I'm looking for stories on the web.

February 15, 2005 9:11 AM

I have free time during the day, and I love to pass it with a good story. Since I can't often make it to the library, I'm looking for stories on the web. I'm familiar with literature.org and classicauthors.net. Are there any other sites MeFiers can recommend?
posted by Miss Bitchy Pants to Computers & Internet (15 answers total)

The 2nd Hand

Pindeldyboz

Monkeybicycle

Gut Cult

The Edward Society

Opium Magazine
posted by xmutex at 9:19 AM on February 15, 2005

Project Gutenberg
posted by CKZ at 9:22 AM on February 15, 2005

If you like science fiction, SciFiction, Strange Horizons.
posted by Zed_Lopez at 9:25 AM on February 15, 2005

The Literary Gothic
Gaslight (19th-early 20th c.)
posted by thomas j wise at 9:32 AM on February 15, 2005

Ploughshares has a pretty good archive. More poetry than fiction, but what fiction there is, is usually great.
posted by scratch at 9:34 AM on February 15, 2005

• Classical Authors Directory
• The Online Books Page - new listings
• The Literature Network
• The Modern Word

posted by Lush at 9:53 AM on February 15, 2005

The Threepennny Review reading room is also good.
posted by jeffmshaw at 10:26 AM on February 15, 2005

I am deeply saddened that openletters is defunct, but you can still read the back issues.
posted by grumblebee at 10:39 AM on February 15, 2005

I like this online book site -- it has lots of short stories, including one of my favorite stories ever. (The formatting is weird, so I usually copy and paste into a text editor.)
posted by chickenmagazine at 10:47 AM on February 15, 2005

If you're looking for amateur stuff, writing.com
posted by cass at 11:26 AM on February 15, 2005

A self-link to my entry: literaturepage.com - I'm adding a bunch more books this week. The idea is to make a more readable and usable site for online reading.
posted by mmoncur at 1:44 PM on February 15, 2005

webdelsol.com is a portal for a ton of great literary magazines.
posted by drobot at 3:22 PM on February 15, 2005

I'm sure you know of fray, but ya never know...
posted by stray at 4:22 PM on February 15, 2005

Everything2.com.

Amidst all the cruft and factoids and weirdness there hides some of the best fiction and non-fiction writing I've found yet, and I read a lot writing on the web. Wander around and you'll find some favorites.
posted by loquacious at 6:43 PM on February 15, 2005

I've been meaning to ask this question for ages - look forward to checking these sites out.
posted by widdershins at 8:51 AM on February 16, 2005