Vocabulary Stories
Daily short stories featuring vocabulary words in context. A new story every day.
Morning Rituals
An empty-nester realizes the best moments of her life happened at her kitchen table -- and she missed them.
The Forlorn Lighthouse
A decommissioned lighthouse with no working parts begins signaling again, and the source is out at sea.
The Critic's Dinner
A feared food critic endures a spectacularly disastrous meal -- and gives it five stars.
Above the Treeline
Two climbers push through a brutal storm above the treeline with only one shot at the summit.
The Queen's Choice
Faced with war, marriage, or surrender, a queen invents a fourth option her enemies never imagined.
The Last Lecture
A professor plans an eloquent farewell but instead confesses her deepest regrets to a packed hall.
Signal from the Aurora
An arctic researcher's obsolete instruments detect an alien blueprint hidden in the northern lights.
The Locksmith's Confession
A trusted locksmith copies a forbidden key, only to discover the thief who vanished is the daughter he never knew.