Sharon is a bitch. Don’t take anything she says at face value. Lorraine’s a sweetie. Totally harmless, but […]
Category Archive: Short Stories
This story by K R Reeve was shortlisted in the Funny Pearls Short Story Competition 2020. We are proud to […]
‘The Gingerbread Fox’ was one of the stories shortlisted in the Funny Pearls Short Story Competition 2020. We […]
I find Bub, my fellow community volunteer, and her ninety-five year old next door neighbour, Elsie, sitting on […]
She fills the little plastic bags. A novelty and a chocolate, Haribo or buttons. Two per bag? Three […]
She needs to write a note before she forgets. She opens her desk drawer, brushing aside stray pens, […]
My father calls and says he can’t come over today, the coward. Mum will go without me, he […]
Zoe’s starving. In half an hour, she can meet the other trainees in the canteen. Definitely the best […]
Funny Pearls are proud to present our 2020 short story competition winner BUFFALO GLUE by Kerrie Penney […]
It’s Christmas at the school and there’s fun to be had.. –ORIGINAL MESSAGE– From: Lisa To: Jo, […]
The Fairy Godmother arrived in a puff of smoke and surveyed the chaos. ‘What the hell is going […]
July 17th The new neighbours have finally moved in. Downsizing apparently, now that the kids have grown up […]
Once again, we visit the school where we met the unfortunate Linton who – without success – tried […]
The final episode in our long-running story about the life and loves of Lizzie, serial dater and insomniac. The […]