Short Story Blog

Apr 9, Guinea Pig Love

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:06:43 GMT

©Copyright by Jeannette Gardner (March, 2012) I never really knew how smart guinea pigs are, and that they can actually have you wrapped around their

Mar 30, Writing children books? STOP wasting your time and read this first!

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:36:10 GMT

We sponsor writing children books contests and want authors to succeed, so we have reviewed this writing course and wanted to share it with you.

Mar 18, Sally Huss reads her eBook for kids online!

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:05:36 GMT

Author Sally Huss reads her colorfully illustrated book for kids online during story time!

Mar 18, Short Story Time TV - Episodes of Author's Reading Their Stories!

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:52:01 GMT

Short Story Time TV episodes feature author's reading their stories to you! Tune in for more story time adventures to meet authors and hear their stories!

Mar 17, Author Resources - Writing Childrens Books?

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:51:49 GMT

Our author resources will help with improving your writing skills, self-publishing eBooks, book marketing services and more!

Mar 16, Author Promotion Package! We want to promote your new book!

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:22:15 GMT

Author promotion takes a new twist with our book marketing services. Whether you're self publishing childrens books or just starting out, we want to interview you!

Mar 15, The Kid Inside Bible Stories - a totally new way to rediscover bible stories!

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:23:05 GMT

The Kid Inside Bible Stories will make you rethink how you read the bible and the bible stories you thought you knew!

Mar 15, Meet author Steve Mathisen and hear him read his story, Eber and the Tower!

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:55:35 GMT

Watch author Steve Mathisen read a portion of his short story Eber and the Tower and then hear about how he began writing childrens books and about self-publishing ebooks!

Mar 9, Teach Children to Read in 12 weeks, even as young a 2 years old!

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:44:49 GMT

Teach children to read - watch this interview with the creator of the Children Learning Reading System and see why he felt he needed to create it and find out how he taught his daughter to read when s

Mar 9, Christian Writers Market Guide - Find out from the creator how she started it, a

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:40:58 GMT

Sally Stuart, creator of the Christian Writers Market Guide tells all in her interview with Short Story Time - if you're a writer in the christian market, you don't want to miss this interview!

Mar 9, Self Publishing Childrens Books is Now Even Easier with the CBI Clubhouse!

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:59:43 GMT

Find out about self publishing childrens books, the CBI Clubhouse, writing children's books and more in this exclusive interview with Laura Backes, the CBIClubhouse.com founder!

Mar 8, Paul McCusker with Focus on the Family Talks About Writing, Adventures in Odysse

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:53:18 GMT

Watch this interview with Paul McCusker, the man behind Adventures in Odyssey! How he got started as a freelance writer, advice for authors wanting to write for children, and more!

Mar 4, The Haircut

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:54:21 GMT

It was a bright sunny Wednesday morning in late June. My last day of school was yesterday and I was looking forward to my first day of summer vacation

Mar 4, The Baby

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:10:16 GMT

“Well, Mrs. Johnson, how do you like your new baby boy. Isn’t he a handsome little fellow?” “Well…he sure is, but…but…there seems to be…” “He comes with

Mar 3, Birds in Battle

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:51:36 GMT

Listen and read along to Birds in Battle and meet a very unlikely hero! When you hear the word ‘hero’ who do you think of? Perhaps Superman or Spiderman

Mar 3, Emily's Brush with History

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:39:06 GMT

Listen and read along to Emily's Brush with History and find out why history is so important to us today. Emily yawned loudly and pointedly as her

Mar 3, Dr. Seuss- Happy Birthday and Lorax

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:46:57 GMT

Can't wait to see The Lorax! Had a fun time at coffee yesterday where the young man working behind the counter had the biggest Seuss hat on I have ever seen! What fun! Check out our list list of Dr. Seuss books to read some you may have overlooked. A visitor wrote in to tell me I had left out Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! which Seuss wrote in 1975 under the name Rosetta Stone (no not the language learning company). It's now included in the list- thank you! Love your feedback and emails!

Feb 18, Girl's Power

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:45:07 GMT

We are women, we are strong. we are never, never wrong. Let us rise and let us shine. We are tough, we are cool. We can perfectly rule. Let us rise and

Feb 3, OLD ENOUGH FOR ONIONS

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:40:53 GMT

Five-year-old Tim liked playing in his shady fort. He liked riding his new speedy two-wheeler. He really liked to dig for squiggly wiggly worms,

Jan 20, LIFE AS A PRINCESS

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:15:47 GMT

Life as a princess Would be very neat... I could wear a pretty gold dress And shiny slippers on my feet. Life as a princess Would be really

Jan 20, The Story of Jairus Daughter

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:07:40 GMT

A beautiful retelling of the bible story about Jairus Daughter

Jan 14, Monty's Big Decision

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:46:19 GMT

Listen and read along to Monty's Big Decision, a funny story about the election process. Teach kids this complicated matter as Monty tries to distinguish

Jan 8, Butterflies are Free

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:33:14 GMT

Read along or listen to the story, Butterflies are Free. “I’m home,” 8-year-old Armida called out, closing the front door. “Mama, look at the book

Jan 8, The Most Beautiful Thing in the World

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:41:42 GMT

Read along or listen to the 2nd place winning story of the 2011 short story writing contest. I am bored, announced the queen. Her advisor pressed his

Jan 8, JOEY'S BIG BLUE SKY

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:54:16 GMT

Read along or listen to Joey's Big Blue Sky. Joey the giraffe bounced out of bed, touched his toes, and swiveled his neck. He was ready and had

Dec 31, Pedro's Magic Apples

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:05:18 GMT

Read along or listen to a story about Pedro and his encounter with the Tarahumaras, who are a Native American Indian tribe that live in Mexico. Or listen

Nov 28, Black Friday Specials Still Going On Cyber Monday!

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:28:25 GMT

Prices are slashed still today on quality Usborne and Kane Miller books! Books make a perfect gift for any child on your list. - For boys ages 10-14 we highly recommend the Conspiracy 365 Series. My son loved them! - This year we are so excited about the "Time to Read Revolving Bookcase and Rockers". What unique gifts for kids who love to read! And right now they are 60% OFF! Let them get lost in a story over and over this Christmas.

Nov 13, And the Winners Are....

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:10:11 GMT

Read the 2011 Short-Story-Time.com's Short Story Contest Winning Entries here! Congratulations to our Winners and the Honorable Mentions!

Nov 9, On the road with the Magi

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:41:27 GMT

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

Nov 8, Precipitation Falls

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:06:55 GMT

Liquid falls from the sky. I don't get it how it does. ----- Editor's Note: The author of this poem chose to express his or her thought in a very quick,

Nov 8, The Performer

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:50:10 GMT

Abhi is a lanky boy solo participant of class seven. Neither he descended from the top nor from the heaven. His dance seems to me, like limp and jump.

Nov 7, LIGHT ON A SNOWY DAY

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:58:13 GMT

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,

Nov 4, Prow-Ling

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:08:37 GMT

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 to

Nov 1, Roy G. Biv

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:39:11 GMT

Rainbow, rainbow Across the sky. Beautiful colors Way up high. Roy G. Biv This friend of ours. Is all the colors Of beautiful flowers

Oct 28, Lost

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:24:48 GMT

Oh no! I've lost my tennis shoe. I don't know what to do. I had two, I had a pair, Did I give one to you? Yea! I've found my tennis shoe, Beneath my messy

Oct 25, The Amazing Vulture !

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:54:26 GMT

Vulture,vulture flying high in the darkness of the sky, as the poor weak creature dies, something brightens up your eyes. The tiger has just beaten, a

Oct 17, My little sister

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:45:01 GMT

My little sister picks her nose Plays with her toes And sucks on her clothes My little sister thinks she is hot Even though she still sleeps in

Oct 5, It Was A Foxy Day

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:40:43 GMT

To say 'it was a hot day' wouldn't be right. All summer days are hot, aren't they? It wasn't the day that was hot, when we saw the fox. It was everything

Oct 5, Ubby

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:47:46 GMT

Ubby, said Pat. I'm starting school tomorrow and Mom said that I have to stop sucking my thumb. Pat hugged Ubby and put his thumb in his mouth. Uh -

Sep 30, The Great Inventor

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:37:57 GMT

Long before Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he was already creating amazing things. When he was nine years old, he climbed to the

Sep 30, Gwenevere, The Practically Perfect Princess.

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:30:57 GMT

Princess Gwenevere was a perfect princess. Well, almost. Her hair was perfect, her poise was perfect and even her practicing of ping-pong

Sep 30, Grubby Gabby

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:21:51 GMT

On a very nice street, stood a very nice house, always remarkably clean. In this house lived a family who worked very hard, to keep their home pristine.

Sep 30, Animals Don't Have to Eat Broccoli

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:19:54 GMT

Animals don't have to eat broccoli. Animals don't have to get dressed. Animals don't have to tidy up after they make a mess! Animals don't have a bedtime.

Sep 30, Mother Magic

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:08:25 GMT

All over the world in mystical places, magical madness was dawning. For something extraordinary had occurred, the Mother of Magic was snoring! The mystical

Sep 25, The Babies Are Hungry

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:23:40 GMT

One cold winter night, Momma Bear was baking biscuits for her babies. She went into her pantry to find a can of chili. She found the can of chili

Sep 23, blue

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:24:50 GMT

Just in case you wanted to know She was an odd woman my Auntie Flo Yet even when her mind started to go She always kept Blue A bright blue Alsatian aged

Sep 21, Mr. Sugarcoate

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:13:44 GMT

It had been a year since Austin last saw Mr. Sugarcoate. He was the best crossing guard our elementary school had to offer. He really missed him. The

Sep 20, Think, Charlie

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:09:57 GMT

“That’s a dumb idea.” Charlie didn’t expect a five year old to have a good idea about how they were going to get their mother’s pearl necklace

Sep 20, Ten Wonders of the Sundarbans

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:03:35 GMT

One hungry tiger hunting down his prey; Two pink dolphins swimming in a bay. Three giant turtles burying eggs in the sand; Four wild boar roaming

Sep 20, BONFIRE NIGHT

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:57:19 GMT

Deep in the hedges of the patchwork English countryside, Oscar Fieldmouse suddenly froze on his little straw bed. As another explosion filled his