500 Ironic Stories

Meet the creative genius behind your favorite phrases. With an amazing ability to coin a phrase, is she claiming more credit than she deserves? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post How to Coin a Phrase appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

After dropping off his daughter at UCLA, an unexpected connection helps a father realize how much he misses his new college girl. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Good Riddance, College Girl appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

During his first school play, a young actor faces an agonizing choice to improv or stick to the script. Will he ever take the stage again? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Way Beyond Improv appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

Excited to be on a cruise ship for the first time, one passenger does not realize he has access to all the amenities. But maybe this will turn out for the best. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post All You Can’t Eat Cruise appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

The desire to be the perfect soccer mom pushes one parent over the edge. Will she be able to bring her A-game when it comes to gameday supplies? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Don’t Forget Your A-Game appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

Arriving for a Hawaiian honeymoon after a June wedding sounds ideal. How will the bride and groom react when Mother Nature has other plans? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Perfect Hawaiian Honeymoon appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

While trying to teach his clever granddaughter a lesson about the worth of gold and silver, a grandfather ends up getting a very expensive lesson of his own. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Gold and Silver Grandpa appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

Love or shoes? As a solitary man’s shoe collection reaches a milestone, he makes a drastic choice about his life’s direction. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post 1001 Shoes appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

To attract bigger crowds for her New Orleans tours, a tour guide passes off exciting ghost stories as historical facts. Will the truth come back to haunt her? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Big Easy Ghost Stories appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

Rich and poor teenagers (poolies) collide on the deck of a country club pool. They find out first impressions don’t tell the whole story. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Mannequins and Poolies appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

The 4th of July holiday triggers a weeklong neighborhood fireworks celebration. One man plans to take revenge for lost sleep. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post By The Dawn’s Early Light appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

An aspiring author gives her nephew and nieces her self-published books. A rich surprise waits inside, but will they find it? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Cash in Books appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

During a family trip in Miami, a speed boat expert finds his skills put to the test. Can he recover from some unforced errors? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Need for Miami Speed appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

After questioning where their food comes from, a young couple makes a bet about who can grow the best tomatoes. But what keeps happening to the tomato plants? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Green Thumb Tomato Killer appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

When a Texan relocates to Delaware, he orders a vanity plate to show off his Texas pride. His abbreviations quickly lead to embarrassment. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post H8 MY PL8 appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

What starts as an innocent senior prank gets out of hand when three small pigs are kidnapped to spend the night in a high school before graduation. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Three Little Graduation Pigs appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

After a late-night arrival, a tired traveler regrets what happens at a hotel check-in counter. His wish to replay the scene strangely plays out over the next 24 hours. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Twilight Zone Check-in appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

During a Christmas visit to San Diego, a Navy pilot grows nostalgic about his time as a Top Gun on an aircraft carrier. Then he learns his iron stomach isn’t what it used to be. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Top Gun Dad Part 2 appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

When a college professor gets worried about cheating in her class, she devises a new cheat-proof procedure for her final exam. She may have outsmarted herself. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Final Exam Problems appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

A teenager makes an unexpected gorilla friend when visiting a nearby zoo. Both become addicted to phone screens and something has to change. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Gorilla Girls appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

Returning to the museum where she worked as a teenager, a history lover discovers a life changing secret. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Museum of Fakes appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

Friends and photography students look for the best pictures to enter into a New Mexico (Land of Enchantment) contest. The best photos are right under their noses. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post State of Enchantment appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

Lost retainers drive a parent crazy when his daughter needs braces. The retainers reappear as mysteriously as they disappear. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Unretainable Retainers appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

A teenager coaches his team to victory in a church basketball tournament. Then his sportsmanship and leadership are questioned. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Wolf Player and Coach appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .

An eccentric rancher goes overboard when pets are allowed at his local supermarket in Southern Arizona. Whose is the most exotic pet? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Exotic Pet Store appeared first on 500 Ironic Stories .