Short stories tagged with Boredom

Listing 11 stories.

An older woman and self-proclaimed loner is forced to engage with others at her accounting job after she is pushed to socialize by her managers. This, as well as her invasive obsession with the young woman next door, leads her into uncomfortable self-reflection and new experiences.

Alyse, a part-time writer, is unable to excavate any interest from her seemingly boring family, utterly unaware of the deeply complex and exciting adventures her brother, sister, and aunt often have

Two boys begrudgingly spend an afternoon at a park, where their bold and embarrassing attempt to flirt with two girls leads to a troubling miscommunication.

The child of two American expatriates in modern Zambia walks through a party, discovering the secret life that servants lead when she isn’t looking.

The Langs host a going-away party for family friend Jack Felton, who looks back on the night years later and marvels at how dramatically his friends' lives have changed.

A man reflects on the loneliness of his childhood home, where his family would fervently clean the house every Saturday for guests on Sunday who would never show.

An unsatisfied married couple watches their relationship become more strained until the wife begins to fantasize about singing with the Beatles.

An unemployed woman in a contemporary urban setting passes a slow day at home, where mundanities consume her and reality seems far away.

A young South African man traveling through Africa befriends a group of people and stays with them, following them north to Kenya. He becomes romantically attached to one of the young Swiss men, despite their language barrier, and they begin a hot-and-cold relationship.

A mysterious object planted at the beach entices Barkley to use his dormant, yet colorful imagination.