Tag: short story

• Mall Concert, Excerpt

  At age thirteen and in search of spare change, Heather took to playing guitar in the fresh air walkways of Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.

  Mike Shafer

  April 13, 2026

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• Mall Concert, WIP

  Been months since my last post, but doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing.

  Mike Shafer

  September 11, 2025

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• The Sleepy Piranha

  “Bye-Bye, Little Piranha,” said Mama Piranha. “Go to sleep.”

  Mike Shafer

  February 23, 2025

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  bedtime story, children’s story, family, fiction, kid’s story, new story, piranha, short story, short-stories, writing

• Growing Up

  She peered into a dim mirror most days, pre-dawn, when the milky film outside her window crept over the horizon.

  Mike Shafer

  February 5, 2025

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  fiction, growing up, new story, short story, short-fiction, travel, wolves, writing, young adult