After seven years I’ve decided to stop posting the monthly free short story. That doesn’t mean I’ll stop writing short stories ( I enjoy them too much!) and if you’re on my newsletter list you may get a treat every once in a while, but for now I want to focus on other projects. Thanks for your support all these years.
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Free Short Story: Routines
Lynn Thompson could set her watch by her dependable ex-husband. So she knew something was wrong when he didn’t pick up their daughter for a scheduled visit. And no one else could find him…
“Routines” by National Bestselling author Dara Girard is free on this site from only the 17th to 24th .
Read MoreFree Short Story: In Praise of Daffodils
Jean Livesey-Chee worries about her brilliant but rebellious student Sabina Chase.
Every effort to guide and help the high school senior use her talent is met with disdain.
Jean despairs that she will never reach Sabina and that failing her will have far reaching consequences.
But one day Sabina will teach Jean a lesson she never knew she needed.
Read MoreFree Short Story: A Mother’s Day Wish
Fifteen year old Cole Bailey needs a job to help support his family. But no one will give him a chance because of his family’s nasty reputation. He wants to give up until a newcomer shows him that wishes sometimes come true.
“A Mother’s Day Wish” by National Bestselling author Dara Girard is free on this site from only the 17th to 24th .
Read MoreFree Short Story: Regrets
Maureen Aja knows how to hate.
She hates a lot of things: Pink roses, her life and her husband.
Except she doesn’t.
But hating him feels easier than facing the deep, dark fear she wants to avoid.
Until one day that unchecked fear threatens to destroy all she truly holds dear.
A short story about forgiveness.
“Regrets” by National Bestselling author Dara Girard is free on this site from only the 17th to 24th .
This story is available in the collection Dark Love and as an individual story through different retailers here.
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