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24 alternatives to In the Country: Stories

9 short stories covering the Filipino Diaspora

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. In the Country: Stories launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   In the Country: Stories▲61

   Immigrant tales of life after leaving the Philippines

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Birds of America▲61

   12 delightful short stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A Moments Indulgence▲59

   A collection of short stories

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Collecting Words▲60

   (Very) short (visual) stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tagalog 1,2,3▲54

   An English and Tagalog Counting Book

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stories▲169

   Master complex materials through short daily stories.

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lean Out▲101

   25 stories from the underrepresented in tech

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   For God, Country, and Coca-Cola▲67

   America's socio-economic history through the "glass"

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sstories▲92

   Short-fiction stories for busy people

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Autumn Red▲58

    A collection of short stories.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Minor King▲64

    American Fiction

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Writing Prompts Reader▲65

    Bite-sized short stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Classies▲89

    The mobile library with thousands of classic short stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Our Stories▲87

    A storytelling tool for raising bilingual kids

    May 2026 · readourstories.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    News In Shorts▲106

    News in 60 words

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    60dB▲104

    Today's best short audio stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Phone Stories▲73

    Call to hear a short story for a specific moment in life.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

    Adventures of an American in Britain

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spirit of Spring▲71

    An award winning storybook from Swaziland, Africa

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tales Untold▲128

    Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too).

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wanderlust▲61

    A history of walking

    2016 · its alternatives →

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