Contemporary – Page 8 – 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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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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Israel

Edna Shemesh

And The Sea Is Not Full

coming of age - family - holocaust

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USA

Isabella Connor

The Castle in the Woods

atmospheric - ghosts - mystery - suspense

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Mexico

Fernanda Melchor

The UFO, The Beach, and The Dead

childhood - coming of age - irony - Latin America

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Sweden

Andrea Lundgren

The Father Hole

childhood - coming of age - father and daughter - horror - violence

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Germany

Zsuzsa Bánk

Lydia

atmospheric - childhood - memories - relationships

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Lesley Nneka Arimah

Glory

immigration - marriage - office life - relationships - witty - young love

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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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