20 min read stories

From the Czech Republic, her name was Veronika Markova, twenty-two years old, and she was sitting on their sofa, with Max on her lap, although the interview...

She might have saved money by opting for the usual Bombay taxi: cramped, fumy, with no air-conditioning and a few gods on the dashboard. Instead, Kavita...

We gathered for the last time in October, under the pretense of discussing a novel that was currently bobbing along in the zeitgeist like a rubber duck at...

Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlor of Lakesnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at...

I got another barber that comes over from Carterville and helps me out Saturdays, but the rest of the time I can get along all right alone. You can see for...

Paris had just heard of the disaster of Sedan. The Republic was proclaimed. All France was panting from a madness that lasted until the time of the...

Beauty turns herself over to a Beast when her father steals a Rose.

A boy called Bamboo helps a turtle escape a temple, and goes on a big adventure.

The classic fairytale about a clever brother and sister, and a gingerbread house...

A young girl breaks her promise, and must voyage east of the sun and west of the moon to recover her love.

An old woman is cruel to a sparrow - and is repaid in kind.

The tale of a brave boy samurai, and his adventures with his animal friends.