List: Short Stories | Curated by Dan Leicht

Dec 11, 2024
29 stories
Short Stories
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
The SweaterHis sweater featured a reindeer on the front with a bright light-up nose…
Dec 6, 2024
Dec 6, 2024
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
The Cases of Charles Splints: Hardboiled Detective FictionHardboiled crime in the city of Brooksend — Mysteries By Dan Leicht
Oct 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024
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ILLUMINATION
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A Warm Glow100 Word Story
Feb 1, 2024
Feb 1, 2024
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How-To-Build-A-CatapultBy Dan Leicht
Jun 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019
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The Coffee Pot
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Don’t Look BeneathThe presence of his father still made him feel uneasy. The man he’d known when he was five wasn’t sitting across from him. No. His father…
Sep 15, 2023
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Sep 15, 2023
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
The Perfect PitchGreg paced in his office, a caged tiger hoping for a lightbulb of inspiration to strike. The meeting that would keep his marketing…
Sep 23, 2020
Sep 23, 2020
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
An Early Flight To ChristmasLindsay wanted nothing more than for her family to be together at Christmas. In the five years since she moved out of her parents’ house…
Nov 11, 2022
Nov 11, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
Romance Cereal… Wait, that’s not itSerial Romance on Kindle Vella. Dating, relationships, meet cutes, and more.
Oct 26, 2022
Oct 26, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
Competition In The CityLawrence couldn’t understand how he found himself in a meeting on the tenth floor of the tallest building in the city. Growing up, it’d…
Oct 7, 2022
Oct 7, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
Chasing Something“There’s something else I want to do with my life,” said Drake. “I open for Jimmy Vendor this weekend. I can sing. I can dance.” He looked…
Aug 12, 2022
Aug 12, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
A Little Magic“It’s not magic,” said his wife, Carol. She was sitting at the kitchen table working on the morning crossword. “Just because you keep…
Aug 5, 2022
Aug 5, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
Anniversary WeekendJack had an idea for his wedding anniversary, but he wasn’t sure if his wife Carol would be on board. He booked where they’d be staying and…
Jul 22, 2022
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Jul 22, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
Tripping Over YouBy the time Kevin was in the eighth grade, Tracy had moved. He remained vigilant as he walked the halls. He remained cold, ice cold —…
Jul 8, 2022
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Jul 8, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
What’s For Lunch?Brendan opened the lunch bag his daughter had given him in the morning. He shook his head when he noticed the first item of what she had…
Jun 24, 2022
Jun 24, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
Saturday Morning Zombies“Sounds like you used to be a zombie.”
Jun 11, 2022
Jun 11, 2022
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
Unspoken CodeHarry couldn’t remember the code to get into his own garage. The “contraption”, as he called it, served no purpose at all, but for whatever…
Jun 3, 2022
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Jun 3, 2022
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Hinged
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Dan Leicht
The WaltzThe Weekly Knob Prompt [212]: Colander
Jun 20, 2020
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Jun 20, 2020
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The Junction
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Dan Leicht
Golden OpportunityShort Story
Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
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Hinged
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Dan Leicht
Helping HandThe Weekly Knob Prompt [253] —  “Honey”
Jun 19, 2021
Jun 19, 2021
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The Coffee Pot
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Dan Leicht
The First Cup in The MorningWorking From Home — Short Story
Apr 15, 2021
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Apr 15, 2021
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