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The Short Story Tally

A lovely reader askedme for a “one-stop” shop for the short stories, and the readers are the bosses. There are four more stories that have been accepted and not yet published. Stay tuned for more updates!

The latest story to be published is “The Last Lost Eye.” It is available for your reading pleasure on the great site Literally Stories. “The Last Lost Eye” is the tale of Odysseus and the Cyclops from the Cyclops’ injured point of view. If you like what your read, please tell someone about the story. And, a HUGE shoutout to Literally Stories for publishing my work.

 Just click the link below for a free read!

“The Last Lost Eye” by Marco Etheridge — Literally Stories

Other stories for you reading pleasure:

My short story  “The Cave,” has been published by the great British journal Storgy Magazine. It’s a free read when you click the link below. Huge gratitude to the editors at Storgy!

“The Cave” at Storgy Magazine

“Broken Luggage” has been published by the great online journal Five on the Fifth. You can read this story by clicking the link below. Many thanks to the editors at Five on the Fifth.

“Broken Luggage” at Five on the Fifth

My run at Literally Stories continues with the short story, “Ghost Hats.”  You can read my latest story — as well as my previous stories “The Busker” and “The Crying Man” — absolutely free of charge (Link Below). I want to give a huge shout-out and many thanks to the hard working crew at Literally Stories for all that they do to support emerging writers. Adam, Diane, Hugh, Nik & Tobias: Thank You!!!!!

“Ghost Hats” at Literally Stories

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Marco Etheridge

Marco Etheridge is a writer of prose, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria. His work has been featured in over one hundred reviews and journals across Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. His story “Power Tools” has been nominated for Best of the Web for 2023. “Power Tools” is Marco’s latest collection of short fiction. When he isn’t crafting stories, Marco is a contributing editor for a new ‘Zine called Hotch Potch. In his other life, Marco travels the world with his lovely wife Sabine. Website: https://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/

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