By Jacqueline Schaalje My story book with quizzes for English learners is free the next three days: 5 May is the last day. So hurry and get your free copy. 1) The price won’t stay $0.00 forever. You can download it free until midnight 5 May. After that time it will cost $2.99. 2) You… Continue reading Summer Stories – Free Download until 5 May
Your task is to read a short story, “The Dwarf,” which you can find here. Then answer the vocabulary questions. I’ll tell you briefly what the story is about and what you can expect. About the writer Ray Bradbury: Alan Light Ray Bradbury (died in 2012) was an American writer best known for his surrealist… Continue reading The Dwarf by Ray Bradbury: Story + Vocabulary Quiz
I got two of my stories published recently: one is this, about the recent war in Israel. It was published by On The Premises. It even got an honorable mention. Whatever. I’m overjoyed! The other story will come out in the next issue of MayDay. (These are my first fiction stories in print. I’ve published… Continue reading My First Fiction Story in Print
I’ve always loved this bitter-sweet story. It’s about a young man who studies to be rabbi. However, he has a few problems. He’s lonely, poor and naive, and he doesn’t even believe in God. Can a wife save him? The student uses a matchmaker to find him someone who will touch his heart. However, it’s… Continue reading Short Story: The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud
English with a Smile 