500 Ironic Stories

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Gold Digging Jun 15, 2024

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Customers learn bulldozering and digging at a heavy equipment playground while their instructors learn strategies to butter them up for big tips. Short story with text and audio.

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Glass Time Capsule Jun 08, 2024

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Three friends uncover a backyard time capsule from their youth and read letters from their younger selves predicting life in the future. Short story with text and audio.

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Ice Cream Worth the Wait Jun 01, 2024

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How long will a family wait in what seems like a never-ending line for ice cream? And is it as good as promised? Short story with text and audio.

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Blue Honey May 25, 2024

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Backyard bees begin producing blue honey for one health conscious gardener. Will she find an all natural color source or something else? Short story with text and audio.

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Kite Fall May 18, 2024

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On a visit to the Pacific Northwest, a young man and woman must confront their anxieties, including an unusual fear of falling kites. Short story with text and audio.

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Worst Wheels May 11, 2024

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Bicyclists, e-bikers, skateboarders, and monowheel riders clash on a long bike path in Tucson, Arizona and cannot decide who has the worst wheels. Short story with text and audio.

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Great Big Airplane May 04, 2024

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A business hotshot’s vacation seems ruined when his chartered flight is canceled. Will his young kids want to fly a commercial big airplane? Short story with text and audio.

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Most Useless Class Apr 28, 2024

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A college student thinks his Albanian language class is the most useless class ever. He changes his mind during his first job. Short story with text and audio.

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The Humble Paper Clip Apr 20, 2024

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Do modern third graders raised on video screens know how a simple paper clip works? A curious young teacher tries to find out. Short story with text and audio.

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Speed Dating Apr 13, 2024

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After wishing she could skip the uncomfortable initial dating phase, a young woman learns speeding up the process only concentrates the pain. Short story with text and audio.

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