Most novelists begin their careers through the writings of short stories, whether it be simply for practice or for actual publication. Other novelists consider short stories to be their main genre outlet and continue to create entertaining stories of a shorter length, appealing to those with less of an attention span at the very least. Within the following category you will find links to classic short stories, new writing, summaries, biographies and writing analysis. Submissions are accepted online.

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• Asciipr0n Fiction - Asciipr0n short stories Fiction free short stories i'm a writer
• 'Bygone Cinemas of the Midlands' - A view of a cinema in Cenral England, and the man who helped to keep it alive until it's demise.
• Expresso Tilt Short Stories - The Expresso Tilt short story collection. This page is part of the Expresso Tilt online anthology of humor, art, stories, and poetry. Published by Mission Creep.
• Find it at shortstories.com - Dedicated to the advancement of unpublished short stories, poetry, quotes, and thoughts.
• Introducing Unbound Fiction  - An ongoing series of Web-only short stories" a brand new feature from he Atlantic Monthly.
• Matthews, Brander. 1907. The Short-Story - Matthews, Brander. 1907. The Short-Story
• Oriental Despot's Retreat - Free Erotic Story taking place between a Western woman who meets her online lover in India. Domination and submission, erotic power exchange, and internal enslavement are touched upon. The pages include scenes, poetry, guestbook notes, journalizations and erotic imagery.
• short stories at east of the web - Large online library of short stories with monthly features and additions Classic short stories and new writing including summaries, biographies and analysis Fully searchable
• Story Bytes - World's Shortest Stories - Fiction with Lengths a Power of 2. - Very short stories (2 words and up),lengths a power of 2. An Ezine and mailing list presenting the Internet's bestfiction, science fiction, and fantasy covering technology, philosophy,Christianity. Images by Salvador Dali.
• Strange Stories..... Maintained by Turin - Here is a place you can post your original fiction and strange stories!
• T O P W R I T E C O R N E R . C O M - promoting web literature - Topwritecorner.com is dedicated to promoting web literature by providing a showcase for aspiring authors, essayists and poets. If you write, we are interested in your work. Submissions accepted online.
• 'The Greatest Railroad Ever' - American Railroads of the past, a personal view on what was once the greatest.
• 'Westerns Ride into the Sunset' - A view on the old cowboy westerns of the past, and is there a future for them?
• Zoetrope: All-Story - Zoetrope: All-Story presents a new generation of classic stories. Inspired by the Coppola heritage of independence and creativity, the magazine is at once innovative and deeply traditional.