Ten Word Stories

Revolution by Elaine Zentner

Elaine Zentner began as a correspondent for a national Buddhist magazine, World Tribune. She was honored to be one of…

6 years ago

Untethered by Jim Simpson

Jim Simpson is an award-winning fiction writer and freelance journalist. A native of the wilds of Florida's Gulf Coast, he…

6 years ago

Message from a Soldier by Georgia Brawn

Georgia Brawn is an aspiring young literary and filmmaker from the South of England.

6 years ago

Further Evidence 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.

6 years ago

The Sprats’ Neighbors by Martha Nance

Martha Nance is a physician who has written many medical publications, but never a 10 word story.       This…

6 years ago

Inner Dialogue by Jordan M. Fisher

Jordan Fisher lives in Joshua Tree, California and is forever a student. She writes creatively and academically, collects hobbies, and…

6 years ago

A Moving Story by Rita Stevens

The author is a graduate of Kalamazoo’s Western Michigan University (English major, science minor) and lives in the area, in…

6 years ago

Murder by Lawrence Morgan

This ten word story was typed on a manual Underwood typewriter c. 1940’s. Let’s call him Rudy. Typing with Rudy…

6 years ago

Lost and Found by Sarah Tun

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

6 years ago

Cheatin’ Heart by Deena O’Connor

 Deena O'Connor is a children’s writer and a Speech Language Pathologist. Her passion for social-emotional learning shows in the topics she…

6 years ago

Unlocking the Emotional Handcuffs by Marlene Caroselli

Marlene Caroselli, Ed.D., is an author and artist. She is also a former English teacher--who loves poetry so much she…

6 years ago

The Vacancy by Suzanne Verrall

Suzanne Verrall lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Her work appears in Flash Frontier, Flash Fiction Magazine, Atlas and Alice, Monkeybicycle,…

6 years ago

Paper Blooms by Sushma A. Singh

Sushma A. Singh is the published author of a book of short stories and poems, poetry published in an anthology…

6 years ago

Not Up My Alley by Wendy Lee Klenetsky

Wendy Lee Klenetsky is the 66-year-old wife (43 years) of a great guy, and mom of 2 fabulous girls (married…

6 years ago

The Proposal by J.R. Night

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

6 years ago

Tomorrow by Andy Betz

With degrees in Physics and Chemistry, Andy Betz has tutored and taught in excess of 30 years. His novel (The…

6 years ago

Green, Green Grass of Alone by Beffy Parkin

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

6 years ago

Raven, Perching by Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller is an actor, model, writer, and rural activist. This ten word story was typed on a Smith Corona…

6 years ago

Their Golden Hour by Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller is an actor, model, writer and rural activist.   This ten word story was typed on a Smith…

6 years ago

It Perches in the Soul by Marlene Caroselli

Dr. Marlene Caroselli is an author, keynoter, and corporate trainer whose clients include Lockheed Martin, Allied Signal, Department of the…

6 years ago

Midnight in the Lab by J. S. Allen

J. S. Allen is an author based out of Kansas City, Missouri. He writes primarily novel-length sci-fi/fantasy, as well as…

6 years ago

Riptide by John I Leggett

John I Leggett is a fiction writer who resides with his wife in Maine. He has authored numerous short stories…

6 years ago

Love by Richard King Perkins II

Richard King Perkins II is a state-sponsored advocate for residents in long-term care facilities. He lives in Crystal Lake, IL,…

6 years ago

Pink Ribbon Award by Sarah Martindell

Sarah Martindell is a pastor and newlywed in Pinehurst, NC. This ten word story was typed on a manual Olympia…

6 years ago

Fresh Fruit by Devin R. Larsen

Devin R. Larsen is an emerging writer currently residing in Southern California. A native of Massachusetts, Devin graduated from Ithaca…

6 years ago

5 O’Clock News by A.R. Wilhelm

A.R. Wilhelm grew up in Arizona and lives in São Paulo.   Image, typing: A.R. Wilhelm

6 years ago

Panacea by Mary Kunkel

Mary Kunkel worked as a professional massage therapist for many years and now blogs regularly at www.lightlytethered.com. One of her short…

6 years ago

Alone by Tristan Boisvert

Born on the 308th day of the year to a Canadian carpenter and a British nurse, Tristan Joseph Boisvert was…

6 years ago

Blood Makes Blind by Audrey Wick

Audrey Wick is a full-time English professor at Blinn College in Texas. Her writing has appeared in college textbooks published…

6 years ago

Blueberry Jam by Christine Zeng

Christine Zeng is, and always has been, a student. She is currently completing her graduate degree in English in Toronto,…

6 years ago

Marriage by Maura Yzmore

Maura Yzmore's short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in The Fiction Pool, Storyland, Microfiction Monday Magazine, The Dirty Pool, and…

7 years ago

This is Not a Fairy Tale by Tim Kenny

Tim Kenny studied Classics in London and Manchester. His thesis explored (amongst other exciting things) intertexts and indeterminacies in Hellenistic…

7 years ago

Haunt by Dallas Alexander

Dallas Alexander       This ten word story was typed on an Olivetti-Underwood, Lettera 22, manual typewriter, made in…

7 years ago

Wedding Plans by Holly Pridemore

Holly Pridemore       This ten word story was typed on an Olivetti-Underwood, Lettera 22, manual typewriter, made in…

7 years ago

Pastime by Justin Herrmann

Justin Herrmann is the author of the short fiction collection Highway One, Antarctica (MadHat Press 2014). He is the winner…

7 years ago

Sartre is Smartre by Adam Marks

Adam Marks lives in Hackney, works in Chelsea and writes whenever and wherever he can, both longer and shorter stories.…

7 years ago

His Trump Suit by Ken Gosse

Ken Gosse prefers using simple language with traditional meter and rhyme in verses generally filled with whimsy and humor. First…

7 years ago

Anniversary by Brian Ellis

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

7 years ago

Back to the Drawing Board by Drew Mendelson

Drew Mendelson is a retired journalist and speechwriter, now turned novelist (and occasional writer of short fiction.) He has three…

7 years ago

That’s Sad by t. grayson

t. grayson lives in Ohio. The typewriter is a 1936 Underwood, and she's called Saving Private Ryan.  She got 3…

7 years ago

Growth Potential by Len Saculla

Len Saculla lives in London, UK and is a Pushcart Nominee (2015). He has been published in the USA in…

7 years ago

Heart on Sleeve by Sarah Martindell

Sarah Martindell is a pastor in Pinehurst, NC. She will be getting married in July.   This ten word story…

7 years ago

Divine Intervention by John Dorroh

John Dorroh travels as often as possible. He writes poetry, flash-fiction, and old-fashioned hand-written letters. His published credits include a…

7 years ago

U-Order System by Denny E. Marshall

Denny E. Marshall has had art, poetry, and fiction published. Recent credit include fiction at Postcard Shorts. See more at…

7 years ago

Honoring Those Who Served by Joseph S. Pete

Joseph S. Pete is an award-winning journalist, an Iraq War veteran, an Indiana University graduate, and a frequent guest on…

7 years ago

High School Daze by Len Saculla

Len Saculla has been published in magazines, anthologies and on websites including “The BFS Journal” (UK), “Wordland” (UK), “Tube Flash”…

7 years ago

Last Words From His Deathbed by Ethan Leonard

Ethan Leonard is a second-year MFA fiction student at the University of New Hampshire, and the acquisitions editor for Barnstorm.…

7 years ago

Clocking Off by Allen Ashley

Allen Ashley works as a creative writing tutor and critical reader in London, UK. He is a committee member of…

7 years ago

Viral Exuberance by Cory Gilbert

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

7 years ago

Alarm by Justin Herrmann

Justin Herrmann is the author of the short fiction collection Highway One, Antarctica (MadHat Press 2014). He is a graduate…

7 years ago

No…Yes…No by Fabio Sassi

Fabio Sassi makes photos and acrylics using tiny objects and what is considered to have no worth by the mainstream.…

7 years ago

Stop Me by Phillip Temples

Phil Temples lives in Watertown, Massachusetts, and works as a computer systems administrator at a university. He's had over a…

7 years ago

Seventeenth Century Drive By by Adam Marks

Adam Marks http://adammarkswriting.blogspot.co.uk This ten word story was typed on an Underwood Olivetti Lettera 22 c. 1961. Let’s call him Lorenzo.…

7 years ago

TGIF by Julie Howard

Julie Howard is a former newspaper journalist and editor who has covered everything from crime to cowboy poetry. Her career…

7 years ago

A Hasty Telegram by Peter Ryan

Peter Ryan is a PhD student in the sociology department at the University of Notre Dame. He is interested specifically…

7 years ago

Killing by Paulo Brito

Paulo Brito lives in Barcelos, Portugal. He is a writer since the age of 15:  poetry and short stories as…

7 years ago

Suspicious Circumstances by Stephen Selkirk

Stephen Selkirk is a frustrated architect, who has recently taken up writing as a creative outlet, on the grounds that…

7 years ago

Deathly Moon by Mangal Patel

Mangal Patel, a recent entrant to the wonderful world of writing has a number of short stories published on the…

7 years ago

The End by Ayfer Orhan

Ayfer Orhan is a retired Civil Servant and who enjoys writing, reading and learning. She has loved being a mum…

7 years ago

Road Runner by Louis Cennamo

Louis Cennamo is a retired pro musician, poet, creative writer and holistic healer. He has had a successful career as…

7 years ago

Tooth Fairy by BanWynn Oakshadow

BanWynn Oakshadow has been a writer, photographer and artist since 1978, when his poetry won a state contest for high…

7 years ago

Winter Flue by Allen Ashley

Allen Ashley works as a creative writing tutor in London, UK. He is an award-winning editor and a prize-winning poet.…

7 years ago

Cat Tale by Len Saculla

  Len Saculla lives in London, UK and is a Pushcart Nominee (2015). He has been published in the USA…

7 years ago

Deep Waters by Lynn Harper

  Lynn Harper writes poetry mainly and has just finished working in a public library. She reads to patients in…

7 years ago

Salesman’s Final Sale in a Cuban Hotel by Ayfer Orhan

Ayfer Orhan is a retired Civil Servant who loves reading, writing and learning.     This Ten Word Story was typed on…

8 years ago

Things by Len Saculla

Len Saculla lives in London, UK and is a Pushcart Nominee (2015). He has been published in the USA in…

8 years ago

Ebb and Flow by Allen Ashley

Allen Ashley works as a creative writing tutor in London, UK. He is an award-winning editor and a prize-winning poet.…

8 years ago

Late Nights by Keith Sibal

  About Keith Sibal Favorite color: orange Pets: fish & aquatic plants Hobbies: photography, running, piano, choral singing, speech Meaning…

8 years ago

Where Did I Go? by Lea Rygg

  Lea Rygg is a student at Piedmont High school interested looking at life from different angles and expressing it…

8 years ago

The Lost Book by Eduardo Calvo-Salinas

He wrote a book at midnight, never saw it again.                 Eduardo Calvo-Salinas…

8 years ago

Dear Mom by Siobhan Mitchell

a mother's mercy, no such thing. she knew that already. This is inspired by life events, witnessed. Siobhan Mitchell    …

8 years ago

Obscure Jobs 2 by Devin Gackle

Devin Gackle graduated from Loras College with B.A.’s in Media Studies and Creative Writing. When she's not watching things like Murder,…

8 years ago

Divorce Dust by Darcy McMurtery

Darcy McMurtery is a cranky librarian who writes in her spare time. Her work has appeared in various online and…

8 years ago

Vow by Frederick K. Foote

Frederick K. Foote, Jr. was born in Sacramento, California and educated in Vienna, Virginia and northern California. He started writing…

8 years ago

Thirsty Horse by Phillip Temples

Phil Temples lives in Watertown, Massachusetts, and works as a computer systems administrator at a university. He's had over a…

8 years ago

Summer Job by Sean Daly

Sean Daly lives in Ojai California with his wife and children. His work has appeared in literary journals and newspapers.…

8 years ago

Speed Up by Todd Boyd

There it is. Straight ahead. Speed it up. Deadman's curve. Todd Boyd is a self-published writer of fiction, poetry, short stories,…

8 years ago

Uncle Tommy by Ray Busler

Ray Busler writes in Trussville, Alabama.   This ten word story was typed on a manual Royal Aristocrat typewriter c.…

8 years ago

Fresh Cookies Every Day by Alice Farrell

Alice Farrell lives in Chicago, and is a fan of haiku and other short works of literature, where every word…

8 years ago

Tough Love by Paul Beckman

Paul Beckman was also one of the winners in The Best Small Fictions 2016! published by Queen’s Ferry Press. His latest…

8 years ago

I Wait by Daniel Green

'I wait' tells the story of resigning to the fact that 'this is how life is'. It's not bad, it's…

8 years ago

Lesson by Grove Koger

That's not how, she said, and then she showed me. This ten word story was typed on a portable electric…

8 years ago

I Can’t Breathe (as spoken by Eric Garner) by Frederick K. Foote

"I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I--" As spoken by Eric Garner. Frederick K. Foote, Jr. was born…

8 years ago

Warrior Caste by Claire Lawrence

Claire Lawrence lives in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada – with her four boys, husband, and a beastie little dog…

8 years ago

Ticking Bag by Frederick K. Foote

Frederick K. Foote, Jr. was born in Sacramento, California and educated in Vienna, Virginia and northern California. He started writing…

8 years ago

Rooms $7 a Night by Jayne Martin

Jayne Martin’s work has appeared in Boston Literary Magazine, Midwestern Gothic, Blink Ink, Literary Orphans , Flash Frontier, F(r)iction, Sick…

8 years ago

Scandalous by Alice Farrell

Alice Farrell lives in Chicago, and is a fan of haiku and other short works of literature, where every word…

8 years ago

Unbroken by Rebecca Maslan

she cried. she thought. she waited. she breathed. she lived.   Rebecca Maslan doesn't write very often, but she enjoys…

8 years ago

King or Coral by Frederick Foote

Frederick K. Foote, Jr. was born in Sacramento, California and educated in Vienna, Virginia and northern California. He started writing…

8 years ago

The One by Rebecca Long

Rebecca Long moved to California from Chicago, where at seven years old she once appeared in the opening credits of…

8 years ago

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