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To Be Read by My Children in the Event of My Demise
In Katie Daubs' short fiction, a father writes a deathbed letter to his children, explaining the surprising way he really met their mother.
May 3, 2012 by Katie Daubs in Short Stories
Calypso
An orchestra, an audience and a conductor dancing the calypso to the national anthem in David Albahari's Calypso
Oct 31, 2011 by David Albahari in Short Stories
Tilly Starblanket
"And if you haven’t yet learned which colour you are, it shouldn’t matter, one tends to think."
Feb 28, 2011 by Kelly Shepherd in Short Stories (3 Comments)
Rat Lake
Another classic story from Geist's 20th Anniversary Collector's Issue.
Jan 17, 2011 by Salvatore Difalco in Short Stories
Import-Export
The Halifax mafia never had to sell cornpuffs to meet Morris' quota.
Aug 5, 2010 by Shane Neilson in Short Stories (1 Comments)
The Natural Elements
Men left women and women left men and it was all perfectly legal—even natural.
Apr 2, 2010 by Lynn Coady in Short Stories (1 Comments)
Talent Night
Sometimes my dad played cribbage in the evenings with Mr. Coward. They just sat there like two old men and drank rye whisky from juice glasses.
Mar 22, 2010 by Bruce McDougall in Short Stories (9 Comments)
Western Girl
I met Ryan at the smoking section before school. He had on his best jeans and a button-up shirt. Neither of them fit. He looked me over. Nice clothes, he said. Little tight, though, don’t you think? Better tight than too loose. Is that your dad’s s
Feb 17, 2010 by Dana Mills in Short Stories (1 Comments)
The Last Note
She opened her date book. One Post-It Note said, Pick up alfredo sauce and the other said, Have sex with a stranger.
Dec 1, 2009 by Rhonda Waterfall in Short Stories
Antonia
Web Exclusive: Listen to Michal Kozlowski read his short story from Geist 73.
Jul 17, 2009 by Michal Kozlowski in Short Stories
POSTCARD LIT
Read winning stories from the Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.
