Short stories tagged with Death Of A Child

Listing 20 stories.

Cowan will do anything to get revenge on the man who killed his own child and drove Cowan's lover to suicide.

When a young girl in a contemporary northwestern American town dies, one of her neighbors and former friends rethinks her relationship with death.

When a young, Irish girl travels to stay with extended family due to her immediate family's financial struggles, she begins to feel more at home in her new, temporary life.

En route home from a dinner party with her husband, a woman reflects on the death of their young daughter and the omnipresence of tragedy in their lives.

Years after a man’s detested godchild has died, the godchild’s father invites the man to stay with him and his wife in the countryside, where he witnesses strange things happening in the gardens where the godchild’s statue lies.

When a music teacher in Medieval England finds an alluring young student who can sing the perfect note, his home life comes crashing down around him.

In contemporary Connecticut, a 19-year-old boy works at a mechanic shop where he emulates the boss but has an affair with his boss's wife.

An older woman in a small town visits the scene of a recent car accident that took the life of a high school girl on her granddaughter's softball team. She is reminded of her own daughter's passing over twenty years ago. Now, the woman and her family confront their past, while the grieving softball team prepares for their upcoming tournament.

On the day of his college graduation, a young man dies after setting off an explosive. The boy's father investigates his son's dorm room, trying to understand the motivation behind the incident and, if possible, save his son's reputation.

A man of mysterious origins comes under suspicion in a French village when the outbreak of WWII throws his allegiance into question and a death occurs on the grounds of his hotel.