List: My Shortform Articles | Curated by Karen Schwartz

Dec 2, 2024
105 stories
My Shortform ArticlesEngaging one minute articles
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The Daily Cuppa
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Karen Schwartz
Tenth (Final) Chapter — “You did great, Kate. We’ve been after Carl for years.”“Do you tattoo all the victims? So, Officer Grady will recognize them?”
Nov 6, 2021
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Nov 6, 2021
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Ninth Chapter — “Kate, are you okay? What did he do to you?” Carl asked.“What did he do to me? Garth rescued me — from you. I know who you are.”
Nov 3, 2021
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Nov 3, 2021
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Eighth Chapter — The bright lights of the cruiser burnt Carl’s eyes, but he was thankful for the…Home, at last, he didn’t understand how his daughter, Jade, was involved, but he’d get to the bottom of it.
Oct 29, 2021
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Oct 29, 2021
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It’s not easy to forecast what’s going to happen in our lives any more than we will it to happen —…We can educate and prepare ourselves or imagine and create our path, but there will always be forks in the road and decisions to be made.
Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
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When I was a kid, I loved to bake.One year I got an Easy-Bake oven. It’s a toy oven with a lightbulb that bakes a single-serving cake.
Sep 24, 2021
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Sep 24, 2021
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It amazes me how similar our musings are to one another.For instance, how many of us have contemplated having an affair, or adopting a pot-bellied pig, or eating a chocolate-covered cockroach…
Sep 23, 2021
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Sep 23, 2021
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I don’t know what I’m more afraid of — lightning, thunder, or large gusts of wind.I quietly minded my own business writing when the wind started rattling my windows.
Sep 20, 2021
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Sep 20, 2021
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The other day I wrote a story about my cat, Skye, and I read it to her.I think she liked it, but it’s hard to tell.
Sep 21, 2021
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Sep 21, 2021
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I wrote a story entitled “you see a raindrop, I see a rainbow,” and it got me musing about how it…For so many years, I had tunnel vision. I couldn’t think past my current situation and how I viewed myself — none of it was positive.
Sep 22, 2021
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Sep 22, 2021
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The other day I was browsing through stories and came upon a published response — it read, “Sounds…Although it was a simple reply, it invoked a whirlwind of questions, sparking my curiosity.
Oct 11, 2021
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Oct 11, 2021
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I understand that while death is certain, life is uncertain.I have a friend who unequivocally believes. Although he’s not a religious man, his encounters with spirits have left him with a sense of…
Oct 10, 2021
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Oct 10, 2021
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When I read Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)’s poem, it inspired me.Here’s hers,
Oct 9, 2021
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Oct 9, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
When I read a good story on Medium, I’m often inspired.I felt that way after reading Adrienne Parkhurst’s story about the doppelganger. Her Halloween story reminded me of the kind of picture…
Oct 9, 2021
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Oct 9, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
Do you remember the day your face changed?I’ve been young at heart. But, unfortunately, I was too immature for my own good — procrastinating responsibilities and throwing tantrums…
Oct 8, 2021
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Oct 8, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
As his tail wagged, his mouth hissed.The room is dark. A jack-o’-lantern flickers in the hallway, a Halloween decoration bringing the only source of light.
Oct 8, 2021
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Oct 8, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
Trigger warning: this story stinks.Why didn’t anyone tell me my shirt was upside-down? My coworker grumbled.
Oct 6, 2021
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Oct 6, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
Several weeks back, I decided to do something about my weight gain and go on a diet for health.My spiritual mentor advised me to stop thinking about “losing” weight because it invoked emotions typical of lower states, like sadness and…
Oct 5, 2021
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Oct 5, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
Ever since learning that Medium offers readers the opportunity to clap for an article up to fifty…There is rarely a story I read where I offer anything less. I either clap fifty times or not at all.
Oct 4, 2021
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Oct 4, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
Our mind is a powerful thing.But what drives our panic? Is it ignorance?
Oct 2, 2021
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Oct 2, 2021
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Karen Schwartz
Thanks to Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, I came across Diana C.’s writing prompts.One says,
Oct 1, 2021
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Oct 1, 2021
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