Short Stuff
You’ll find short stories and creative nonfiction here:
Category Short Story
Short Fiction
A Mother’s Influence
by Leslie Kain Published in the April 2023 anthology ‘A Million Ways: Stories of Motherhood’ Claire peers through the steamed-up window over the kitchen sink. So early in the morning, she can’t tell whether those moody gray skies will bring…
A Million Ways
A Million Ways anthology - 12 stories of motherhood; Including "A Mother's Influence" by Leslie Kain
Introduction
I write dark psychological stories of flawed people and dysfunctional families.
About Leslie Kain
I was always writing something as a kid, much of which were secrets...
Number Six
This short story was published in Adelaide Literary Magazine No.15, August 2018. It is the story of a man with mental illness whose assault triggers memories of past trauma in his therapist. Having spent two hours testifying in court on…
An Ill Wind
An Ill Wind is a short story published in the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Karen Spears Zacharias Volume XI (2019). A re-imagining of an occurrence that happened in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, it is a story of love and…