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Story for May 9, 2026

The Pickle of It All by Stephen Mirabito

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/05/the-pickle-of-it-all-by-stephen-mirabito.html

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Story for May 2, 2026

"Cozy" by Joseph Hirsch.

Friday, April 24, 2026 11 minute read

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/04/cozy-by-joseph-hirsch.html

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"A Recipe for the Living" by Emmi Khor.

Published Monday, April 6, 2026, 4-minute read

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/04/a-recipe-for-living-by-emmi-khor.html

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Lag found this one for us.

"The Story of An Hour" Kate Chopin (1894)

https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/

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"Magda's Boy" by Matthew Ross.

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/03/magdas-boy-by-matthew-ross.html

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"Sabotage" by Jerri Jerreat.

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2023/09/sabotage-by-jerri-jerreat.html

Published Monday, September 18, 2023, 9-minute read

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January 31, 2026: "The Fruit Thief" by Christopher Heise.

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/01/the-fruit-thief-by-christopher-heise.html

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January 24, 2026 "First Snow" by Mark Kodak. https://reedsy.com/short-story/7rrm4u/

Written in response to: "Start or end your story with someone watching snow fall." Contest #331 Winner!

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Sorry this is so late getting out, I'm old and slow.

The story for January 17, 2026, is "The Protracted, Peculiar, and Probably Quite Pointless Trial of Bertie Masturbine" by W. B.. 

Contest #329 Winner!

https://reedsy.com/short-story/4hajhx/

Written in response to: "Write a story from the point of view of a ghost, werewolf, vampire, or other supernatural creature."

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The story for January 10, 2026, will be:

"The Egg" By Andy Weir.

https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg.html

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Story for Saturday, January 3, 2026: "Green Means Go" by Itto and Mekiya Outini.

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/12/green-means-go-by-itto-and-mekiya-outini.html

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The story for December 13, 2025, will be:

"Connor the Magnificent" by Richard Jones.

Monday, December 8, 2025 14-minute Read

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/12/connor-magnificent-by-richard-jones.html

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The story for December 06, 2025, will be

"I Can't Tell You That" by Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin.

Friday, November 28, 2025 19-minute Read

https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/i-cant-tell-you-that-by-carrie-vaccaro.html

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