Short Story Guy Podcast: Current Event and Modern Fiction Stories

Short Story Guy guest writer Cyn Vargas wrote "Just Another", a current event fiction piece for SSG. Read the interview about the story and her works here.

Featured guest writer Cyn Vargas writes about a young woman who is unexpectedly forced to investigate her mother's sexual past in a Chicago sports bar. The woman questions a man whose worries side more with Derrick Rose missing the NBA season than anything else.

The nation-wide Powerball lottery put the country in a frenzy in May when it surpassed the $600 million dollar mark, making it the largest sum in history. In this story, a man shares his lotto experience once he finds out he isn't a millionaire.

Three women were rescued after a decade-long kidnapping in Cleveland. In this story, a man becomes skeptical of his own neighbors during an everyday walk.

With the Senate Immigration Bill out, the nation faces the immigration debate yet again. In this story, a teen shares his immigration story as he nears his 18th birthday.

Current Event Fiction helps us reflect on real world events. But sometimes we must set fiction aside and pay tribute to real characters and their actions. We take a look at the heroes from the Boston Marathon Bombings.

A 24 year old man tried to steal a computer from a restaurant by pretending he was the manager. His only problem? He came across the real manager.

In late March and early April of 2013, the national debate circles around the question of gay marriage. Simultaneously, March Madness takes the sports highlight in America. In this story, we are invited into the casual lives of three friends as they live through these current events.

Due to the sequester, the Obama Administration announced that as of March 9, public tours of the White House are cancelled until further notice. In this story, a father finds himself in the middle of three generations as we learn the role that the public tours have taken in his family.

Hachikyo, a seafood restaurant in Sapporo, Japan, began to charge its customers for not finishing the restaurant's popular dish, "Tsukko Meshi," a rice bowl topped with salmon roe (egg masses). The restaurant says it is to show appreciation to the fisherman who provide the food. Inspired by this news, a Mexican restaurant owner in the U.S. is moved to do the same and begins to charge his customers for not finishing his most popular dish.

To world-wide surprise, Pope Benedict XVI resigned on February 11, 2012 citing weak mental and physical strength as the reason. He becomes the first pope to resign voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294. In this story, one day before the resignation, we are invited into the Pope's last Twitter session with his social media assistant.

Jack Harbaugh, the former college football coach, is also father to the only two brothers to ever coach in the NFL and consequently the Superbowl. Here, Jack recounts his thoughts and mixed feelings in Superbowl XLVII from the second half on.

American parents are being forced to decide whether they want to let their kids play amateur football, an increasingly dangerous sport with possible long-lasting effects. See how one parent struggles with this decision, and how he decides to confront it.

The 2013 flu season has officially been labeled an epidemic. It began earlier than usual, has infected more people than usual, and at a faster rate. Some American cities have even declared the situation an emergency. See how a couple discusses the disease and the ways they can avoid getting infected.

The star-packed Los Angeles Lakers began 2013 by hosting the 76'ers at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. They lost the game 103-99, adding to the shortcomings of the season. See how a guy shares his frustration about the game and the Lakers as he himself starts his new year.