Contemporary – Page 7 – The Short Story Project

A curated collection of contemporary short stories from around the world. Here you'll find titles and authors reaching from post World War II to the current day, handpicked to represent a comprehensive picture of the cultural, social and political zeitgeist from all ends of the globe.

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The Visit

arabic literature - childhood - introspective - memories

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USA

Rachel A. Levine

Ain’t No Word But Lonely

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USA

Tia Levings

Tertullian’s Law

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USA

Mimi Broihier

The Mother of all Defiance – Fourth Place

coming of age - melancholy - memories

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Israel

Sarit Elkon

Close to the Body – Fifth Place

animals - atmospheric - female authors - loneliness - memories

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Argentina

Marcelo Cohen

Simidolia

introspective - Latin America - love - psychological - relationships - surreal

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USA

Holiday Reinhorn

Gabe

female authors - gender - love - relationships - witty

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Canada

Dean Gessie

Cicada

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Israel

Tehila Hakimi

A Woman in a Space

alienation - feminism - loneliness - office life

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Eritrea

Haji Jaber

Black Foam

political - realism - refugees

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Faroe Islands

Sólrún Michelsen

Some People Run in Shorts

allegory - atmospheric - contemplative - existentialism

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Israel

Deakla Keydar

Safe Zone

family - marriage - parenthood - relationships

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