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Your Nifty Stories

What are nifty stories you ask? Well the definition of nifty is:

nif.ty - adj. first rate; great; very good; fine; excellent

So we want to hear your stories! We all have one or two or more! Our whole lives are made up of one story after another.

Funny Short Stories, Holiday Stories, Inspirational Stories and More!

Scroll down to the bottom of the page to read others stories and then submit yours!

Think about what makes a good story. We tell stories everyday, at work, at home and at school. Everyone loves hearing a good story. We relate to them, and then connect to the storyteller because we've either been there or we know someone else who has.

boy reading to dog


Your story should be heard and our visitors want to listen! You do have one! Tell us your story, put it in print and send it out to the world!

Your short story may even help someone else who thinks they are the only one who's been through a sad, embarrassing, crazy, scary, inspirational or trying story of their own!

Tell Us Your Nifty Stories!

Our whole lives are made up of stories. Holiday, inspirational, funny, or homeschooling stories. Stories of courage and triumph or of pain and loss. Every story matters. What's yours? You have a story to tell and our visitors want to listen!

Remember to keep them clean and you must be 13 or over to submit.

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Read Others Stories

Click below to read the other wonderful stories that have been submitted...

On the road with the Magi  starstarstarstarstar
"Come on Melchior, you've read and re-read that scroll a thousand times. Why do you need to read again now? We need to get going, the star is moving!" shouted ...

LIGHT ON A SNOWY DAY   starstarstarstarstar
IT WAS TWO DAYS before Christmas and young Maggie Dotson was already being told that her Christmas wish would not be coming true. Paxton she was told, would ...

The Dragon Rock   starstarstarstarstar





The Dragon Rock
This story begins with Once Upon A Time, because the best stories do,

So, Once Upon A Time,...

No rhinoceros facts here, purely fiction! How the Rhino Got His Skin  starstarstarstarstar
Based on the Just So Stories of Rudyard Kipling

Adapted by Kristina Harding

Once upon a time, a bushman was making a cake by his fire. He was so ...

The Winters Tale: The Winter Water Hazard  starstarstarstarstar
“Come on Johnny, let’s go! I want to skate on the old pond today. We’re only here in Millville visiting my grandparents for a week.” Susie said encouraging ...

Kids Bible Stories: Zacchaeus & Me  starstarstarstarstar
We love kids bible stories and this one is one of our favorites, we know you'll like it too!

Zacchaeus & Me

My name is Jonah. You don’t know me ...

Doctor Daisy  starstarstarstarstar


"Daisy." "Daisy?!" yelled Josh. "Where is that dog?"

He ran to the kitchen. Her food had not been ...

Splash  starstarstarstarstar
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One day I asked my mom and dad, "Can I have a guinea pig?"

Mom said, "Me and your father will think about it."

My ...

Cancer Survivor Stories  starstarstarstarstar
I was pregnant with my daughter when I heard these words, "You have cancer." I was only 24 years old. My son was 2.

The doctors and specialists advised ...

A 13 Year Old's Most Embarrasing Moment  starstarstarstarstar
It was track and field day at our school and I was so excited because the one thing in sports I was good at was track. I was FAST! Everyone was amazed ...

Prow-Ling  starstarstarstar
My name is Prow-Ling
I am the mighty warrior
I am the defender of the child
One scowl from my fearsome face causes the seven dragons of sleeplessness ...

THE DAY I FOUND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS  starstarstarstar
Well it all started one day after school. Me and my friends Antoneo, Jairimy and Ricky were walking home from school and all of a sudden a giant ...

Pizza  Not rated yet
A long time ago, in a neighborhood that seems far, far away. Back during the time when I was just a skinny little kid, my family had a dog. Lots of families ...

Milly   Not rated yet
I have a cat called Milly
she really loves her food
but because she can't eat too much
it puts her in a mood
so we feed half a packet
she really ...

Color People  Not rated yet
There once was a girl named Pink and she had a baby girl and named her Ink.

All the children giggled but one day Ink became queen of the land and no ...

Stories of Big Eddy  Not rated yet
Running out of the car to hug my cousins, I began to think it's the beginning. It's the beginning of my first camping trip of the year. What I have always ...

Cecilia and Sophie   Not rated yet
Once there was a little girl named Sophie. She was 6 years old and lived in a house with her Mummy and Daddy. Where Sophie lived, no other little kids ...

Granny's Printable Short Stories  Not rated yet
Enjoy Granny's Printable Short Stories for Preschoolers by Patricia Johnson!




The Cat and The Bird

The cat sat down by the tree.
She ...

...... the thanksgiving opossum ........   Not rated yet
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it was a beautiful fall morning ...

the early rain left the bark of the trees dark ...

the leaves of the maple ...

THE LAZY DOG  Not rated yet
I have a dog that thinks he`s a god because he never wants to walk he always wants to talk. And when we take a walk we carry him in a bag, now that`s a ...

The Path Home  Not rated yet
Careen didn’t know it, but she had an audience. A young woman sat on a bench not ten feet away from where the old woman stood talking to herself. She ...

The Dog and His Girl  Not rated yet
One day this past summer I was walking to the park and saw a little dog all by itself walking the same way. He was black and white with a spot of brown ...


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