This page contains an index to short stories
on this website written by members of the Society.
To read a story, click on the title below.
Those stories submitted and posted latest are at the top.
Titles in red were not submitted in a contest.

The following eight titles in black were submitted to the Red Dirt Writers Society's 2011 Short Story Contest. Stories were restricted to 1,000 - 3,500 words. The stories were judged by Sheldon Russell, award-winning novelist and retired Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Central Oklahoma. He picked "Charlotte's Web Set Me Up" by Kelly Roberts as the 1st place winner, and "All You Truly Own" by Zack Savage as 2nd Place, and "Six" by Ryan McKinley as 3rd Place.

Charlotte's Web Set Me Up (2011 1st Place)
by Kelly Roberts (Oct 2011)

All You Truly Own (2011 2nd Place)
by Zack Savage (Oct 2011)

Six (2011 3rd Place)
by Ryan McKinley (Oct 2011)

Smiling Sandals
by Jayme Howard (Oct 2011)

The Black Cat
by Betsy Randolph (Oct 2011)

Put Your Hands Up
by Rosemary H. Eskridge (Oct 2011)

The First Golf Game
by Gordon W. Eskridge (Oct 2011)

Hell Train
by Beth Stephenson (Oct 2011)

Choices
by Betsy Randolph (Mar 2011)

Bullet
by Betsy Randolph (Mar 2011)

Awakening
by Betsy Randolph (Mar 2011)

The following twelve titles in violet were submitted to the Red Dirt Writers Society's 2011 Very Short Story Contest. Stories were restricted to 500 words. The stories were judged by Sheldon Russell, award-winning novelist and retired Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Central Oklahoma. He picked "Life Ends" by Nick Lyon as the 1st place winner, and "To Fix a Fence" by Rob Brian as 2nd Place, and "Getting Rid of George" by Harriet Morgan as 3rd Place.

Brookside Park
by Kim Burnham (Jan 2011)

Children of the Valley
by Larry Foreman (Jan 2011)

First Hour
by Rosemary Eskridge (Jan 2011)

The First Monarch Butterfly
by Rob Brian (Jan 2011)

Getting Rid of George (2011 3rd Place)
by Harriet Morgan (Jan 2011)

The Hero
by Beth Stephenson (Jan 2011)

Life Ends (2011 1st Place)
by Nick Lyon (Jan 2011)

Light from the Lantern
by Rosemary Eskridge (Jan 2011)

OOPS!
by Harriet Morgan (Jan 2011)

Submarine
by Gordon Eskridge (Jan 2011)

They Are Watching
by Gordon Eskridge (Jan 2011)

To Fix a Fence (2011 2nd Place)
by Rob Brian (Jan 2011)

The following ten titles in bright pink were submitted to the Red Dirt Writers Society's 2010 Short Story Contest. Stories were restricted to 4,000 words. The stories were judged by Todd Petersen, an English Professor at Southern Utah University. He picked "The New York Quadrille" by Beth Stephenson as the 1st place winner, and "Mary Ball Grows Up" by Gordon Eskridge as 2nd Place, and "Frank Incensed" by D. J. Russell as 3rd Place.

Bright Eyes - A Run for Life
by Larry Foreman (Aug 2010)

Darrel
by Bob Hinkle (Aug 2010)

For Want of a Dog
by Alessandra Palank (Aug 2010)

Frank Incensed (2010 3rd Place)
by D. J. Russell (Aug 2010)

I Remember Daddy
by Rosemary Eskridge (Aug 2010)

The King Who Loved Squirrels
by Kim Burnham (Aug 2010)

Mary Ball Grows Up (2010 2nd Place)
by Gordon Eskridge (Aug 2010)

The New York Quadrille (2010 1st Place)
by Beth Stephenson (Aug 2010)
NOT POSTED

On a Sidewalk in Winter
by Nick Lyon (Aug 2010)

Peggy to the Defense
by Melissa Neely (Aug 2010)

Just Dumb Luck
by D. J. Russell (Aug 2010)

Riptide
by Debbie Shipman (Jul 2010)

The following twelve titles in bright green were submitted to the Red Dirt Writers Society's 2010 Very Short Story Contest. Stories were restricted to 500 words. The stories were judged by Jon Billman, English Professor at Oklahoma State University. He picked "The Ten Year Wait" by Beth Stephenson as the 1st place winner, and "Bread on the Water" by Beth Stephenson as 2nd Place, and "Polynesian Dueling Kites" by Gordon Eskridge as 3rd Place.

The Answer
by Harriet Morgan (Jan 2010)

Arrangements
by Alessandra Palank (Jan 2010)

Bread on the Water (2010 2nd Place)
by Beth Stephenson (Jan 2010)

Confederate Army Sharpshooter
by Gordon Eskridge (Jan 2010)

Extreme Caution
by Rosemary Eskridge (Jan 2010)

First Kiss
by Harriet Morgan (Jan 2010)

Nothing
by Melissa Neely (Jan 2010)

Polynesian Dueling Kites (2010 3rd Place)
by Gordon Eskridge (Jan 2010)

The Powder Horn
by Rosemary Eskridge (Jan 2010)

Tea Time
by Tatyanna Neely (Jan 2010)

The Ten Year Wait (2010 1st Place)
by Beth Stephenson (Jan 2010)

Two of Millions
by Larry Foreman (Jan 2010)

The Red Canoe
by Gordon Eskridge (Jul 2009)

Learning How to Fly in 1948
by Gordon Eskridge (Apr 2009)

Tales from the Police Blotter
by Beth Stephenson (Apr 2009)

The Free Car Ride: A Short Story from the Police Blotter
by Tom Ray (Apr 2009)

The following twelve titles in brown were submitted to the Red Dirt Writers Society's 2009 Short Story Contest. Stories were restricted to 500-2,000 words. The stories were judged by Blaine Greteman, English Professor at Oklahoma State University. He picked "Sawyer and the Naughty Little Mouse" by Melissa Neely and "My Name Is Committee" by David Kim Burnham as the 1st place winners, and "Vlad the Inhaler" by D. J. Russell as 2nd Place, and "Circles" by Beth Stephenson as 3rd Place.

Circles (2009 3rd Place)
by Beth Stephenson (Apr 2009)

I Remember
by Tom Ray (Apr 2009)

Laundry
by Melissa Neely (Apr 2009)

The Naughty Little Mouse
by Melissa Neely (Apr 2009)

The Elevator Ride
by Harriet Morgan (Apr 2009)

He Who Laughs Last, Lasts
by Harriet Morgan (Apr 2009)

A Legend of How George Washington Got His Name
by Gordon Eskridge (Apr 2009)

My Name Is Committee (2009 Co-Winner)
by David Kim Burnham (Apr 2009)

Sawyer and the Naughty Little Mouse (2009 Co-Winner)
by Melissa Neely (Apr 2009)

Spacemobile
by Gordon Eskridge (Apr 2009)

Stories from West Texas
by Rosemary H. Eskridge (Apr 2009)

Vlad the Inhaler (2009 2nd Place)
by D. J. Russell (Apr 2009)

Tatyanna and the Sacred Heart
by D. J. Russell (Mar 2009)

Lycantherapy
by D. J. Russell (Jan 2009)

Dance of the Five-Dollar Bill
by D. J. Russell (Dec 2008)

The Note
by Tatyanna Neely (Nov 2008)

The Braid
by Melissa Neely (Oct 2008)

The following five titles in blue were submitted to the Red Dirt Writers Society's 2008 Short Story Contest. Stories were restricted to 1,000-3,500 words. The stories were judged by Sheldon Russell, local author and former Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Central Oklahoma. He picked "A Day in the Life" by Melissa Neely as the 1st place winner.

A Day in the Life (2008 Winner)
by Melissa Neely (Feb 2008)

Abi's Best Friend
by Harriet Morgan (Feb 2008)

Ripples in the Water
by Beth Stephenson (Feb 2008)

Wichita
by D. J. Russell (Mar 2008)

Man in the Suit
by Larry D. Foreman (Dec 2007)

According to Plan
by Brittney Brown (Dec 2007)
Winner of the 2007 Guthrie High School Short Story Contest

The following nine titles in purple were submitted to the Red Dirt Writers Society's 2007 Very, Very Short Story Contest. Entries were restricted to 180-220 words. The stories were judged by local author Sheldon Russell. He picked "Ole's Step to Freedom" by Melissa Neely as the 1st place winner. Honorable mentions were given to "Gossip" by Harriet Morgan and "Just Play" by Kyrstie Neely.

Aunt Vi's 4th of July Rhubarb Pie
by Larry D. Foreman (Sep 2007)

Farewell Cecelia
by D. J. Russell (Sep 2007)

Gossip (2007 Honorable Mention)
by Harriet Morgan (Sep 2007)

A Grave Situation
by D. J. Russell (Sep 2007)

The Japanese Buffet
by Brian Neely (Sep 2007)

Just Play (2007 Honorable Mention)
by Kyrstie Neely (Sep 2007)

Karma
by Beth Stephenson (Sep 2007)

Ole's Step to Freedom (2007 Winner)
by Melissa Neely (Sep 2007)

Sons
by Harriet Morgan (Sep 2007)

Puppy
by Beth Stephenson (Jul 2007)

Roses and Noses
by D. J. Russell (Jun 2007)

Who Gets the Point?
by B. Mitchell Stephenson (Oct 2006)

The Waiting Room
by Harriet Morgan (2004)

Early September
by Beth Stephenson (Apr 2007)

Sam's Boss
by Melissa Neely (Apr 2007)

The Intruder
by Larry D. Foreman (Apr 2007)

Doggone It
by D. J. Russell (Mar 2007)

Resting Easy
by Larry D. Foreman (Feb 2007)

Horton
by D. J. Russell (Feb 2007)

The Virgin Lip Club
by Kyrstie Neely (Jan 2007)

Simple Acts
by D. J. Russell (Aug 2005)

Sleep
by D. J. Russell (Feb 2007)