Still Small Stories
Fiction from your faith orbit. Short works of fiction for and from Latter-day Saints.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 102 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Kids Short Story Contest!
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Calling all young storytellers! We’re excited to announce our Kids Short Story Contest, and we want to hear the stories only your imagination can create!
Children ages 6–15 are invited to submit an origi...
Writer’s Block
I had to read a lot of my peers’ work in college writing workshops — like, a lot. A common theme among us writing students was that we never felt our work was good. Many of the stories ended abruptly, with choppy endings that we admitted to...
Ten Quick Tips for Writing a Story for Still Small Stories
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Every story begins with someone willing to write the first sentence.
One of the things we love most about Still Small Stories is that our writers come from every background imaginable. Some have pub...
Meet Our New Editor!
Hello, lovely readers! My name is Abigail. I am overjoyed to be joining the team that brings these stories together. Truly, I could not be more excited! I first heard about Still Small Stories in August of 2025, when Darrin Simpson approach...
Why Short Stories Matter More Than Ever
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Recent research has found that Americans are reading for pleasure far less than they did just twenty years ago. Daily recreational reading has dropped dramatically, and fewer than half of American adults report...
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Fiction from your faith orbit. Weekly short stories from and for Latter-day Saints and LDS-adjacent audiences.
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