English
USA 41
Nathaniel Rich
The Northeast Kingdom
American literature - getting old - philosophy - speculative

Try It
Israel 16
Yonathan Raz Portugali
Notes from the Municipal Archives
epistolary - family - funny - witty

Try It
Israel 10
Boaz Izraeli
The Monkey
mystery - psychological - speculative - surreal

Try It
Israel 8
Iftach Alony
Saragossa in Berlin
absurd - allegory - contemplative - holocaust - WWII

Try It
France 16
Thierry Horguelin
The Man in the Yellow Parka
funny - mystery - suspense

Try It
Russia 5
Daniil Kharms
An Unexpected Bender | The Cashier
absurd - communism - funny - political - satire - Soviet Russia - witty

Try It
Croatia 6
Želimir Periš
Greetings from Dalmatia
absurd - death - horror - rape - suspense

Try It
Mexico 9
Jorge F. Hernández
True Friendship
absurd - friendship - funny - loneliness - witty

Try It
Poland 7
Paweł Huelle
Abulafia
contemplative - philosophy - speculative

Try It
Sweden 27
Sara Paborn
The Way of Nature
absurd - alienation - contemplative - horror - loneliness

Try It
Canada 1
Sheila Heti
Mermaid in the Jar
absurd - female authors - funny - psychological

Try It
UK 11
Adam Marek
Tamagotchi
alienation - allegory - atmospheric - fatherhood - melancholy - parenthood

Try It
1 … 3 4 5 6

Get the Full Story!

Subscribe and enjoy unlimited access to the library. Listen to audio editions and playlists.
Support writers, translators and editors.

Get Full Access
Small Footer Logo

© The Short Story Project 2026

Build With Love - OCW

Skip to content