Free Short Stories

Today, after a long absence from the blog, I thought I'd post a few links to some killer (and free!) short stories by some of the great novelists of our time. I've been collecting links here and there as I discover them (and there are many more to come) and I thought I'd share. Happy reading!

If you've digested and enjoyed David Mitchell's work, such as the brilliant novel comprised of a series of looping bookends Cloud Atlas, which is a personal favorite of mine, and his others including Ghostwritten, Black Swan Green, or Number9Dream, then perhaps you'll enjoy this short story as well:

"The Massive Rat" (Published in The Guardian)

Celebrated science fiction novelist and prolific blogger Tobias Buckell has a short story posted on Nature.com called "Toy Planes":

"Toy Planes" (Published on Nature.com)

A short story by Stephen King, who needs no introduction from the likes of me:

"Rest Stop" (Published in Esquire)

And Dave Eggers, author of the memoiresque novels What is the What and Zeitoun, as well as his own personal memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, has a series of short stories (actually it's a serial novel) posted on Salon.com available to read for free.

"The Unforbidden is Compulsory, or Optimism" (Published on Salon.com)

The table of contents for the entire serial novel is here.

Have a great day and enjoy!