Short stories tagged with Broken Family

Listing 8 stories.

Kay, the oldest sister of a family is struggling to support her siblings when her mom leaves the family. While working at a pig farm in town, a ghost takes over her spirit, leading her on a reckless and destructive attempt to quiet the dead.

Kate's father, suffering from dementia, disappears for months at a time into the Yard, a massive antique resale business he owns and operates. Kate is tasked with retrieving him.

A ninth-grade girl who was sexually abused by her neo-Nazi math teacher struggles with traumatic and conflicting memories.

After an injury that temporarily prohibits a divorced rancher from working, he frequently visits his imprisoned son, leaving his new ranchhand to develop a curious relationship with his elderly mom.

A 23-year-old man falls deeply in love with bull riding even as the sport destroys his body.

A biased umpire, a tightly-strung coach, and a fastball to the head make for a chaotic and messy Little League championship game.

A group of kids use an app to find ghosts around their town, which seems to reflect real people who have died. One of the boys develops special relationship with the app and mysteriously disappears.

A diverse array of passengers and crew aboard a 777 commercial airplane are on their way to Boston when the pilot informs everyone of a presumable military attack in Guam.