Short stories - eastoftheweb.com by Cécile Boyer https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks 1G2 en-us 2017-02-21 10:59:59 UTC 2024-02-05 19:01:36 UTC hello@padlet.com cecile_boyer25 https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/490256395 2020-04-03 04:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/490256395 Instructions cecile_boyer25 https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/490257975 Your publication must include:
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Death by Scrabble by Charlie Fish
The genre: crime
4 pages

Pitch: One hot afternoon, a 42-years-old man with his wife whom he hates decides to play Scrabble. But this pointless game is going to be as amazing as dangerous...

My review:  This short story of black humor is surprising. The suspense is perfect. Moreover, the story offers a pretty funny morality. 
I highly recommend this story if you want to be chocked and smile because of a weird story.

]]> 2020-04-16 13:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/510730933 There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/514536210 Desroches Maxime
There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella by Fernando Sorrentino
The genre : Humor
3 Pages
Pitch : The story is about a man sitting in a park one day and suddenly starts to get hit by a man with his umbrella cyclically. The beaten man tries several times to escape from him thinks about going to the police but thinks about the possible consequences this could create. He tells us this story 5 years later and the man still hits him on the head and the mute and emotionless man does not get tired. The defeated one even thinks in the end that it would be impossible to live without him despite the various means previously put in place to.

My review:  This short story is both interesting and funny because like the narrator at the beginning we do not understand the situation and the reasons of the man to do this and later as the man struck we get used to the presence of the mute with the umbrella.

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TherMan.shtml]]> 2020-04-18 17:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/514536210 Falling Down https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/515257399 Tessa Metzger
Falling Down by Philip Charter
It's a comedy about an unlikely correspondence.
Length: 11 pages

The Pitch : The story consists of an exchange of letters between Crystal Cornish and Daniel Nothingham.
Crystal is wrongly incarcerated for the murder of her boyfriend. In his letters Daniel explains to Crystal that he knows what really happened that night and that it's her fault that she's in jail. He's trying to get her out of jail, and as the exchange goes on, Crystal becomes the only one
friend that Daniel never had.

The review : 
I didn't like that story. There is no real plot and you can easily guess the ending. It's too much mannered. I wouldn't recommend it.


]]> 2020-04-19 11:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/515257399 The Man who met Zen, Tommy DeJosia https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/522626771 CHENU Arthur
Genre: fiction
6 pages

Pitch: A old man, Albert, who live in an icy place will encounter many times with a winter bird which he will name Zen. The old man will grow a sort of fascination for his new friend.
Review: A very chill(y) story with almost no action but a great description that make you travel to the man's place. a pleasant story that gives a deep lesson about friendship.]]> 2020-04-22 10:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/522626771 Shortstories website homepage cecile_boyer25 https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2427872557 2022-12-23 06:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2427872557 Sirine srnboulhez https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428583866 - A very special skill, the name of the writer is Neil Gordon, and we don't have the date of when the story was written.
- The genre is horror
- The story has 4 pages
- The pitch of the story is about a psychologist who's listening about his client's problems.
- I have liked this story because I love horror stories, and I recommanded reading this short story if you like suspense.]]> 2022-12-25 16:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428583866 Daniel Faesch https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428700244 -Everybody Knows Your Name was published by Mark R. Hunter and we don't have the date of publication 
-Its a science fiction story
-It got 4 pages 
-The pitch of the story is about a guy traveling in the time and try to go back home
-I liked this story because it was interesting and funny , I recommend reading this short story if you like being lost in the time ]]> 2022-12-26 01:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428700244 Manon VERMEULEN https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428881410 The Cellmate, by Crystal Arbogast

I read Crystal Arbogast's short story, The Cellmate. The 6 page short story was rated 3.8 out of 5 by readers and the genre is nonfiction.

This short story tells the story of a unique night in the city of Whitesburg, and the unprecedented encounter between two cellmates, sentenced for different reasons in the city jail. One of the prisoners will be the last man to be hanged in the small town of Whitesburg.

This story is a superb story. As well, I really appreciated this short story based on a true story, it leaves a persistent thrill that lasts a long time after reading. It also allows us to reflect on the fate of prisoners in the United States and on the death sentence.

]]> 2022-12-26 10:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428881410 Oscar Osak https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428892846 The Day that I Died by Shendl Pratt is the story of the last day of life and preparing to die. The main character is twenty-seven years old, Amber. She lives in a time where everyone has a fixed date of death. After saying goodbye to her family, she is placed in a hotel room to await her death. However, something has gone wrong. She is still alive. She escapes. She outsmarts death.

He begins the first day of the rest of his life.
The story evokes mixed feelings in me. I cannot answer unequivocally whether I liked it or not. It certainly raises reflections on the meaning of human life. Personally, I would not like to know the date of my death. Like Amber, I would try to escape death. I would like to continue living.


]]> 2022-12-26 11:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2428892846 Sarah https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2430348916 The story is A very special skill written by Neil Gordon.
It's a short story of 4 pages recommanded to people who are 15 and it's a horror story.

This is a story of a man who could be a simple psychologist but he doesn't just listen to their problems. He learns about their grief and always takes something form their patients that he sells on a website.

I really liked this story because it's not the story of a simple psychologist. It's well written because it constantly leave you in suspens. I recommand it for people who like horror story with some mystery. ]]> 2022-12-29 15:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2430348916 Selma https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431195805 - The short story is The White Castle written by Jack Curran http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/index.php?p=web/author/JackCurran and we don’t have the date of the publication.
- The story is composed of six pages and the genre is horror.
-The pitch of the story is about two men who were friends before until they encountered complications that lead to their similar deaths
-I recommanted this short story if you like twist and turn!



]]> 2023-01-01 15:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431195805 Tenin https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431285209 - The story is Return to Paradise written by Eliza Riley .It's a romance story .There are 3 pages , the story is very short .


- The story is about a woman ,Lisa , who returns to the Caribbean sea , the place where she married James three years ago to remember good memories . A man watching her next to the palm trees and comes meet her . A connection was quickly established between the two characters . Then their conversations deepened an Lisa told the sad story of the loss of her baby and the reasons for her divorce .


- I really enjoyed the story from the beginning to end . Even if in a way it is a bit sad , it has a good ending . The end is very unexpected because we learn that the boy in the campagny of Lisa is in reality James and that they have after their conversations renewed their promise . I liked the originality of the turn of events . ]]> 2023-01-01 20:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431285209 Guillaume https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431613890 Covennant is a short story written by 
Crystal Arbogast 
-The gender is fiction 
-The story has 5 page 



-Pitch:This is the story of 2 childhood friends Eddie and Vince. As they prepare to land on the beaches of normandy he remembers the hug they both did to eddie's sister.

-I like this story because it is very immersive we have the impression of being with the character and I recommanded redingote this short story if you like the story with a part of realism and suspense]]> 2023-01-02 13:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431613890 Mélissa https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431749446 "The Initiation" is a short story written by Tommy Dejosia.

It is part of the crime genre and consists of 4 pages.

It tells the story of a Latino teenager living in great precariousness with his mother in the United States, she worked hard and sometimes even gave her body... At a party he meets a young boy who is part of a kind of Latino gang who offers him to join them to earn a lot of money, for which he kills a young violinist from the high school.

This news is rather interesting, one absolutely wants to know the continuation. It's like reading a summary of a series or a movie!! What is also nice is that the situation and the life of each character has been explained, so we understand them even better. 

I only advise it to people who are not easily disgusted because it can speak in organs without censorship but not much ;)]]> 2023-01-02 17:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2431749446 Mélya https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432521326 The story I read is "the shopkeeper and the witch" which is more of a children's story. It's a short story of 3 pages. The author is Thomas Baudouin. 
The story is about a generous old man who will meet a witch who will bring him wealth except that it will make him "greedy and resentful"...
Personally I found this story very addictive so it reads very quickly. If you like twists and turns this story is for you. ]]> 2023-01-03 14:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432521326 Kyle Vergara https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432530415 -An uncomfortable Bed by Guy de Maupassant but we don't know the date.
-The genre is Crime
-This story has 3 pages
-This story is about a man who is in a castle in Picardy with his friends for the hunting season and thinks that his friends is about to do a joke on him.
-I liked the story because there was some suspense and there is a bit of humor in this story. I like crime story

]]> 2023-01-03 15:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432530415 Omar. https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432599988 CURRAN Jack
Genre: Horror

The protagonist, Seb, travels to Cornwall in England during a storm. He arrives at a Martello Tower that has been converted into a dwelling by his dead friend, Eoin. He explores the tower and finds a chess set laid out on a table. He plays through a game of chess, remembering a tournament match he had with Eoin in which he was defeated. Seb becomes jealous of Eoin's talent and success in chess, and decides to take him down by any means necessary. He starts using a chess engine to cheat in online matches, and eventually uses it to win against Eoin in a tournament. However, Eoin finds out about the cheating and confronts Seb,  they wanted to fight each other. Seb reflects on his actions and the cost of his jealousy.]]> 2023-01-03 16:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432599988 Esther https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432785852 Esther Roussel : Bobbleheads, Bobby Wise

 I read Bobbleheads review by Bobby Wise. The short story has 9 pages and the genre is horror.
This is the story of a figurine seller going to his competitor. He is about to discover the terrible secret of the success of this store....
I expected a more horrific story... One can too easily guess the end. It was not interesting in terms of morals...

]]> 2023-01-03 18:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432785852 Amélie https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432840579 The title: " A very Special Skill "
The name of the author: Neil Gordon
There’s no release date. 
The genre: horror 
Number of pages: 4 
The pitch: a psychologist who listens to his grieving patients. 
I recommend you read this short story if you like stories with suspence and lots of questioning. 

]]> 2023-01-03 19:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432840579 Elliot elliotbreuvart https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432876790 -The worm by Michael Anderson
-It is an Horror story
-It makes 9 pages
-In the village of Tishmu, a young boy named Paolo is sick with a big fever which gaves him dreams of a giant worm coming from inside the earth in the brazilian rainforest and it is destroying everything in his way. But this worm is real, it is not only in Palolo's dreams, and it is going to the Tishmu village where Paolo is stuck in his bed cause of his sickness.
-I liked this story because there some suspens and we realise only in the middle of the story that the worm actually exist which let some suspens for the end. It as a simple story but it is write very well, very good horror story.





]]> 2023-01-03 20:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432876790 Nina https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432925161 This story is "the case of the lower case letter" written by Jack Delany and it is a crime story, there are two pages. 

This story is about a man who was known to be a lexical semantic and according to the police he committed suicide. As the story progresses we find out from a letter he wrote that he did not commit suicide but was killed.
 
I really liked this story because it was surprising and unexpected. I recommend it a lot for those who like stories with big twists. 
]]> 2023-01-03 22:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432925161 Corentin https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432927574 Call of Nature by William Heath
Genre : Horror
15 pages
Pitch: A night, during a travel with his friends, a young man named Dave leave the four-by-four of his friend to go in a forest to urinate. Then, he meets a strange woman who reproach him for dishonouring an old tree by this act; further to which Dave have itches and his body start to change.
Review: The beginning of the story put us quickly in the atmosphere. However, it’s more a moralistic story; we can see what happen when someone doesn’t respect the environment: Call of Nature is a good lesson about this respect that we must have with the idea of “don’t do to others what you wouldn’t like they could do to you”. It's an interesting story.



]]> 2023-01-03 22:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432927574 Léonard Grange https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432964825 Bobblheads was written by Bobby Wise. We have no informations about the publication date. It's a horror novel, wich is 9 pages long. 

This novel is about a toy seller who has problems with his shop. He doesn't sells toys anymore...

i liked this story because I like suspense and horror.

All horror novel's fans should read this novel. If you like suspense, read it.]]> 2023-01-04 00:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2432964825 Julia https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2433937866 The White Castel is a horror story written by Jack Curran it contain six pages.

The main characters Seb and Eoin were friends until Seb become jealous of Eoin and this jealousy will lead to a conflict that will cause the death of both.

I didn't really get hooked on this story.]]> 2023-01-04 19:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cecile_boyer25/Bookmarks/wish/2433937866