Once Upon A Time — Stories

This page lists all of the 142 free mini-stories from the Once Upon A Time collection. There's also an RSS feed.

I write a new story every week, and send them out on Monday mornings via email. You can subscribe to the free weekly tale here, or use the form below. Unsubscribe any time, from the link in every issue.

The Award A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 25th, 2023
Flags A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 18th, 2023
Preservative A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 11th, 2023
Women's Studies A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 4th, 2023
When the Lights Came On A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 28th, 2023
Chicken A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 21st, 2023
Accuracy and Precision A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 14th, 2023
The Sand King A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 7th, 2023
The Gifted A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 31st, 2023
God's Taxi A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 24th, 2023
Good Causes A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 17th, 2023
One Kind A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 10th, 2023
The Railway Station A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 3rd, 2023
The Window to Winter A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 26th, 2023
Choose Your Curse A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 19th, 2023
Michael Backwards A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 12th, 2023
On the Lightning A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 5th, 2023
A Lot In Common A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 29th, 2023
Salinity A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 22nd, 2023
Heisenbug A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 15th, 2023
Nudge A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 8th, 2023
Sweet and Sour Pork A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 1st, 2023
Innocence A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 24th, 2023
Two Lifetimes A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 17th, 2023
Fuzzy A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 10th, 2023
The Rose Window A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 3rd, 2023
Baby Roberts A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 27th, 2023
Birthday Money A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 20th, 2023
Q-icide A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 13th, 2023
The Ferryman A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 6th, 2023
The Etymology of Magic A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 27th, 2023
Dear Sir A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 20th, 2023
Let's Get Started A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 13th, 2023
A Magnificent Resonance A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 6th, 2023
Ray Cats A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 30th, 2023
Tags A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 23rd, 2023
Chain of Evidence A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 16th, 2023
Making Things A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 9th, 2023
Daughters of the Moon A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 2nd, 2023
What You Seek A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 26th, 2022
The Rehearsal A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 19th, 2022
The Confessional A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 12th, 2022
So Clearly A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 5th, 2022
My Business A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 28th, 2022
The Portrait Gallery A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 21st, 2022
Sell A Cat To A Mouse A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 14th, 2022
Consequences A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 7th, 2022
Decisions, Decisions A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 31st, 2022
Going Once A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 24th, 2022
Bordertime A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 17th, 2022
Where the world is broken A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 10th, 2022
Tea A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 3rd, 2022
Barrier Concept A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 26th, 2022
Encounter A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 19th, 2022
The Orchard A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 12th, 2022
Getting Older A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 5th, 2022
Maybe We Could A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 29th, 2022
Five Possibilities A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 22nd, 2022
Undiscovered A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 15th, 2022
Hitmaker A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 8th, 2022
Warm Rain A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 1st, 2022
The Night Clinic A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 25th, 2022
Winner A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 18th, 2022
Bubby A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 11th, 2022
Psychosomatic A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 4th, 2022
Madness A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 27th, 2022
Goat Paths A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 20th, 2022
Blank A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 13th, 2022
More Time A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 6th, 2022
Worship A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 30th, 2022
Pretend A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 23rd, 2022
How It Is Around Here A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 16th, 2022
Renewables A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 9th, 2022
Compatibility A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 2nd, 2022
Assembly A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 25th, 2022
Tactical A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 18th, 2022
Late A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 11th, 2022
Paradise A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 4th, 2022
Erase A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 28th, 2022
From Below A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 21st, 2022
To the Bones A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 14th, 2022
Musicianship A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 7th, 2022
Transformations A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 28th, 2022
Chugger A short story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 21st, 2022
Therapy A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 14th, 2022
Renewal A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 7th, 2022
Exempt A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 31st, 2022
Sleep A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 24th, 2022
The Attaché A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 17th, 2022
Opting Out A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 10th, 2022
The Way of Things A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 3rd, 2022
Joy A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 27th, 2021
Gone A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 20th, 2021
Samaritan A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 13th, 2021
Lens A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Dec 6th, 2021
Just What I Wanted A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 29th, 2021
Ornaments A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 22nd, 2021
Neighbourhoods A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 15th, 2021
To Me, You Are A Window A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 8th, 2021
Customs A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Nov 1st, 2021
Letter E A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 25th, 2021
Me Time A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 18th, 2021
Stakeholders A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 11th, 2021
Infringement A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Oct 4th, 2021
Poignancies A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 27th, 2021
Twitcher A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 20th, 2021
Retrogenesis A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 13th, 2021
Patrol A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Sep 6th, 2021
The Tradesman A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 30th, 2021
Beautiful Walls A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 23rd, 2021
Undeserving A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 16th, 2021
Like / Follow / Kill A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 9th, 2021
Down Deep A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Aug 2nd, 2021
The Tesseract A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 26th, 2021
Divergent A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 19th, 2021
Paper A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 12th, 2021
Biometrics A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jul 5th, 2021
Famous A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 28th, 2021
Enantiomorph A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 21st, 2021
Familiar A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 14th, 2021
Monsters A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jun 7th, 2021
I Remember Everything A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 31st, 2021
Slow A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 24th, 2021
Look The Other Way A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 17th, 2021
Ignite A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 10th, 2021
The Magician A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	May 3rd, 2021
Next Stop A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 26th, 2021
Aliens A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 19th, 2021
The Forest A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 12th, 2021
Your Heart's Desire A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Apr 5th, 2021
Burrowers A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 29th, 2021
Piety A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 22nd, 2021
The Hotel A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 15th, 2021
Regarding My Work A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 8th, 2021
Justice System A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Mar 1st, 2021
DNR A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 22nd, 2021
The Puzzle A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 15th, 2021
The Archminister A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 8th, 2021
Dice A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Feb 1st, 2021
Reading Time A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 25th, 2021
Antisocial A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 18th, 2021
Nine Mile Burn A weekly story from my Once Upon A Time series.	Jan 11th, 2021