Contemporary – Page 9 – 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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Canada

Cory Doctorow

By His Things Shall You Know Him

death - father and son - irony - memories - psychological - technology

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Iraq

Irada Al-Jubori

He Saw Too

arabic literature - contemplative - love

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USA

Geoff Schmidt

The Real Mother’s Song

American culture - childhood - death - family

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Ukraine

Marina Lewycka

The Dependant’s Tale as told to Marina Lewycka

political - realism - refugees

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Scotland

Ali Smith

The Detainee’s Tale as told to Ali Smith

confession - political - realism - refugees

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Palestine

Suheil Kiwan

Globalization

absurd - irony - Israeli-Palestinian - political

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Kamila Shamsie

The Lover’s Tale as told to Kamila Shamsie

Great Britain - refugees - trauma

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USA

Liz Prato

Astronomical Objects

affair - love - passion - relationships - sexuality

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USA

Robert Reed

Guest of Honor

betrayal - sci-fi - speculative

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USA

Kathy Anderson

You Are the Bad Smell

funny - realism - relationships - witty

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USA

Panio Gianopoulos

The Flower of One’s Heart

American culture - coming of age - manhood - psychological

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USA

Aimee LaBrie

Look at the Sky and Tell Me What You See

contemplative - death - witty

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