Short Stories and Short Plays by Barry R. Taylor

Welcome

I have been writing short fiction and drama intermittently for over ten years now. I am setting all my stories and short plays here for anyone who cares to read them. Most are brief (fewer than 5000 words). The shortest might qualify as flash fiction (fewer than 1000 words). I would not classify any of the stories as fantasy or science fiction, but they do sometimes contain elements of magical realism juxtaposed against ordinary life. I hope to add new stories regularly.

Thanks for reading! I hope you have fun. Feel free to send comments, criticisms or compliments to barry@brtstories.ca.[Enter the address in your E-mail client. I haven't yet figured out how to embed and E-mail link.]

Click on any story title below, or on the following page. The story will open as a pdf file in a new window.

Latest Additions: The Executioners (March 2026), Jack on Ice (March 2026), Box Full of Wishes (April 2026).

	A Hero's Journey There are many ways to be a hero. (4200 words)

	Charlie and the Unicorn What do you do when you see something impossible? (A one-character play. 3400 words)

	Vienna, 1242 The Burgermeister of Vienna contemplates life and death on the eve of battle with the invading Mongol army. (A one-character play. 2800 words)

	First Klue If reality diverged onto a different path, how would we know? (3600 words)

	Free Spirit Not exactly the ghost he was expecting. (4200 words)

	Poetry of Mayflies Earnest was more than a television weatherman, he was a poet. It was time the world knew it. A one character play (3200 words)

	Inheritance Shady Uncle Vincent left him nothing but a few acres of brush. What value could it have? (2000 words)

	Night Owl An owl sits on a branch outside Rory's window, watching him, every night. What does it want? A one character play. (3300 words)

	The Professor and the Genie A genie does his best to grant three wishes, but this time his client is a middle-aged man who doesn't want anything. A play for two characters. (3200 words)

	Photo Op When Nina accidentally sends a nude selfie to the whole school, her friends are appalled. But not for the obvious reason. A play for three characters. (2200 words)

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