Short Stories

“Spontaneous activity is the one way in which man can overcome the terror of aloneness… for in the spontaneous realization of the self man unites himself anew with the world ...

Where the hard edge of physics meets the vulnerable metaphysics of the human heart.https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/10/17/richard-feynman-arline-letter/

This is a great summary of what it means to find yourself and what role poetry plays inside this find.You can read the article at https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/06/07/robert-penn-warren-democracy-poetry-finding-yourself/.For the archived version, go ...

An exploration of the role of an artist perceived by James Baldwin. Read the story at https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/05/24/james-baldwin-life-magazine-1963/.Alternatively https://web.archive.org/web/20170605045730/https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/05/24/james-baldwin-life-magazine-1963/.

If we want to hear our voice, we must raise or lower it.You can read the story online using one of the following links:https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/03/01/mary-ruefle-madness-rack-and-honey-prayer/https://web.archive.org/web/20170527060908/https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/03/01/mary-ruefle-madness-rack-and-honey-prayer/https://www.webcitation.org/6qlXziDsr

The second part of a short story about equality, fairness, class differences, and that we shall not forget about others.You can read the story at http://www.eldritchpress.org/ac/gooseb.html.

A short story about equality, fairness, class differences, and that we shall not forget about others.You can read the story at http://www.eldritchpress.org/ac/gooseb.html.

A short story on the question of what is god. You can read the story at https://biblioklept.org/2017/01/25/the-story-to-end-all-stories-philip-k-dick/.

A short story about dreaming, phantasies and longing for excitement in life.You can read the story at https://biblioklept.org/2017/05/10/read-anton-chekhovs-short-story-the-chemists-wife/.

A wonderful story that can teach us not to worry even in the most severe situations.You can read the story yourself at https://biblioklept.org/2012/07/06/read-the-old-man-at-the-bridge-a-short-story-by-ernest-hemingway/.

A very funny story on how luck can sometimes just make someone truly great in the eyes of others.You can read the story at http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/luck.html.

In this short story, a man with fading memory is going to search for his spouse.You can read the story at http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/MyBelo.shtml.

This story dwells into the horrors of war, punishment and how one might experience his last moment close to family.You can read the story at http://fiction.eserver.org/short/occurrence_at_owl_creek.html.

A beautiful short story poem on the marriage between an owl and its pussy-cat. You can read the story here.

This short story tells us what people do for each other out of love — especially when thinking about Christmas presents for each other. You can read the story here.

A beautiful story about caring for other people and almost forgetting about yourself. You can read the story here.

A very entertaining story that questions the existence of ghosts. You can read the story here.

A lovely funny story about a very smart kindergarten toddler. You can ready the story here.

A fictional story about a desert, people singing songs and maintaining weird relations. You can read the story here.

This short story tells about the significance of bar places to those in need. You can read the story here.