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. The post Great Big Airplane first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

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. The post Most Useless Class first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

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. The post The Humble Paper Clip first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

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. The post Speed Dating first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

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. The post Speed Dating first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

When a cunning young student is assigned a Tom Sawyer book report as punishment, will he manipulate his friend into doing it instead? Short story with text and audio. The post Today’s Tom Sawyer first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

When a cunning young student is assigned a Tom Sawyer book report as punishment, will he manipulate his friend into doing it instead? Short story with text and audio. The post Today’s Tom Sawyer first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Three college students bet over who can pick the most apples. Two of them don’t realize fruit picking only happens in the fall. Short story with text and audio. The post Low Hanging Fruit first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Three college students bet over who can pick the most apples. Two of them don’t realize fruit picking only happens in the fall. Short story with text and audio. The post Low Hanging Fruit first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Why not have a lawn full of beautiful yellow dandelions? One new homeowner runs the experiment he thinks will save him landscaping time. Short story with text and audio. The post Dandelion Dreams first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Why not have a lawn full of beautiful yellow dandelions? One new homeowner runs the experiment he thinks will save him landscaping time. Short story with text and audio. The post Dandelion Dreams first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Relying on battery powered clothing, a young man refuses to heat his apartment. Will an unplanned visitor leave him alone in the cold? Short story with text and audio. The post Alone in the Cold first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Relying on battery powered clothing, a young man refuses to heat his apartment. Will an unplanned visitor leave him alone in the cold? Short story with text and audio. The post Alone in the Cold first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

One sister in a family has never lost a board game. What happens when the family discovers a game she cannot win? Short story with text and audio. The post Not Our Game first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

One sister in a family has never lost a board game. What happens when the family discovers a game she cannot win? Short story with text and audio. The post Not Our Game first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

When an overwhelmed young woman seeks advice from a time whisperer, will she follow the steps to discover more hours in her day? Short story with text and audio. The post Time Whisperer first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

A coworker admirer hopes to arrange a visit to his crush’s house using his phone and an old trick - the leave behind. Short story with text and audio. The post The Leave Behind first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Three young friends spend an afternoon skateboarding. Will one become a skater outlaw when they trade a skate park for a local college? Short story with text and audio. The post Skater Outlaw first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

When Apple develops an iPhone camera that can see in the dark, will anyone stop the night vision technology from reaching consumers? Short story with text and audio. The post To See in the Dark first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

A husband and wife team plan a daring night mission near a Navy base. Will their night light get them caught before sunrise? Short story with text and audio. The post Night Light first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

Dragged to a college party, a student falls in love at first sight. Does he admit he’s a philosophy major and scare her away? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Romantic Philosophy first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

One man’s goal to run a five minute mile seems hopelessly out of reach until his friend finds a track of dreams. Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Five Minute Mile first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

During a honeymoon Caribbean cruise, when a newlywed couple misses their ship at a port-of-call, will they miraculously return to the cruise? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Return to the Cruise first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

A new reality show features teens unplugged from all their electronic devices. Will anyone beat FOMO long enough to claim the prize money? Fiction short story with text and audio. The post Teens Unplugged first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.