The 2021 Book Mine Set Short Story Online Anthology

Here they are! 52 free online stories that I found and read this year, one every Monday, ranked my least to most favourite:

52. "Direct Democracy" - Tobias Haglund

51. "The Hiltons' Holiday" - Sarah Orne Jewett

50. "George Walker at Suez" - Anthony Trollope

49. "Fred" - Ed Friedman

48. "Interview with Santa Claus: What Does He Do the Day After Christmas?" - Ellwyn Autumn

47. "A Christmas Tree" - Charles Dickens

46. "Ghost in the Bathroom" - Christopher Berardino

45. "Headache" - Julio Cortazar

44. "The Pike" - Conrad Williams

43. "The Interview" - Tom Farr

42. "Frito Pie" - Cene Hale

41. "Behind the Mask" - Mike Johnson

40. "A Dose of Magic" - Sam Mason

39. "The Day We Were Fish" - Stephen Koster

38. "Nothing to Declare" - John Boyne

37. "The Man in the Red Cap" - Duncan Grimes

36. "Zoe" - Ron S. Friedman

35. "My Mother Made Me" - Frances Gapper

34. "Keys" - Glafira Rocha

33. "It Had to Be Murder" - Cornell Woolrich

32. "Motorway Service Stop" - Anna Lu

31. "Shilo" - Bobbie Ann Mason

30. "Another Day" - E.R. Murray

29. "Thoughts" - Harriet

28. "The Happening" - Laura Hird

27. "Big Blonde" - Dorothy Parker

26. "Night on the Mosquito Toilet" - Ruth Guthrie

25. "Independence Day" - Michael Dickel

24. "The Curb in the Sky" - James Thurber

23. "Rules of Special Measures" - Ben Fountain

22. "It Was Better to Be Prepared" - Carmyn Effa

21. "The Widow" - Emma Shea

20. "Bubble Gum" - Jarrad Saul

19. "Woodpeckers Peck to Establish Territory in the Spring" - Sherrie Flick

18. "The Cabin" - Tom Alexander

17. "Mom to You" - Jennifer Murvin

16. "The Ideal Husband Exhibition" - Dan Powell

15. "A List of Edible Flowers for the WOman on the Other Side of the Fence" - Penny Pennell

14. "Alone, Not Lonely" - Gaius Coffey

13. "A Passing Trance" - Nick Sheri

12. "The Key to My Father" - Harlen Coben

11. "Dolly" - Elizabeth Bear

THE TOP TEN!!!

10. "Does Your Mother Know What You're Doing?" - Gwendolyn Saltzman

9. "Her Boss" - Willa Cather

8. "Sparrow" - Yilin Wang

7. "Painting No. 91" - Thomas Hill

6. "Silver Linings" - Alex Reece Abbott

5. "The Bone-Stag" - KT Bryski

4. "What's For Sale" - Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

3. "A Recipe for Trouble" - Aimee Ogden

2. "Candle Cove" - Kris Straub

1. "The Most Precious Substance on Earth" - Shashi Bhat