Week four of Short Story Month 2023

Literary Hub, upon learning that May is Short Story Month, decided to mark the occasion by sharing a tale each weekday.

Here are the free-to-read-online short stories from the fourth week of the month.

• “Standard Loneliness Package” by Charles Yu 

• “The Five Wounds” by Kristin Valdez Quade

• “The Babysitter” by Robert Coover

• “The Appropriation of Cultures” by Percival Everett