Vocabulary Stories
Daily short stories featuring vocabulary words in context. A new story every day.
Geralds Catastrophic Journey Around Golf
A delusional golfer and his quietly despairing caddy navigate a round of golf that defies all logic and dignity.
Gereald Logs Absolutely Everything
A health-obsessed man's quest for perfect nutrition spirals into delightful madness when his doctor suggests tracking his food.
Shadows Before the Fall
A lone messenger races through a crumbling empire, carrying a hidden letter that holds the fate of Constantinople in its stitched seams.
Pigeons Declare War on Cheese
A cheese merchant's quiet market days spiral into all-out war when a pigeon uprising threatens his beloved Gouda.
Salmon Dreams and Borrowed Time
A culinary school dreamer races against the clock to prep her restaurant before the dinner rush hits.
Stranger Among the Frozen Stars
A commander discovers a mysterious stowaway aboard a drifting colony ship, and his secrets may determine whether anyone survives the voyage.
Blood and Burgundy 1789
A wine merchant in Paris finds himself dangerously entangled in the chaos and intrigue of the French Revolution.
Gerolds Desperate Saturday Barbecue Envy
A perpetually aimless man finds himself reluctantly drawn into his neighbor's world, one irresistible barbecue at a time.
Drought Ravens Over Florence
A ruthless papal magistrate descends on drought-stricken Florence, where desperation and power collide in a city on the edge.
Edge of the Glowing Abyss
Following her grandmother's journal into a glowing canyon, an explorer finds a hidden spring -- and someone waiting.