Short stories in English. For German short stories, please select the German language option.
Shopping should be an easy task for a teenager. But not necessarily during the pandemic… The image “Deep in Thought” by John Brighenti is licensed under CC BY 2.0. I wrote this story in 2020, when the mask mandate was introduced to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2. I submitted it for a call for stories that dealt with the direct and indirect effects of the COVID crisis. Unfortunately, it was not accepted.
The final walk of a man. But is he guilty? This story was written for the City Theatre of Aldradach in 2018. It was performed on the Drachenfest. The current version was published in the anthology “Tales from Aldradach”.
An old man and his grandson take a stroll through the woods. A guest article for the Phantastic Monday. This story was originally published for the Phantastic Monday. “Grandpa, did you dress up?”
A boy jogs through the rain one morning to reach his friend. If only it were that simple. The picture, “Jogger”, by blachswan, is licensed under CC BY 2.0 This short story won 1st place in the 2019 Deadlines for Writers Short Story Writing Challenge.
When his father leaves after a fight, Bobby’s world comes apart. In more ways than he can understand. The picture, “Cam by the mysterious concrete wall”, by ClickFlashPhotos / Nicki Varkevisser is licensed under CC BY 2.0