TSS Publishing
Free Short Stories
We believe that the key to writing good short stories is reading good short stories.
Below, we have provided an ever-expanding selection of old and new short stories that are free to download.
Short story writers are listed alphabetically.
In 2020 we’ll be adding a wide range of new stories to read online.
Recently added stories will be fund at the top of the page.
Recently added
Aiken, Conrad ‘Silent Snow, Secret Snow’ (online read: c. 6000 words)
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Anderson, Sherwood ‘The Dumb Man’ (c. 500 words)
Ade, George ‘The Collision’ (c. 1500 words)
Ade, George ‘The Divine Spark’ (c. 1000 words)
Ade, George ‘The Juvenile and Mankind’ (c. 500 words)
Antsey, F. ‘Marjory’ (c. 8500 words)
B
Baldwin, James ‘Bruce and the Spider’ (c. 500 words)
Baldwin, James ‘The Bell of Atri’ (c. 500 words)
Baldwin, James ‘Casablanca’ (c. 500 words)
Baldwin, James ‘Antonio Canova’ (c. 1000 words)
Baldwin, James ‘Arnold Winkelried’ (c. 500 words)
Baldwin, James ‘Doctor Goldsmith’ (c. 500 words)
Baldwin, James ‘The Endless Tale’ (c. 1000 words)
Balzac, Honore de ‘The Conscript’ (c. 6000 words)
Balzac, Honore de ‘Innocence’ (c. 1000 words)
Balzac, Honore de ‘The Devil’s Heir’ (c. 6500 words)
Bierce, Ambrose ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek’ (c. 3000 words)
Bierce, Ambrose ‘Oil of Dog’ (c. 1500 words)
Brown, Alice ‘Bankrupt’ (c. 7500 words)
Brown, Alice ‘Heartease’ (c. 3500 words)
Brown, Alice ‘The Advocate’ (c. 4500 words)
Brown, Alice ‘The End of All Living’ (c. 7000 words)
C
Chekhov, Anton ‘The Bet’ (c. 3000 words)
Chekhov, Anton ‘The Lottery Ticket’ (c. 2000 words)
Chekhov, Anton ‘About Love’ (c. 4000 words)
Chekhov, Anton ‘An Actor’s End’ (c. 2500 words)
Chekhov, Anton ‘Art’ (c. 2500 words)
Chekhov, Anton ‘An Avenger’ (c. 2000 words)
Chesterton, G. K. ‘The Blue Cross’ (c. 7500 words)
Chesterton, G. K. ‘The Bottomless Well’ (c. 6500 words)
Chesterton, G. K. ‘The Eye of Apollo’ (c. 6000 words)
Chesterton, G. K. ‘The God of Gongs’ (c. 6000 words)
