Paragraph Shorts

"Jeremy is riding backwards so is watching it all recede and the sensation is oddly saddening. Or maybe not so oddly saddening." A father questions what he will discover on a visit to his estranged daughter in "A Country Where You Once Lived" by Robin Black. http://bit.ly/1OGJEaV Photo by: Marissa Bolen / http://bit.ly/1tELnxj http://ift.tt/1WWH7J2

"Was this a recipe for disaster? Was our whole society on the verge of breaking down? Was the N.S.A. going to step in? Were they going to pass laws? Ban the box? I didn’t know. I didn’t care." When society is gifted with a unique invention, a man has difficulty staying out of his past in "The Relive Box" by T. Coraghessan Boyle. http://bit.ly/1RRtIAw Photo by: Natalia Samoilova Photography - Photostudio Samoilova.net / samoilova.net http://ift.tt/1SmDLO6

Can you believe this is our 150th collection? This week's features some great shorts by T. Coraghessan Boyle, Jennifer Egan, Paul Speirs, Robin Black, and more. http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ We've loved sharing fantastic shorts with you over the past three years, but now it's time for a little vacation. Don't worry, Paragraph Shorts is far from gone; our team is simply taking a short hiatus until the new year. In the meantime, keep reading! Cover by: Natalia Samoilova Photography - Photostudio Samoilova.net / http://samoilova.net/ http://ift.tt/1PEopVR

"A little bit tacked to the mirrors, the bed posts, the refrigerator, and as I remember them, I forget. Like errands, I write them on sticky notes and fill the house with them." Displaced tenants bond under the roof of their new home in "Elegy Above the Oyster House" by Myriah Castillo. http://bit.ly/1iFXOeb Photo by: Barbora Bálková / Kolotoč diktátorů http://ift.tt/1Nxo5bw

There's an entire world right outside your window, and sometimes you can't help but feel a part of it. A touching short about a woman and the people that live across the way by Diane Weipert. "The Living Room": http://bit.ly/1WCVYba Photo by: MK Tran / MKTRAN.com / Insta: @mktran_ / Credit model: Emily Trudeau http://ift.tt/1SsL3jW

We know you can't resist a peak into the apartments of strangers. Here's your chance. We've got a great collection for you this week, featuring shorts from Diane Weipert, Myriah Castillo, Helen Phillips, Alexander Engel, and more! http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ Want more? Our newsletter is pretty great, too: http://bit.ly/1kkKOUH Cover by: Eylül Aslan / http://bit.ly/1HueifR http://ift.tt/1WzpyDR

"Excited about your big day? We have the chapel reserved two weeks from Thursday." It's never too late to plan for your future. A man plans his own funeral in "It's Your Funeral" by David Wilcox. Have a listen to this comical short! http://bit.ly/20dzRgj Photo by: Lotta van Droom (Seelengrund Fotografie) / http://ift.tt/1tsuoTk http://ift.tt/1kmv8If

Ready to meet the queen of the vampires? A bewitching story about the undead and the living. Read "Lady of the House of Love" by Angela Carter. http://bit.ly/1MWXrE4 Photo by: Jovana Rikalo photography / http://ift.tt/1GMUuZW / jovanarikalo.com/ http://ift.tt/1NbbYkc

This is no trick. Here's our treat to you: a special Halloween collection featuring shorts from Angela Carter, George Saunders, Rod Blackhurst, Washington Irving, and more! It's the witching hour. http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ Just can't get enough? Read our newsletter: http://bit.ly/1kkKOUH Cover by: Jovana Rikalo photography / http://ift.tt/1GMUuZW / jovanarikalo.com/ http://ift.tt/1NbbVoD

We're bringing back the classics! This week's collection features shorts from authors we're pretty sure you've heard of... Margaret Atwood, James Joyce, David Foster Wallace, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Munro, Saul Bellow, and Georges Méliès. If you haven't read these, trust us, you're going to want to! http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ Want more great writing? Read our newsletter: http://bit.ly/1kkKOUH Cover: Courtesy of Holly Andres and Robert Mann Gallery / http://ift.tt/1d0h2aQ http://ift.tt/1PJvmW5

Does your job have you stuck in a rut? Our "On the Job" collection may make you feel a little better, featuring shorts from Raymond Carver, Nick Scott, Rebecca Rosenblum, Elliot Holt, and more! http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ Want stories in your inbox everyday? We have you covered: http://bit.ly/1kkKOUH Cover by: Amy Leibrand / http://bit.ly/1Rd4UlP / http://ift.tt/1k7Vfmg http://ift.tt/1MF9330

Ditch the daydreams and read these shorts instead! Escape into another world with this week's dreamy collection featuring shorts from Stephen O'Connor, Rachel Sherman, Clarice Lispector, Kate Folk, and more! http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ Know what else is really dreamy? Our Newsletter: http://bit.ly/1kkKOUH Cover by: Evelyn Bencicova photography and Adam Csoka Keller / http://on.be.net/1FXLkIj / http://bit.ly/18lQRe5 http://ift.tt/1hsYXoT

I Spy a great collection... Our espionage collection is here! Find seven shorts from Steve Osborne, Terese Svoboda, Jennifer Egan, Norberto Luis Romero, and more when you download the (free!) app: http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ James Bond reads our newsletter, do you? : http://bit.ly/1kkKOUH Cover by: Akiko Shinzato and Runa Anzai / http://ift.tt/1hjH0tz http://ift.tt/1M4zeLR

How to get over a breakup: 1. Eat some ice cream 2. Read these shorts We're breaking up and breaking boundaries, so laugh, cry, and love with this week's collection featuring shorts from David Benioff, Sean Cunningham, Tessa Hadley, Sam Boyd, Heather Parks, and more! http://bit.ly/Xf4sYJ Stories in your inbox everyday? Yeah, we like the sound of that: http://bit.ly/1kkKOUH Cover by: Heikki Leis / http://ift.tt/1tlLEd6 http://ift.tt/1iyZxlL