Skip to content
The 200 Word Short Story
We are reinventing the short story 200 words at a time.
  • Home
  • What is a Short Story?
  • About the Authors
  • Videos
  • Submit your 200 word story
  • Copyright

Category: Family

A Slow Day

A Slow Day (bp coyle)

April 22, 2021 coylewriter

Wow, it’s been a very slow day. The slow days are the worst around here, which is strange when you…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Childhood, Family
Purple Hands (story by Aidan Coyle)

Purple Hands (story by Aidan Coyle)

January 11, 2021 coylewriter

When I was a small child my grandparents would take me blackberry picking. It was usually late August when the…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Childhood, Family
bp coyle, brian

Vampire #3 (bp coyle)

June 5, 2020 coylewriter

Dad was a big guy, mean looking. Dad was a mean guy. I didn’t know him well. It’s hard to…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Childhood, Family, Parenting

The Flood (Story by Risa Peris)

June 2, 2020 Brian Coyle

The rain began on Monday. A light drizzle that became an insistent downpour. My husband tended to the farm as…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships
bp coyle, brian

Hold (bp coyle)

March 1, 2020 coylewriter

I had plans. Dreams. I was going to go places. Literally and metaphorically. But I got a job when school…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Family, Fiction

The Dog (Story by Risa Peris)

January 31, 2020 Brian Coyle

There was a black and white messy dog in the street licking his dick. Occasionally, his tail would thump on…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Family, Fiction, Mental Health
bp coyle, brian

What’s My Age Again? (bp coyle)

January 26, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

‘How old am I?’ asked Granny. ‘You’re ninety four Granny,’ I told her as I stirred the water around the…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Family

Red (Story by Risa Peris)

January 10, 2020 Brian Coyle

Little Red Riding Hood didn’t know the way to grandma’s house. Her mother told her to cross a field and…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Childhood, Fairy Tale, Family, Fiction
bp coyle, brian

Fresh Off The Boat (bp coyle)

January 9, 2020 coylewriter

I met a nice young chap in the pub today. Fresh off the boat he was, from the old country.…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Family, Fiction

The Silence (Story by Risa Peris)

January 6, 2020 Brian Coyle

It was at the end of the street for the entire time he lived on Whisk Avenue. The narrow, brick…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Family, Fiction, Religion

Post navigation

Page 1 of 10
1 2 … 10 Next →

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 637 other subscribers

Follow Us

Contact Us

  • 200wordshortstory@gmail.com

Story categories

Copyright © 2023 The 200 Word Short Story