Short Stories for Busy Bookworms

Rookie Red Cross nurse, Mary Milhous, is dispatched to Greenville, Mississippi from New York City to assist with relief efforts amid the nation's greatest natural disaster, the 1927 flood of the Mississippi River. Genre categories: Fiction, historical fiction. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring...except a rogue robotic vacuum. Genre categories: Fiction, comedy, suspense. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory

Twelve-year-old Michael learns the ugly truth behind a beloved childhood bedtime story. Genre categories: Fiction, historical fiction, coming-of-age. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory

Becca Anderson, a middle school teacher, is faced with an ethical dilemma when a mysterious package arrives on her doorstep. Genre categories: Fiction, suspense, mystery. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory

John Turner has always dreamed of running away with the circus but he never expected that dream to become a reality. I hope you enjoy this historical fiction short story. Genre categories: Fiction, historical fiction, suspense, coming-of-age. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory The following sound effects were downloaded via https://freesound.org/. Fading and loudness normalization effects were applied to these sound effects which are licensed under various Creative Commons Attribution licenses. Mechanical street organ by RTB45 Crowd cheer by day-garwood Zoo animal sounds by freesound Baby crying by mariiao2 Elephant trumpeting by vataaa Small crowd gasping by dreamstobecome Crowd in panic by IENBA Horse whinny by foxen10 Cheering clapping crowd by AlaskaRobotics

Sixteen-year-old Sasha Malone participates in a government-mandated coming-of-age ritual and discovers her unexpected destiny. I hope you enjoy this short story. Genre categories: Fiction, dystopian, science fiction, coming-of-age. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory

This heartwarming coming-of-age story shines a light on the influence teachers can have on underprivileged students. I hope you enjoy this short story. Genre categories: Fiction, coming-of-age. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory

Brad and Angie had been blissfully dating for months until they discovered that they had fundamentally different beliefs. I hope you enjoy this romantic comedy short story. Genre categories: Fiction, romantic comedy. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory The short guitar transitions used to indicate scene changes in this story were created by the user busabx and downloaded via https://freesound.org/. No changes were made to these guitar transitions which are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Harold Brooks runs an inn for resting mountaineers. It’s a calm life, until he encounters a twist of fate. I hope you enjoy this suspenseful short story. Genre categories: Fiction, mystery, suspense. Discover more of Jamie's writing at: https://jamie-gregory.com/ Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamielgregory

Are you a book lover who can't find time to squeeze reading into your busy life? Allow me to introduce you to short stories. Heck, I'll even narrate the stories for you so all you have to do is listen while you multitask or relax. After all, life is too short for a long story. Listen to this trailer for season one of the Short Stories for Busy Bookworms podcast to learn what's in store.