short stories

Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include "How the Whale Got His Throat," "The Elephant's Child," "How the Alphabet Was Made," and "The Butterfly that Stamped.".

A collection of eight short stories that retell the tale of Little Red Riding Hood from a different viewpoint.

Presents fifteen stories with a wide range of characters and scenes shifting between uptown New York and rural North Carolina.

Collects more than a dozen short stories that feature interracial and queer relationships in which the differences are prominent, but also don't matter.

Collects twelve stories featuring protagonists of the new generation of Chinese youth, characterized by a disregard for the Cultural Revolution as a distant memory, who stay connected with apps like WeChat, and look forward to new possibilities of technology, travel, love, and new identities of what it means to be Chinese. Nevertheless, in spite of their optimism, the author's characters must navigate the baggage of their heritage with the chaos of contemporary life and future dreams.

Bordering psychological realism and science fiction, a collection of stories explore the reality of women's lives and the violence inflicted upon their bodies.

A collection of ten short stories--four new stories, and six original stories--featuring the shapeshifter Mercy Thompson.

Contains a collection of interconnected short stories written by different authors. Addresses the symbolism found in food related to such concepts as love, sorrow, culture, and family.

A collection of ten short stories, some of which were previously available online, that follow Jem Carstairs as he travels through the many Shadow Markets around the world, searching for a relic from his past.

Contains a collection of nine science fiction short stories for middle school to high school students by a number of noted authors including H.G. Wells and Ray Bradbury.