• Short Story

    Short story writers

    “Just Different”

    By Malika Moustadraf  May 12, 2016
    Short story writers

    “Rhythmic Exercise”

    By Mohamed Makhzangi  May 12, 2016
    Excerpts

    “Shelter”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 3, 2016
    Short story writers

    A Prodigal Daughter Returns to Dublin

    By Sally Rooney  April 26, 2016
    Short story writers

    “The Mysterious Barricades”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  April 19, 2016
    Short story writers

    Simchat Torah, Scotch, and Feeling “Ugly Lonely”

    By Alan Cheuse  April 15, 2016
    Short story writers

    The Toxic Smog of the Information Age

    By Cory Doctorow  March 3, 2016
    Excerpts

    “Traveler Home”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  February 24, 2016
    Short story writers

    Almost Everything Very Fast, by Christopher Kloeble

    By Christopher Kloeble  February 24, 2016
    Excerpts

    Oompah Pop, or How Science Made Its Way to the Mountains, by Vea Kaiser

    By Vea Kaiser  February 24, 2016
    Excerpts

    Naw Much of a Talker, by Pedro Lenz

    By Pedro Lenz  February 24, 2016
    Excerpts

    Meal, by Xaver Bayer

    By Xaver Bayer  February 24, 2016
    Excerpts

    How the Trash Gets Sorted, by Iris Hanika

    By Iris Hanika  February 24, 2016
    Excerpts

    Der Tag, als meine Frau einen Mann fand, by Sibylle Berg

    By Sibylle Berg  February 24, 2016
    Excerpts

    “Acts of Love”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  February 23, 2016
    Short story writers

    Single, Carefree, Mellow

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  February 18, 2016
    Short story writers

    The Wrong Bus, by Intizar Hussain

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  February 5, 2016
    Short story writers

    Beasts and Children

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  February 5, 2016
    Excerpts

    The Cowboy Bible

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 27, 2016
    Excerpts

    “Bang Bang on the Stair”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 25, 2016
    Excerpts

    “Dead Doormen”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 11, 2016
    Short story writers

    “Hall of Small Mammals”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 8, 2016
    Fiction and Poetry

    James Joyce’s “The Dead”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  December 30, 2015
    Excerpts

    “The First Snowfall” by Guy de Maupassant

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  December 29, 2015
    Short story writers

    “The Clancy Kid”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  December 23, 2015
    Short story writers

    “Nirvana”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  December 14, 2015
    Short story writers

    A Crash Course in Flash Fiction

    By Laura I. Miller  December 9, 2015
    Excerpts

    “Aftermath”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  December 9, 2015
    Excerpts

    “Gateway to the Ozarks”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  November 24, 2015
    Excerpts

    “Briar Switch”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  November 23, 2015
    Page 15 of 25

    • We Need Your Help:

    Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member

    Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for your contribution, you'll get an ad-free site experience, editors' picks, and our Joan Didion tote bag. Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving.