Diversity: Short Stories from Minority Fiction

Some of the best short stories representing all aspects of minority fiction: LGBT, African-American, Latino just to name a few.

At the Diner

A young man attempts to reconnect with his estranged father over meals at a small-town diner. Can a love of food overcome the pain of a dad and son pulled apart?

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 06 / 08 / 2010

Number Theory

A high school boy finds out that in both love and algebra, solving for 'x' may not always get you the result you expect.

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 06 / 03 / 2010

Neighbors

Linda, who is becoming bored in her marriage, finds herself fixated on the new neighbor who has moved into the trailer next door. Might she be the change Linda's looking for?

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 06 / 14 / 2010

The Princess of the Andes

On a long ocean voyage, there are few things worse than being trapped at sea with a person who bores you to tears. The captain of The Princess of the Andes thinks he may have a solution t...

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 06 / 15 / 2010

4 Stories Down 4 Up

Told from the point of view of an elevator ride, Samantha explores the ups and downs of her relationship with another woman. Will Samantha get everything she's ever wanted on the 4th floo...

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 07 / 03 / 2010

Continuum

A gay man, looking back at the evolution of his relationship from the onset of AIDS in the 1980's to the present, discovers that love and time both have their own continuity.

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 07 / 07 / 2010

Changing Views

Angela, a society woman from Chicago, heads to San Francisco to confront her husband Cliff as to why he has quit working in her father's office. It seems Cliff has reevaluated much of his...

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 09 / 05 / 2010

The Secret Ingredient

Tommy is taking Curt home to meet his parents for Thanksgiving. The only redeeming factor to sitting down to dinner with his family and their decade-old strained relationship is Tommy's l...

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 11 / 15 / 2010

Just for Christmas

Christmas is a holiday with family at the heart of the season. In this short story from the author of CONTINUUM, THE COLORADO COW AND OTHER STORIES and ANOTHER FINE CHRISTMAS, Frank disco...

From: Jay Hartman

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  • 12 / 08 / 2010