce

Rebecca Royce lives and works as a registered nurse in the San Francisco Bay area. She's an avid reader and…

6 years ago

Self Medication by Theresa Okafor

Theresa Okafor is a doctoral student, freelance copywriter, editor and strategist. In her spare time, she enjoys writing short stories…

6 years ago

Arrangements by Theresa Okafor

  Theresa Okafor is a doctoral student, freelance copywriter, editor and strategist. In her spare time, she enjoys writing short stories…

6 years ago

Happy Anniversary by April Pitts

April Pitts is writer, professor, and singer whose works have appeared in publications such as Bearing Witness: Joyce Carol Oates…

6 years ago

Cash Transaction by NT Franklin

 NT Franklin writes after his real job hoping one day to have it be his real job. He writes cozy…

6 years ago

It’s Not the End of the World by Jane Ayres

Jane Ayres runs writing retreats with The Place to Write, chairs a writing group, RossWriters@ The Royal, and writes comedy…

6 years ago

Two Gravestones by Benjamin Drevlow

Benjamin Drevlow is the author of the book Bend With the Knees and Other Love Advice from My Father. He…

6 years ago

Intimidation by Stacy Smith

  Stacy Smith is an expat writer, currently living and working in the Mediterranean.       This ten word…

6 years ago

Player by Pauline Duchesneau

 Pauline Duchesneau writes in rural central Maine. She was published previously in Yellow Mama. In addition to writing short stories…

6 years ago

Unrequited by Laurence Sullivan

 Runner-up in the Wicked Young Writer Awards: Gregory Maguire Award 2016, Laurence Sullivan's fiction has been published by such places…

6 years ago

In Dreams, She Dances by Liezel Graham

Liezel Graham lives in Glasgow and enjoys writing short stories, flash fiction and poetry that explores the imperfect beauty of…

6 years ago

Christmas Presents by Marta Calderon

Marta Calderon is a retired IT auditor who loves to write short stories.         This ten word story…

6 years ago

A Hipster in Motion by Devin R.Larsen

Devin R. Larsen is a freelance writer and editor from the North Shore region of Massachusetts. He has previously been…

6 years ago

The Answer by Rod Zink

Rod Zink is an Assistant Professor of English and Humanities at Penn State Harrisburg. Alongside Creative Writing, he teaches and…

6 years ago

Quick Fix by Laura Theis

Laura Theis grew up in a whitewashed house in Waldperlach’s Fairy Tale district, where each street bears the name of…

6 years ago

Love by Leslie D. Soule

Leslie D. Soule is an infamous fantasy/sci-fi author from Sacramento, CA. She has an M.A. in English and is currently working…

6 years ago

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