Short Stories

Short Story Review || Jack O'Dander (2023)

"The sister of an abducted child is haunted by a sinister figure who may or may not be real."

Jul 13 •

Short Story Review || The House That Stands Over Your Grave (2024)

"A young boy's belief that a house overlooking the graveyard is haunted, realizes more than just fear as he & his friend dare to visit it grounds"

Jun 15 •

Short Story Review || The Black Cat (1843)

"A man reflects on his devilish past as the effects of his alcoholism reek devastating impacts on his family."

Jun 8 •

Short Story Review || In a Jar (2022)

"While playing outside, David discovers the hidding place of a malevolent omen, left by a stranger before his family moved into the home."

May 18 •

Short Story Review || The Land of Sad Oranges (1962)

"The perspective of a Palestinian as they and their family are dispossessed in the wake of the 1948 War."

May 14 •

Short Story Review || Duty (2024)

"A woman recalls her father as he was, the childhood she grew out of, & the sister she misses though she is not far away."

May 7 •

Short Story Review || Daddy (2016)

"A woman struggles to understand why her elderly father has begun to spontaneously teleport."

Apr 27 •

Short Story Review || Morgue Ship (1944)

"This was Burnett's last trip. He would be among the living again with three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors."

Apr 13 •

Short Story Review || Camouflage (2024)

"Siblings driving through the ruins of a city ravaged by war, attempt to make it to their destination unscathed."

Mar 23 •

Short Story Review || The Mantle (1842)

"A subtly hopeful civil servant has his prized possession stolen from him, setting off a terrible series of events."

Mar 19 •

Short Story Review || The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (1973)

"A city bright & filled with happy people, harbours a horrible truth."

Mar 12 •

Short Story Review || What I Saw of Shiloh (1881)

"The tale told by a soldier who made it through a series of horrors for the honour and principle freedoms of his country."

Feb 26 •

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