Short Story Press: 123 books

Short Story Press Presents Summer of Saracens by James England In the summer of 777 AD, Charlemagne rode out to conquer the Saracens and reclaim Hispania for the Holy Roman Empire. While immortalized in the words of medieval poets, scholars, and historians, the story never told is the one of...

Short Story Press Presents Arguing Against Prophecy by Catharine Parks A trip to the Holy Land was a dream come true for Catharine Parks, but it was no ordinary vacation. It was a visit to Israel never to be forgotten. From Tiberias to Eilat she felt a supernatural presence that stayed with...

Short Story Press Presents Kidnapped Writer by Eve Gaal Kidnapped Writer is about our melting pot here in America. The main character is Viola and she’s having a horrible day. In fact, it is absolutely the worst day of her life. After years at her newspaper job as a writer, they’ve cut...

Short Story Press Presents Ben's Missing Pin by Kim Chase Ben enters a Spelling Bee at school. He was thrilled when he was named the winner for the second grade class! As a special award, Ben was given a pin as first prize! This pin meant a great deal to him; especially since he had to study...

Short Story Press Presents A Suitable Box by Judy Greenless A new term, Empty Nest Divorce, has cropped up to explain the recent increase in separation and divorce among couples ages 55 and older. In years past, when married couples lived shorter lives, the norm was to stay together throughout...

Short Story Press Presents Uncertain Throne By Jasmine Bowen They were princesses that were never supposed to inherit the throne, but to live happily ever after with their princes. Everything changed when a mass slaughter took the lives of the generation before, leaving an elderly king...

Short Story Press Presents Sandy's Mended Heart by Norah Crowley This story follows Sandy, a 19-year-old woman, as she makes the difficult transition from living in an insular religious community to “outside” life in a college town. Sandy struggles with • Living alone when she...

Short Story Press Presents Dead Shot Clock by Blaise Marcoux Years ago, Mayan demons invaded Earth, first with zombie foot soldiers, then in person, forcing humanity into submission. Without warning, the demons retreated to their realm, with most of humankind bewildered as to why. Little...

Short Story Press Presents An Illustrated Warning by Matthew Kilpatrick “An Illustrated Warning” is a carefully crafted and creepy tale designed to unsettle and chill you. You’ll be held rapt to attention as the dread sets in and things go from odd to eerie and then from eerie to utterly...

Short Story Press Presents Blood Moon by Carrie ToddThe story begins quickly with a bold admission. It maintains a quick pace by interweaving narratives from the past with the contemporary online conversation between two life-long friends. The intensity builds through a series of escalating...

Short Story Press Presents Guide My Career by Jasmine BowenIs an actor’s life as glamorous as it seems?Avion and Jared, two leads in a new historic play, can barely stand each other, let alone stand the horrid historical play they are both starring in.The story of Elizabeth Woodville...

Short Story Press Presents When Love Leaves by Elizabeth Owens “When Love Leaves” by Elizabeth Owens is a story many people can relate to: What do you do when love leaves, and you are left heartbroken and alone? Cassie is a divorced woman who had gone through years of abuse from a man she...

Short Story Press Presents Better Than Syntax by Blaise Marcoux He is a famous author, a man who has penned best sellers. A man with a wife and a safe, sedate life. What drives his inner sorrow, then? What fuels his hidden frustration? Perhaps the answers start with the strange one-worded statements...

Short Story Press Presents An Affair Between Women by Shannon Barber Ten years ago, Ellie Stephenson married her husband George because if she hadn’t her father would have disowned her and taken away her $18 million trust fund, along with excommunicating her from her father. George knew Ellie...