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Yesterday the trip had seemed a delightful idea. She had been enthusing to Jacques and his mother about […]
Stefan Zweig quotes Honoré de Balzac as saying, “The woman of forty will do everything for you—the woman […]
Nobody had ever taught Crawford Kingsland the art of changing the subject, or if they had, he hadn’t […]
Anton Chekov wrote the definitive story of a mystery kiss and the dreams that warm lips impart. My […]
I wasn’t faring well at the Backseat Olympics. Scratch that—I hadn’t even reached the continent where they were […]
From Funny Pearls with love: Seven stories to get you through the red darkness surrounding 14th February. Use […]
Ollie talks. Not that Bridget listens, she’s too absorbed in the mundane task of fastening her bra, a […]
Do you want to hear the truth about a fairy story you were probably told a thousand times […]
I’m normally super perky on the early shift. It amuses me to piss off Debra, who sulks about […]
Wet T-shirt With dark hair and electric eyes, he was popular in high school. Since I wasn’t, I […]
‘What about Jeff Koons? He’s not in your book and he’s a major figure on the scene.’ Clea […]
Shortlisted in the Funny Pearls 2020 Short Story Competition It is only a little lie. Tiny. Almost […]
My father calls and says he can’t come over today, the coward. Mum will go without me, he […]