short-story
1436 篇Do You Turn Off Your Cell Phone? | 深夜，你的手机关机吗？
A story about how a simple habit of keeping a phone on or off at night reflects care and commitme...
33 阅读Vacation at Home | 居家假期
Kevin spent his two-week vacation at home due to a long-standing feud with his brother. His routi...
28 阅读Detour to Romance | 浪漫的迂回
A young man waits endlessly at a train station for his fiancée who never arrives. Taking a job th...
35 阅读The Double Blanket | 一床双人毛毯
A grandfather is being sent to a government home. His son buys him an expensive double blanket as...
32 阅读Candlewick | 烛芯
A new neighbor, suspicious of a boy's request for a candle, refuses him, only to discover he was ...
34 阅读A Fish for Benny | 班尼的鱼
Joe resents his new stepbrother Benny for intruding on his time with their father. A planned deep...
31 阅读The Girl Who Lives Forever | 永生的莉莉
The article recounts the origin and enduring legacy of the song "Lilli Marlene." Born from a WWI ...
34 阅读The Last Ride | 最后的骑行
A boy, knowing his motorcycle's brakes have failed, hides the danger from his scared girlfriend. ...
33 阅读A Silent Love | 无声的爱
A young couple overcomes family opposition and distance, only to be tested by a tragic accident t...
32 阅读An Unfinished Job | 一项未完成的任务
A wife playfully adds "Think about your wife a lot" to her chore list before a trip. Upon returni...
34 阅读From The Cabby's Seat | 车夫的高座
This passage offers a vivid, satirical portrayal of a cabby's unique perspective from his elevate...
32 阅读The Last Stop | 终点站
Mrs. Conroy, accustomed to napping on her friendly bus driver's route, falls asleep with a substi...
28 阅读Christmas Roses | 圣诞玫瑰
On Christmas Eve, a dental hygienist grants a prisoner's wife extra time with him before his appo...
29 阅读The Love Potion | 爱情神药
A young man, Alan Austen, visits an old man who sells peculiar potions, seeking an affordable lov...
33 阅读The Rich Man's Potatoes | 富翁的土豆
A philosopher grandfather recounts a tale of a controversial rich man in a bygone town. To counte...
31 阅读The Gift of Ears | 是谁给了我耳朵？
A boy is born without outer ears but with perfect hearing. After enduring childhood taunts, he re...
32 阅读Do Not Throw Good Things Away | 勿弃有用之物
A man discards good apples on his way to a feast, assuming he will get better food. When forced t...
61 阅读The Parrot's Betrothal | 鹦鹉许婚
A parrot, once kept by Old Man Gan, returns as a beautiful woman named A'ying to honor a childhoo...
29 阅读The Boy on the Bus | 公交车上的男孩
A conductor questions a mother and her son about the boy's age, receiving the same answer from bo...
34 阅读A Mother's Touch | 一位“妈妈”的“抚触”
Michael wakes to a strange stillness and sees a blurred figure of his mother, only to be confront...
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